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P/2008 G2 (Shoemaker) Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5 T 2009 Apr. 9.8193 TT MPC q 2.935352 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0676225 Peri. 191.9226 +0.2376736 +0.8766649 a 5.966803 Node 92.9484 -0.8532288 +0.3942343 e 0.508053 Incl. 24.7619 -0.4642325 -0.2757497 P 14.6 From 124 observations 1994 May 14-2008 Apr. 10, mean residual 0".7.An 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.
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 2008 04 14 15 04.59 +12 04.6 2.933 3.822 148.2 8.0 18.2 20.3 2008 04 19 15 01.82 +12 17.8 2.897 3.802 150.3 7.5 18.1 20.3 2008 04 24 14 58.80 +12 27.9 2.867 3.782 151.6 7.3 18.1 20.2 2008 04 29 14 55.59 +12 34.4 2.844 3.763 152.0 7.2 18.0 20.2 2008 05 04 14 52.26 +12 36.9 2.827 3.743 151.4 7.4 18.0 20.2 2008 05 09 14 48.87 +12 35.1 2.817 3.724 149.8 7.8 18.0 20.2 2008 05 14 14 45.51 +12 28.7 2.813 3.705 147.4 8.4 17.9 20.2 2008 05 19 14 42.25 +12 17.8 2.815 3.686 144.5 9.2 17.9 20.2 2008 05 24 14 39.16 +12 02.2 2.823 3.667 141.1 10.0 17.9 20.2 2008 05 29 14 36.29 +11 42.2 2.837 3.648 137.4 10.8 17.9 20.3 2008 06 03 14 33.70 +11 17.8 2.856 3.629 133.5 11.7 17.9 20.3 2008 06 08 14 31.45 +10 49.2 2.879 3.610 129.4 12.5 17.9 20.3 2008 06 13 14 29.56 +10 16.9 2.908 3.592 125.3 13.3 17.9 20.4 2008 06 18 14 28.08 +09 41.0 2.940 3.574 121.2 14.1 17.9 20.4 2008 06 23 14 27.02 +09 02.0 2.976 3.555 117.1 14.7 17.9 20.4 2008 06 28 14 26.39 +08 20.2 3.015 3.537 112.9 15.3 17.9 20.5 2008 07 03 14 26.20 +07 35.8 3.057 3.519 108.8 15.9 17.9 20.5 2008 07 08 14 26.46 +06 49.3 3.101 3.501 104.8 16.3 17.9 20.6 2008 07 13 14 27.16 +06 01.0 3.147 3.484 100.8 16.7 17.9 20.6 2008 07 18 14 28.28 +05 11.1 3.194 3.466 96.9 16.9 17.9 20.6 2008 07 23 14 29.83 +04 20.0 3.242 3.449 93.1 17.1 17.9 20.6 2008 07 28 14 31.77 +03 27.8 3.291 3.432 89.3 17.2 17.9 20.7 2008 08 02 14 34.12 +02 34.8 3.341 3.415 85.5 17.2 18.0 20.7 2008 08 07 14 36.84 +01 41.1 3.390 3.398 81.8 17.2 18.0 20.7 2008 08 12 14 39.92 +00 47.1 3.440 3.382 78.2 17.1 18.0 20.7 2008 08 17 14 43.35 -00 07.2 3.488 3.365 74.7 16.9 18.0 20.7 2008 08 22 14 47.11 -01 01.6 3.536 3.349 71.1 16.6 18.0 20.8 2008 08 27 14 51.19 -01 56.0 3.583 3.333 67.7 16.3 18.0 20.8 2008 09 01 14 55.58 -02 50.1 3.629 3.317 64.3 15.9 18.0 20.8 2008 09 06 15 00.25 -03 44.0 3.673 3.302 60.9 15.5 18.0 20.8 2008 09 11 15 05.20 -04 37.5 3.715 3.287 57.5 15.0 18.0 20.8 2008 09 16 15 10.42 -05 30.5 3.756 3.272 54.2 14.4 18.0 20.8 2008 09 21 15 15.89 -06 22.8 3.794 3.257 51.0 13.9 18.0 20.8 2008 09 26 15 21.60 -07 14.4 3.831 3.242 47.7 13.2 18.0 20.7 2008 10 01 15 27.55 -08 05.2 3.865 3.228 44.5 12.6 18.0 20.7 2008 10 06 15 33.72 -08 55.1 3.896 3.214 41.3 11.9 18.0 20.7 2008 10 11 15 40.10 -09 44.0 3.925 3.200 38.2 11.1 18.0 20.7 2008 10 16 15 46.69 -10 31.9 3.951 3.187 35.0 10.3 18.0 20.7 2008 10 21 15 53.46 -11 18.5 3.975 3.173 31.9 9.5 18.0 20.6 2009 01 29 18 35.34 -21 33.1 3.780 2.979 30.9 9.8 17.6 20.4 2009 02 03 18 43.92 -21 47.4 3.738 2.973 34.0 10.7 17.6 20.4 2009 02 08 18 52.44 -22 00.5 3.694 2.967 37.1 11.6 17.6 20.4 2009 02 13 19 00.91 -22 12.6 3.647 2.962 40.2 12.4 17.5 20.4 2009 02 18 19 09.30 -22 23.8 3.598 2.958 43.4 13.3 17.5 20.4 2009 02 23 19 17.61 -22 34.2 3.546 2.954 46.5 14.1 17.5 20.4 2009 02 28 19 25.82 -22 44.1 3.492 2.950 49.7 14.8 17.4 20.4 2009 03 05 19 33.92 -22 53.5 3.437 2.947 52.9 15.6 17.4 20.4 2009 03 10 19 41.88 -23 02.8 3.379 2.944 56.1 16.3 17.3 20.4 2009 03 15 19 49.70 -23 12.1 3.321 2.941 59.4 16.9 17.3 20.3 2009 03 20 19 57.36 -23 21.5 3.260 2.939 62.7 17.5 17.2 20.3 2009 03 25 20 04.85 -23 31.5 3.199 2.938 66.0 18.1 17.2 20.3 2009 03 30 20 12.15 -23 42.1 3.136 2.936 69.3 18.6 17.2 20.3 2009 04 04 20 19.24 -23 53.7 3.073 2.936 72.7 19.0 17.1 20.2 2009 04 09 20 26.10 -24 06.6 3.009 2.935 76.2 19.3 17.1 20.2 2009 04 14 20 32.72 -24 20.9 2.945 2.936 79.7 19.6 17.0 20.2 2009 04 19 20 39.08 -24 37.0 2.881 2.936 83.2 19.9 17.0 20.1 2009 04 24 20 45.16 -24 55.1 2.816 2.937 86.8 20.0 16.9 20.1 2009 04 29 20 50.93 -25 15.5 2.752 2.939 90.5 20.0 16.9 20.0 2009 05 04 20 56.37 -25 38.5 2.689 2.940 94.2 20.0 16.8 20.0 2009 05 09 21 01.46 -26 04.3 2.627 2.943 98.0 19.9 16.8 19.9 2009 05 14 21 06.17 -26 33.2 2.567 2.946 101.9 19.6 16.7 19.9 2009 05 19 21 10.48 -27 05.3 2.508 2.949 105.8 19.3 16.7 19.8
