C/2008 E3 (Garradd)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62879:C/2008 E3 (Garradd) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 2.1180 TT MPC q 5.530856 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000374 Peri. 218.0821 +0.0581923 -0.3637594 +/-0.000049 Node 105.6743 -0.4981870 +0.7964255 e 0.997934 Incl. 105.0763 -0.8651146 -0.4830999 From 55 observations 2008 Mar. 5-May 14, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 E3 (Garradd) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Aug. 2.5171 TT MPC q 5.531405 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000411 Peri. 218.1254 +0.0579234 -0.3638046 +/-0.000049 Node 105.6746 -0.4975829 +0.7968012 e 0.997724 Incl. 105.0762 -0.8654803 -0.4824459An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2009 06 08 08 22.45 -79 10.4 5.617 5.970 105.6 9.4 17.5 2009 06 13 08 31.87 -78 06.1 5.643 5.983 104.8 9.4 17.5 2009 06 18 08 40.56 -77 04.5 5.673 5.997 103.8 9.5 17.5 2009 06 23 08 48.70 -76 05.7 5.707 6.011 102.6 9.5 17.6 2009 06 28 08 56.38 -75 10.0 5.744 6.025 101.2 9.5 17.6 2009 07 03 09 03.69 -74 17.5 5.784 6.039 99.7 9.6 17.6 2009 07 08 09 10.67 -73 28.5 5.827 6.054 98.1 9.6 17.6 2009 07 13 09 17.38 -72 43.0 5.872 6.068 96.3 9.6 17.7 2009 07 18 09 23.84 -72 01.1 5.919 6.083 94.5 9.6 17.7 2009 07 23 09 30.08 -71 23.0 5.968 6.098 92.6 9.6 17.7 2009 07 28 09 36.11 -70 48.6 6.018 6.113 90.6 9.6 17.8 2009 08 02 09 41.95 -70 17.9 6.069 6.128 88.6 9.5 17.8 2009 08 07 09 47.59 -69 51.0 6.120 6.144 86.6 9.5 17.8 2009 08 12 09 53.04 -69 27.8 6.171 6.159 84.6 9.4 17.8 2009 08 17 09 58.32 -69 08.3 6.222 6.175 82.7 9.4 17.9 2009 08 22 10 03.41 -68 52.4 6.273 6.191 80.7 9.3 17.9 2009 08 27 10 08.32 -68 40.1 6.323 6.207 78.8 9.2 17.9 2009 09 01 10 13.02 -68 31.4 6.371 6.223 77.0 9.1 18.0 2009 09 06 10 17.52 -68 26.0 6.419 6.239 75.3 9.0 18.0 2009 09 11 10 21.81 -68 23.9 6.464 6.256 73.7 8.9 18.0 2009 09 16 10 25.88 -68 25.0 6.507 6.273 72.1 8.8 18.0 2009 09 21 10 29.70 -68 29.2 6.549 6.289 70.7 8.7 18.1 2009 09 26 10 33.26 -68 36.4 6.588 6.306 69.4 8.6 18.1 2009 10 01 10 36.53 -68 46.5 6.624 6.323 68.3 8.5 18.1 2009 10 06 10 39.50 -68 59.2 6.658 6.340 67.3 8.4 18.1 2009 10 11 10 42.12 -69 14.6 6.689 6.358 66.5 8.3 18.2 2009 10 16 10 44.38 -69 32.4 6.717 6.375 65.9 8.2 18.2 2009 10 21 10 46.22 -69 52.4 6.742 6.393 65.4 8.1 18.2 2009 10 26 10 47.60 -70 14.5 6.765 6.410 65.1 8.1 18.2 2009 10 31 10 48.46 -70 38.5 6.784 6.428 65.0 8.0 18.2 2009 11 05 10 48.75 -71 04.1 6.800 6.446 65.1 8.0 18.3 2009 11 10 10 48.41 -71 31.0 6.813 6.464 65.4 8.0 18.3 2009 11 15 10 47.36 -71 59.1 6.824 6.482 65.9 8.0 18.3 2009 11 