C/2008 J1 (Boattini)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65054:C/2008 J1 (Boattini) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 July 13.2614 TT MPC q 1.724295 (2000.0) P Q z +0.006022 Peri. 68.1226 +0.4602495 +0.1205294 +/-0.000001 Node 273.4197 -0.6425054 +0.7289323 e 0.989617 Incl. 61.7800 +0.6126640 +0.6738920 From 1521 observations 2008 May 2-2009 Jan. 22, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 J1 (Boattini) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 July 13.3134 TT MPC q 1.724820 (2000.0) P Q z +0.005847 Peri. 68.1475 +0.4605544 +0.1203789 +/-0.000001 Node 273.4225 -0.6421055 +0.7292415 e 0.989915 Incl. 61.7635 +0.6128542 +0.6735842An 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 m2WARNING! 2009 10 26 06 57.99 +22 56.3 5.001 5.411 109.2 10.0 20.8 2009 10 31 06 56.52 +22 40.4 4.966 5.453 114.5 9.5 20.8 2009 11 05 06 54.70 +22 24.7 4.933 5.496 119.9 9.0 20.9 2009 11 10 06 52.54 +22 09.2 4.905 5.538 125.4 8.4 20.9 2009 11 15 06 50.05 +21 53.7 4.881 5.581 131.0 7.7 20.9 2009 11 20 06 47.26 +21 38.5 4.863 5.623 136.7 6.9 20.9 2009 11 25 06 44.21 +21 23.3 4.851 5.665 142.4 6.1 21.0 2009 11 30 06 40.92 +21 08.2 4.846 5.707 148.2 5.2 21.0 2009 12 05 06 37.45 +20 53.2 4.847 5.749 154.0 4.3 21.0 2009 12 10 06 33.82 +20 38.3 4.857 5.791 159.8 3.4 21.1 2009 12 15 06 30.10 +20 23.5 4.874 5.833 165.7 2.4 21.1 2009 12 20 06 26.33 +20 08.9 4.900 5.875 171.3 1.4 21.1 2009 12 25 06 22.57 +19 54.4 4.935 5.917 176.0 0.7 21.2 2009 12 30 06 18.87 +19 40.3 4.978 5.958 174.7 0.9 21.2 2010 01 04 06 15.27 +19 26.4 5.030 6.000 169.5 1.7 21.3 2010 01 09 06 11.83 +19 13.0 5.090 6.041 163.8 2.6 21.3 2010 01 14 06 08.57 +18 59.9 5.159 6.082 158.0 3.5 21.4 2010 01 19 06 05.54 +18 47.4 5.235 6.124 152.3 4.3 21.5 2010 01 24 06 02.77 +18 35.4 5.319 6.165 146.6 5.0 21.5 2010 01 29 06 00.28 +18 24.0 5.410 6.206 141.0 5.7 21.6 2010 02 03 05 58.09 +18 13.2 5.506 6.247 135.4 6.4 21.7 2010 02 08 05 56.21 +18 03.0 5.609 6.288 129.9 6.9 21.7 2010 02 13 05 54.64 +17 53.5 5.716 6.328 124.5 7.4 21.8 2010 02 18 05 53.40 +17 44.5 5.828 6.369 119.2 7.8 21.9 2010 02 23 05 52.47 +17 36.1 5.944 6.410 113.9 8.1 21.9 2010 02 28 05 51.84 +17 28.3 6.063 6.450 108.8 8.4 22.0 2010 03 05 05 51.52 +17 20.9 6.183 6.491 103.7 8.5 22.1 2010 03 10 05 51.49 +17 14.0 6.306 6.531 98.7 8.6 22.1 2010 03 15 05 51.73 +17 07.5 6.429 6.571 93.8 8.7 22.2 2010 03 20 05 52.24 +17 01.3 6.553 6.612 89.0 8.7 22.3 2010 03 25 05 52.99 +16 55.4 6.677 6.652 84.3 8.6 22.4 2010 03 30 05 53.98 +16 49.7 6.800 6.692 79.6 8.4 22.4 2010 04 04 05 55.18 +16 44.1 6.921 6.732 75.0 8.2 22.5 2010 04 09 05 56.58 +16 38.6 7.041 6.772 70.4 8.0 