C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Mar. 16.566 TT MPC
q 2.76108 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.01878 Peri. 96.084 -0.228697 -0.803260
Node 34.616 -0.250144 -0.497489
e 0.94815 Incl. 75.497 +0.940811 -0.327533
From 127 observations 2008 Apr. 18-May 9.
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 05 04 14 41.73 +77 09.2 2.672 2.804 86.9 21.0 17.1 2008 05 09 14 10.46 +75 26.9 2.682 2.813 86.8 21.0 17.1 2008 05 14 13 46.83 +73 25.1 2.697 2.823 86.6 20.9 17.2 2008 05 19 13 29.40 +71 09.4 2.716 2.834 86.1 20.9 17.2 2008 05 24 13 16.73 +68 44.0 2.739 2.845 85.5 20.8 17.2 2008 05 29 13 07.66 +66 12.1 2.767 2.858 84.7 20.7 17.3 2008 06 03 13 01.30 +63 36.0 2.800 2.871 83.7 20.6 17.3 2008 06 08 12 57.03 +60 57.7 2.836 2.885 82.5 20.4 17.4 2008 06 13 12 54.36 +58 18.8 2.878 2.900 81.1 20.2 17.4 2008 06 18 12 52.95 +55 40.5 2.923 2.916 79.6 20.0 17.5 2008 06 23 12 52.52 +53 03.7 2.973 2.932 77.8 19.8 17.5 2008 06 28 12 52.89 +50 29.3 3.026 2.949 75.9 19.5 17.6 2008 07 03 12 53.90 +47 57.8 3.083 2.967 73.9 19.2 17.7 2008 07 08 12 55.45 +45 29.9 3.143 2.985 71.7 18.9 17.7 2008 07 13 12 57.44 +43 05.9 3.206 3.004 69.5 18.5 17.8 2008 07 18 12 59.79 +40 46.1 3.271 3.024 67.1 18.0 17.9 2008 07 23 13 02.44 +38 30.6 3.338 3.045 64.6 17.5 18.0 2008 07 28 13 05.35 +36 19.6 3.406 3.065 62.1 17.0 18.0 2008 08 02 13 08.49 +34 13.0 3.476 3.087 59.5 16.5 18.1 2008 08 07 13 11.81 +32 11.0 3.546 3.109 56.8 15.8 18.2 2008 08 12 13 15.29 +30 13.5 3.617 3.132 54.1 15.2 18.2 2008 08 17 13 18.91 +28 20.4 3.687 3.155 51.4 14.5 18.3 2008 08 22 13 22.64 +26 31.6 3.756 3.179 48.6 13.8 18.4 2008 08 27 13 26.47 +24 47.0 3.824 3.203 45.8 13.1 18.5 2008 09 01 13 30.39 +23 06.5 3.891 3.228 43.0 12.3 18.5 2008 09 06 13 34.37 +21 29.9 3.957 3.253 40.3 11.6 18.6 2008 09 11 13 38.41 +19 57.1 4.019 3.279 37.5 10.8 18.7 2008 09 16 13 42.49 +18 28.1 4.080 3.305 34.8 10.0 18.7 2008 09 21 13 46.61 +17 02.5 4.137 3.332 32.3 9.3 18.8 2008 11 30 14 41.74 +02 14.1 4.508 3.740 34.8 8.6 19.5 2008 12 05 14 45.02 +01 29.0 4.498 3.772 38.1 9.3 19.5 2008 12 10 14 48.15 +00 45.9 4.483 3.803 41.6 9.9 19.6 2008 12 15 14 51.09 +00 04.8 4.464 3.835 45.2 10.5 19.6 2008 12 20 14 53.83 -00 34.4 4.440 3.867 49.0 11.1 19.6 2008 12 25 14 56.35 -01 11.8 4.411 3.899 53.0 11.6 19.6 2008 12 30 14 58.64 -01 47.4 4.379 3.931 57.0 12.1 19.7 2009 01 04 15 00.66 -02 21.3 4.342 3.964 61.2 12.6 19.7 2009 01 09 15 02.40 -02 53.6 4.303 3.996 65.5 12.9 19.7 2009 01 14 15 03.84 -03 24.4 4.260 4.029 69.9 13.3 19.7 2009 01 19 15 04.95 -03 53.7 4.214 4.062 74.4 13.5 19.7 2009 01 24 15 05.71 -04 21.6 4.167 4.095 79.0 13.6 19.7 2009 01 29 15 06.10 -04 48.1 4.118 4.129 83.8 13.7 19.7 2009 02 03 15 06.10 -05 13.4 4.067 4.162 88.6 13.7 19.7 2009 02 08 15 05.68 -05 37.5 4.017 4.195 93.6 13.6 19.7 2009 02 13 15 04.83 -06 00.5 3.967 4.229 98.6 13.3 19.8 2009 02 18 15 03.54 -06 22.4 3.917 4.263 103.8 13.0 19.8 2009 02 23 15 01.80 -06 43.3 3.870 4.297 109.1 12.6 19.8 2009 02 28 14 59.59 -07 03.2 3.825 4.331 114.5 12.0 19.8 2009 03 05 14 56.92 -07 22.3 3.783 4.365 120.0 11.3 19.8 2009 03 10 14 53.81 -07 40.5 3.745 4.399 125.6 10.6 19.8 2009 03 15 14 50.27 -07 58.0 3.713 4.433 131.4 9.7 19.8 2009 03 20 14 46.32 -08 14.7 3.686 4.467 137.2 8.7 19.8 2009 03 25 14 42.00 -08 30.6 3.665 4.502 143.0 7.7 19.9 2009 03 30 14 37.35 -08 46.0 3.651 4.536 149.0 6.5 19.9 2009 04 04 14 32.43 -09 00.7 3.645 4.571 155.0 5.3 19.9 2009 04 09 14 27.31 -09 14.8 3.647 4.605 161.0 4.1 19.9 2009 04 14 14 22.04 -09 28.5 3.657 4.640 166.9 2.8 20.0 2009 04 19 14 16.71 -09 41.8 3.677 4.675 172.7 1.6 20.0 2009 04 24 14 11.38 -09 54.8 3.705 4.709 176.9 0.7 20.1 2009 04 29 14 06.13 -10 07.6 3.742 4.744 173.7 1.3 20.1 2009 05 04 14 01.02 -10 20.3 3.788 4.779 168.1 2.5 20.2 2009 05 09 13 56.12 -10 33.0 3.842 4.814 162.3 3.7 20.2 2009 05 14 13 51.48 -10 45.9 3.905 4.849 156.5 4.8 20.3 2009 05 19 13 47.14 -10 59.0 3.976 4.884 150.8 5.8 20.4 2009 05 24 13 43.14 -11 12.5 4.054 4.919 145.1 6.8 20.5 2009 05 29 13 39.51 -11 26.4 4.138 4.954 139.6 7.6 20.5 2009 06 03 13 36.27 -11 40.9 4.229 4.989 134.1 8.4 20.6 2009 06 08 13 33.43 -11 56.1 4.326 5.024 128.8 9.1 20.7