20 10 45.52 -72 28.0 6.831 6.501 66.5 8.0 18.3 2009 11 25 10 42.80 -72 57.3 6.836 6.519 67.3 8.0 18.3 2009 11 30 10 39.10 -73 26.5 6.839 6.538 68.3 8.1 18.3 2009 12 05 10 34.34 -73 55.2 6.839 6.556 69.4 8.1 18.3 2009 12 10 10 28.43 -74 22.9 6.837 6.575 70.6 8.1 18.4 2009 12 15 10 21.30 -74 48.9 6.833 6.594 71.9 8.2 18.4 2009 12 20 10 12.88 -75 12.5 6.828 6.613 73.4 8.2 18.4 2009 12 25 10 03.17 -75 33.0 6.821 6.632 74.9 8.2 18.4 2009 12 30 09 52.21 -75 49.7 6.813 6.652 76.5 8.3 18.4 2010 01 04 09 40.13 -76 01.6 6.804 6.671 78.1 8.3 18.4 2010 01 09 09 27.10 -76 08.3 6.795 6.691 79.8 8.3 18.4 2010 01 14 09 13.40 -76 08.9 6.786 6.710 81.4 8.3 18.4 2010 01 19 08 59.35 -76 03.0 6.776 6.730 83.1 8.3 18.4 2010 01 24 08 45.33 -75 50.3 6.768 6.750 84.8 8.4 18.4 2010 01 29 08 31.70 -75 30.8 6.760 6.770 86.4 8.3 18.5 2010 02 03 08 18.78 -75 04.5 6.753 6.790 88.0 8.3 18.5 2010 02 08 08 06.83 -74 32.0 6.747 6.810 89.5 8.3 18.5 2010 02 13 07 56.01 -73 53.5 6.743 6.830 90.9 8.3 18.5 2010 02 18 07 46.45 -73 09.7 6.741 6.850 92.2 8.3 18.5 2010 02 23 07 38.16 -72 21.3 6.742 6.871 93.3 8.3 18.5 2010 02 28 07 31.14 -71 28.8 6.745 6.891 94.4 8.2 18.5 2010 03 05 07 25.32 -70 33.1 6.750 6.912 95.3 8.2 18.5 2010 03 10 07 20.61 -69 34.7 6.758 6.933 96.0 8.2 18.6 2010 03 15 07 16.93 -68 34.1 6.769 6.953 96.6 8.2 18.6 2010 03 20 07 14.18 -67 32.1 6.783 6.974 96.9 8.1 18.6 2010 03 25 07 12.27 -66 29.0 6.801 6.995 97.2 8.1 18.6 2010 03 30 07 11.11 -65 25.4 6.821 7.016 97.2 8.1 18.6 2010 04 04 07 10.60 -64 21.8 6.844 7.037 97.0 8.1 18.7 2010 04 09 07 10.67 -63 18.5 6.871 7.059 96.7 8.1 18.7 2010 04 14 07 11.27 -62 15.9 6.901 7.080 96.2 8.1 18.7 2010 04 19 07 12.31 -61 14.3 6.933 7.101 95.6 8.1 18.7 2010 04 24 07 13.75 -60 14.2 6.969 7.123 94.7 8.1 18.7 2010 04 29 07 15.54 -59 15.6 7.007 7.144 93.8 8.1 18.8 2010 05 04 07 17.62 -58 18.9 7.047 7.166 92.7 8.1 18.8 2010 05 09 07 19.96 -57 24.3 7.090 7.188 91.5 8.1 18.8 2010 05 14 07 22.53 -56 31.9 7.134 7.209 90.2 8.1 18.8 2010 05 19 07 25.29 -55 41.9 7.181 7.231 88.8 8.0 18.9 2010 05 24 07 28.22 -54 54.5 7.229 7.253 87.4 8.0 18.9 2010 05 29 07 31.28 -54 09.8 7.278 7.275 85.9 8.0 18.9 2010 06 03 07 34.44 -53 27.9 7.328 7.297 84.3 7.9 19.0 2010 06 08 07 37.71 -52 48.7 7.379 7.319 82.7 7.9 19.0 2010 06 13 07 41.04 -52 12.4 7.430 7.342 81.1 7.9 19.0 2010 06 18 07 44.43 -51 39.0 7.481 7.364 79.5 7.8 19.0 2010 06 23 07 47.85 -51 08.6 7.532 7.386 77.9 7.7 19.1 2010 06 28 07 51.28 -50 41.1 7.583 7.409 76.3 7.7 19.1 2010 07 03 07 54.72 -50 16.5 7.633 7.431 74.8 7.6 19.1 2010 07 08 07 58.16 -49 54.8 7.682 7.454 73.3 7.5 19.2 2010 07 13 08 01.56 -49 36.0 7.730 7.476 71.9 7.4 19.2
