MPC
CBAT
ICQ
P/2008 J3 (McNaught) T 2009 Mar. 10.5976 TT MPC q 2.288316 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1283717 Peri. 4.3135 +0.9707329 -0.2286220 a 3.891853 Node 9.8768 +0.2055194 +0.6323457 e 0.412024 Incl. 25.3906 +0.1242551 +0.7401830 P 7.68 From 48 observations 2008 May 10-June 25.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 06 23 22 15.31 -45 42.8 2.191 2.906 125.9 16.5 18.3 2008 06 28 22 15.55 -46 13.1 2.134 2.887 129.3 15.8 18.3 2008 07 03 22 14.95 -46 44.1 2.080 2.869 132.7 15.1 18.2 2008 07 08 22 13.49 -47 14.9 2.031 2.850 135.8 14.4 18.1 2008 07 13 22 11.16 -47 44.4 1.987 2.831 138.7 13.7 18.0 2008 07 18 22 07.96 -48 11.6 1.947 2.813 141.3 13.0 17.9 2008 07 23 22 03.93 -48 35.3 1.912 2.795 143.5 12.5 17.9 2008 07 28 21 59.14 -48 54.4 1.882 2.776 145.1 12.1 17.8 2008 08 02 21 53.68 -49 07.5 1.858 2.758 146.1 11.9 17.8 2008 08 07 21 47.72 -49 13.6 1.839 2.740 146.2 11.9 17.7 2008 08 12 21 41.44 -49 11.7 1.826 2.723 145.6 12.1 17.7 2008 08 17 21 35.05 -49 01.2 1.818 2.705 144.3 12.6 17.6 2008 08 22 21 28.74 -48 41.8 1.816 2.688 142.3 13.3 17.6 2008 08 27 21 22.74 -48 13.6 1.819 2.671 139.7 14.1 17.6 2008 09 01 21 17.22 -47 36.9 1.827 2.654 136.8 15.1 17.5 2008 09 06 21 12.35 -46 52.2 1.841 2.637 133.5 16.1 17.5 2008 09 11 21 08.26 -46 00.3 1.859 2.621 129.9 17.1 17.5 2008 09 16 21 05.03 -45 02.2 1.881 2.605 126.2 18.1 17.5 2008 09 21 21 02.68 -43 58.8 1.908 2.589 122.5 19.1 17.5 2008 09 26 21 01.24 -42 51.0 1.938 2.573 118.7 20.0 17.5 2008 10 01 21 00.69 -41 39.6 1.971 2.558 114.8 20.8 17.6 2008 10 06 21 01.00 -40 25.3 2.007 2.543 111.0 21.5 17.6 2008 10 11 21 02.13 -39 08.8 2.046 2.528 107.2 22.2 17.6 2008 10 16 21 04.02 -37 50.6 2.087 2.514 103.5 22.7 17.6 2008 10 21 21 06.60 -36 31.1 2.130 2.500 99.8 23.1 17.6 2008 10 26 21 09.82 -35 10.6 2.175 2.486 96.1 23.4 17.6 2008 10 31 21 13.62 -33 49.3 2.221 2.473 92.6 23.6 17.7 2008 11 05 21 17.95 -32 27.4 2.268 2.460 89.1 23.8 17.7 2008 11 10 21 22.76 -31 04.9 2.315 2.447 85.6 23.8 17.7 2008 11 15 21 27.98 -29 42.1 2.363 2.435 82.2 23.7 17.7 2008 11 20 21 33.58 -28 18.8 2.411 2.423 78.9 23.6 17.8 2008 11 25 21 39.51 -26 55.2 2.459 2.412 75.6 23.4 17.8 2008 11 30 21 45.75 -25 31.1 2.507 2.401 72.4 23.1 17.8 2008 12 05 21 52.25 -24 06.7 2.555 2.391 69.3 22.7 17.8 2008 12 10 21 58.99 -22 41.8 2.602 2.380 66.2 22.2 17.8 2008 12 15 22 05.93 -21 16.6 2.648 2.371 63.1 21.7 17.9 2008 12 20 22 13.06 -19 50.9 2.693 2.362 60.1 21.2 17.9 2008 12 25 22 20.35 -18 24.9 2.738 2.353 57.1 20.5 17.9 2008 12 30 22 27.78 -16 58.3 2.781 2.345 54.2 19.9 17.9 2009 01 04 22 35.35 -15 31.4 2.823 2.337 51.3 19.2 17.9 2009 01 09 22 43.03 -14 04.1 2.864 2.330 48.4 18.4 18.0 2009 01 14 22 50.82 -12 36.4 2.903 2.324 45.6 17.6 18.0 2009 01 19 22 58.69 -11 08.4 2.940 2.318 42.9 16.8 18.0 2009 01 24 23 06.65 -09 40.1 2.976 2.312 40.1 15.9 18.0 2009 01 29 23 14.69 -08 11.5 3.011 2.307 37.4 15.0 18.0 2009 02 03 23 22.80 -06 42.7 3.043 2.303 34.7 14.1 18.0 2009 02 08 23 30.97 -05 13.8 3.074 2.299 32.1 13.2 18.1 2009 06 18 03 25.76 +30 12.7 3.200 2.398 31.9 12.9 18.3 2009 06 23 03 35.71 +31 17.7 3.180 2.409 34.3 13.7 18.3 2009 06 28 03 45.69 +32 21.0 3.158 2.421 36.7 14.5 18.3 2009 07 03 03 55.71 +33 22.4 3.135 2.432 39.1 15.3 18.3 2009 07 08 04 05.75 +34 22.1 3.110 2.444 41.6 16.0 18.3 2009 07 13 04 15.80 +35 20.1 3.083 2.457 44.1 16.7 18.3 2009 07 18 04 25.84 +36 16.3 3.055 2.470 46.6 17.4 18.4 2009 07 23 04 35.87 +37 10.9 3.026 2.483 49.2 18.0 18.4 2009 07 28 04 45.85 +38 03.9 2.994 2.497 51.7 18.6 18.4
