P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63376:P/2008 J2 (Beshore) Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Mar. 20.8454 TT MPC q 2.410282 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1517823 Peri. 131.8083 -0.6295403 +0.7566749 a 3.480609 Node 98.2986 -0.7552099 -0.5425717 e 0.307511 Incl. 10.2697 -0.1825844 -0.3647726 P 6.49 From 453 observations 2008 May 6-July 7, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 J2 (Beshore) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Mar. 20.7092 TT MPC q 2.406232 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1516300 Peri. 131.6861 -0.6318241 +0.7548100 a 3.482940 Node 98.2503 -0.7535063 -0.5448156 e 0.309138 Incl. 10.2581 -0.1817321 -0.3652915 P 6.50An 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 06 08 23 38.14 -11 46.6 3.288 3.389 87.0 17.4 16.9 2009 06 13 23 41.25 -11 44.4 3.232 3.404 91.0 17.4 16.9 2009 06 18 23 44.01 -11 45.0 3.175 3.418 95.1 17.2 16.8 2009 06 23 23 46.38 -11 48.5 3.119 3.433 99.3 17.0 16.8 2009 06 28 23 48.36 -11 55.0 3.064 3.447 103.6 16.7 16.8 2009 07 03 23 49.91 -12 04.5 3.010 3.462 108.0 16.2 16.8 2009 07 08 23 51.03 -12 17.0 2.958 3.476 112.4 15.7 16.8 2009 07 13 23 51.70 -12 32.5 2.908 3.490 117.0 15.0 16.7 2009 07 18 23 51.92 -12 50.9 2.861 3.504 121.7 14.3 16.7 2009 07 23 23 51.66 -13 12.0 2.818 3.518 126.5 13.4 16.7 2009 07 28 23 50.93 -13 35.5 2.778 3.533 131.4 12.4 16.7 2009 08 02 23 49.74 -14 01.3 2.742 3.547 136.4 11.4 16.7 2009 08 07 23 48.11 -14 28.8 2.711 3.561 141.4 10.2 16.7 2009 08 12 23 46.05 -14 57.6 2.686 3.574 146.4 9.0 16.7 2009 08 17 23 43.61 -15 27.3 2.666 3.588 151.4 7.8 16.7 2009 08 22 23 40.81 -15 57.3 2.653 3.602 156.2 6.5 16.7 2009 08 27 23 37.72 -16 26.8 2.647 3.616 160.7 5.3 16.7 2009 09 01 23 34.41 -16 55.4 2.647 3.629 164.4 4.3 16.7 2009 09 06 23 30.95 -17 22.3 2.655 3.643 166.6 3.7 16.7 2009 09 11 23 27.41 -17 47.2 2.669 3.656 166.6 3.7 16.8 2009 09 16 23 23.87 -18 09.3 2.691 3.669 164.3 4.2 16.8 2009 09 21 23 20.41 -18 28.5 2.720 3.683 160.6 5.2 16.8 2009 09 26 23 17.12 -18 44.2 2.757 3.696 156.1 6.3 16.9 2009 10 01 23 14.05 -18 56.4 2.800 3.709 151.3 7.4 16.9 2009 10 06 23 11.28 -19 04.8 2.849 3.722 146.3 8.6 17.0 2009 10 11 23 08.84 -19 09.6 2.904 3.735 141.2 9.6 17.0 2009 10 16 23 06.78 -19 10.8 2.965 3.748 136.2 10.6 17.1 2009 10 21 23 05.14 -19 08.4 3.030 3.761 131.1 11.5 17.2 2009 10 26 23 03.92 -19 02.6 3.101 3.773 126.1 12.3 17.2 2009 10 31 23 03.15 -18 53.6 3.175 3.786 121.2 13.0 17.3 2009 11 05 23 02.82 -18 41.7 3.252 3.799 116.4 13.5 17.4 2009 11 10 23 02.92 -18 27.0 3.333 3.811 111.6 14.0 17.4 2009 11 15 23 03.45 -18 09.8 3.416 3.823 107.0 14.3 17.5 2009 11 20 23 04.38 -17 50.3 