22.5 2010 04 14 05 58.16 +16 33.1 7.158 6.811 65.9 7.7 22.6 2010 04 19 05 59.92 +16 27.6 7.273 6.851 61.5 7.4 22.7 2010 04 24 06 01.82 +16 22.0 7.384 6.891 57.1 7.0 22.7 2010 04 29 06 03.86 +16 16.3 7.492 6.930 52.8 6.6 22.8 2010 05 04 06 06.02 +16 10.3 7.596 6.970 48.6 6.2 22.8 2010 05 09 06 08.29 +16 04.2 7.695 7.009 44.4 5.8 22.9 2010 05 14 06 10.66 +15 57.8 7.790 7.049 40.2 5.3 22.9 2010 05 19 06 13.11 +15 51.1 7.880 7.088 36.1 4.8 23.0 2010 05 24 06 15.62 +15 44.0 7.965 7.127 32.0 4.3 23.0 2010 05 29 06 18.19 +15 36.6 8.045 7.166 28.0 3.8 23.1 2010 06 03 06 20.80 +15 28.8 8.119 7.205 24.1 3.3 23.1 2010 06 08 06 23.44 +15 20.6 8.187 7.244 20.3 2.8 23.2 2010 06 13 06 26.10 +15 12.0 8.250 7.283 16.7 2.3 23.2 2010 06 18 06 28.78 +15 03.0 8.307 7.322 13.3 1.8 23.2 2010 06 23 06 31.44 +14 53.5 8.358 7.361 10.5 1.4 23.3 2010 06 28 06 34.10 +14 43.6 8.402 7.399 8.8 1.2 23.3 2010 07 03 06 36.73 +14 33.2 8.441 7.438 8.8 1.2 23.3 2010 07 08 06 39.32 +14 22.4 8.473 7.476 10.6 1.4 23.4 2010 07 13 06 41.87 +14 11.1 8.500 7.515 13.4 1.8 23.4 2010 07 18 06 44.37 +13 59.4 8.520 7.553 16.8 2.2 23.4 2010 07 23 06 46.80 +13 47.3 8.535 7.591 20.5 2.7 23.5 2010 07 28 06 49.15 +13 34.8 8.543 7.630 24.4 3.1 23.5 2010 08 02 06 51.42 +13 21.9 8.546 7.668 28.3 3.6 23.5 2010 08 07 06 53.60 +13 08.6 8.544 7.706 32.4 4.0 23.5 2010 08 12 06 55.67 +12 54.9 8.536 7.744 36.5 4.5 23.5 2010 08 17 06 57.62 +12 40.9 8.522 7.782 40.6 4.9 23.6 2010 08 22 06 59.45 +12 26.6 8.504 7.820 44.9 5.2 23.6 2010 08 27 07 01.14 +12 12.0 8.482 7.858 49.1 5.6 23.6 2010 09 01 07 02.69 +11 57.2 8.455 7.896 53.5 5.9 23.6 2010 09 06 07 04.09 +11 42.2 8.424 7.933 57.8 6.2 23.6 2010 09 11 07 05.32 +11 27.0 8.389 7.971 62.3 6.4 23.6 2010 09 16 07 06.38 +11 11.7 8.351 8.008 66.8 6.6 23.6 2010 09 21 07 07.26 +10 56.3 8.311 8.046 71.3 6.8 23.7 2010 09 26 07 07.95 +10 40.9 8.269 8.083 75.9 6.9 23.7 2010 10 01 07 08.45 +10 25.5 8.224 8.121 80.6 7.0 23.7 2010 10 06 07 08.75 +10 10.3 8.179 8.158 85.3 7.0 23.7 2010 10 11 07 08.84 +09 55.1 8.133 8.195 90.1 7.0 23.7 2010 10 16 07 08.71 +09 40.2 8.087 8.232 94.9 6.9 23.7 2010 10 21 07 08.38 +09 25.6 8.042 8.270 99.8 6.8 23.7 2010 10 26 07 07.83 +09 11.3 7.998 8.307 104.7 6.6 23.7 2010 10 31 07 07.07 +08 57.4 7.957 8.344 109.7 6.4 23.7 2010 11 05 07 06.11 +08 43.9 7.917 8.380 114.7 6.2 23.7 2010 11 10 07 04.93 +08 31.0 7.882 8.417 119.8 5.9 23.7 2010 11 15 07 03.57 +08 18.7 7.850 8.454 124.9 5.5 23.7 2010 11 20 07 02.02 +08 07.1 7.823 8.491 129.9 5.1 23.8 2010 11 25 07 00.29 +07 56.2 7.801 8.528 135.0 4.7 23.8 2010 11 30 06 58.42 +07 46.1 7.784 8.564 140.1 4.2 23.8This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