3.501 3.836 102.4 14.6 17.6 2009 11 25 23 05.71 -17 28.7 3.587 3.848 97.8 14.7 17.6 2009 11 30 23 07.41 -17 05.2 3.674 3.860 93.4 14.8 17.7 2009 12 05 23 09.46 -16 39.9 3.761 3.872 89.0 14.7 17.8 2009 12 10 23 11.83 -16 13.1 3.848 3.884 84.7 14.6 17.8 2009 12 15 23 14.50 -15 44.9 3.935 3.896 80.5 14.4 17.9 2009 12 20 23 17.46 -15 15.4 4.021 3.907 76.3 14.2 17.9 2009 12 25 23 20.67 -14 44.8 4.106 3.919 72.2 13.8 18.0 2009 12 30 23 24.12 -14 13.2 4.189 3.931 68.2 13.4 18.1 2010 01 04 23 27.78 -13 40.8 4.269 3.942 64.2 13.0 18.1 2010 01 09 23 31.64 -13 07.6 4.348 3.953 60.2 12.5 18.2 2010 01 14 23 35.68 -12 33.7 4.424 3.965 56.3 11.9 18.2 2010 01 19 23 39.88 -11 59.3 4.497 3.976 52.5 11.3 18.3 2010 01 24 23 44.22 -11 24.5 4.567 3.987 48.7 10.7 18.3 2010 01 29 23 48.69 -10 49.3 4.634 3.998 44.9 10.0 18.3 2010 02 03 23 53.27 -10 13.8 4.697 4.008 41.2 9.3 18.4 2010 02 08 23 57.95 -09 38.1 4.756 4.019 37.6 8.6 18.4 2010 02 13 00 02.72 -09 02.4 4.811 4.030 33.9 7.9 18.5 2010 02 18 00 07.57 -08 26.6 4.862 4.040 30.4 7.1 18.5 2010 02 23 00 12.48 -07 51.0 4.909 4.051 26.9 6.3 18.5 2010 02 28 00 17.45 -07 15.5 4.951 4.061 23.4 5.6 18.6 2010 03 05 00 22.46 -06 40.2 4.989 4.071 20.1 4.8 18.6 2010 03 10 00 27.50 -06 05.2 5.022 4.082 16.9 4.0 18.6 2010 03 15 00 32.57 -05 30.7 5.050 4.092 13.8 3.3 18.6 2010 03 20 00 37.66 -04 56.5 5.074 4.102 11.2 2.7 18.7 2010 03 25 00 42.75 -04 22.9 5.093 4.111 9.2 2.2 18.7 2010 03 30 00 47.84 -03 50.0 5.107 4.121 8.3 2.0 18.7 2010 04 04 00 52.92 -03 17.6 5.116 4.131 8.8 2.1 18.7 2010 04 09 00 57.99 -02 46.1 5.121 4.140 10.6 2.5 18.7 2010 04 14 01 03.03 -02 15.3 5.120 4.150 13.1 3.1 18.7 2010 04 19 01 08.04 -01 45.4 5.115 4.159 16.0 3.8 18.7 2010 04 24 01 13.01 -01 16.4 5.106 4.168 19.1 4.5 18.7 2010 04 29 01 17.92 -00 48.5 5.091 4.177 22.3 5.3 18.7 2010 05 04 01 22.78 -00 21.6 5.072 4.186 25.6 6.0 18.7 2010 05 09 01 27.57 +00 04.2 5.049 4.195 29.0 6.7 18.7 2010 05 14 01 32.28 +00 28.8 5.021 4.204 32.5 7.4 18.7 2010 05 19 01 36.91 +00 52.1 4.990 4.213 35.9 8.1 18.7 2010 05 24 01 41.43 +01 14.2 4.954 4.221 39.4 8.8 18.7 2010 05 29 01 45.85 +01 34.8 4.914 4.230 43.0 9.4 18.7 2010 06 03 01 50.15 +01 54.1 4.871 4.238 46.6 10.0 18.7 2010 06 08 01 54.32 +02 11.9 4.824 4.246 50.2 10.6 18.7 2010 06 13 01 58.35 +02 28.1 4.773 4.254 53.9 11.1 18.7 2010 06 18 02 02.22 +02 42.8 4.720 4.262 57.6 11.6 18.7 2010 06 23 02 05.91 +02 55.8 4.663 4.270 61.4 12.1 18.6 2010 06 28 02 09.42 +03 07.1 4.604 4.278 65.2 12.5 18.6 2010 07 03 02 12.74 +03 16.7 4.543 4.286 69.0 12.8 18.6 2010 07 08 02 15.83 +03 24.5 4.480 4.294 73.0 13.1 18.6 2010 07 13 02 18.69 +03 30.5 4.415 4.301 77.0 13.3 18.6This 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.
