P/2008 L2 (Hill)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65054:P/2008 L2 (Hill) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 18.5940 TT MPC q 2.317379 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0670510 Peri. 141.3142 +0.9614019 +0.0603550 a 6.000661 Node 217.9842 -0.0744198 +0.9963201 e 0.613813 Incl. 25.8606 +0.2648925 +0.0608566 P 14.7 From 652 observations 2008 June 12-2009 Jan. 21, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 L2 (Hill) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Aug. 18.6577 TT MPC q 2.317579 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0670107 Peri. 141.3378 +0.9614353 +0.0599897 a 6.003067 Node 217.9818 -0.0740454 +0.9963470 e 0.613934 Incl. 25.8582 +0.2648762 +0.0607780 P 14.7An 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 05 04.81 +10 04.0 4.342 3.359 12.8 3.8 21.0 2009 06 13 05 11.86 +09 58.2 4.365 3.386 13.6 4.0 21.0 2009 06 18 05 18.81 +09 50.7 4.384 3.413 15.0 4.4 21.0 2009 06 23 05 25.67 +09 41.5 4.400 3.440 16.9 4.9 21.1 2009 06 28 05 32.41 +09 30.5 4.412 3.467 19.1 5.5 21.1 2009 07 03 05 39.04 +09 17.8 4.420 3.494 21.5 6.1 21.2 2009 07 08 05 45.54 +09 03.3 4.425 3.521 24.1 6.8 21.2 2009 07 13 05 51.89 +08 47.2 4.426 3.548 26.8 7.4 21.2 2009 07 18 05 58.11 +08 29.3 4.424 3.576 29.6 8.1 21.3 2009 07 23 06 04.16 +08 09.8 4.418 3.603 32.5 8.7 21.3 2009 07 28 06 10.05 +07 48.6 4.408 3.630 35.5 9.4 21.3 2009 08 02 06 15.75 +07 25.9 4.395 3.657 38.6 10.0 21.3 2009 08 07 06 21.27 +07 01.5 4.379 3.685 41.8 10.6 21.4 2009 08 12 06 26.58 +06 35.7 4.359 3.712 45.0 11.1 21.4 2009 08 17 06 31.69 +06 08.4 4.336 3.739 48.3 11.7 21.4 2009 08 22 06 36.56 +05 39.8 4.310 3.767 51.6 12.2 21.4 2009 08 27 06 41.20 +05 09.7 4.282 3.794 55.0 12.6 21.4 2009 09 01 06 45.58 +04 38.4 4.251 3.821 58.5 13.0 21.5 2009 09 06 06 49.69 +04 06.0 4.217 3.849 62.0 13.4 21.5 2009 09 11 06 53.52 +03 32.5 4.181 3.876 65.7 13.7 21.5 2009 09 16 06 57.05 +02 57.9 4.143 3.903 69.3 13.9 21.5 2009 09 21 07 00.28 +02 22.5 4.103 3.930 73.1 14.1 21.5 2009 09 26 07 03.17 +01 46.4 4.062 3.958 76.9 14.3 21.5 2009 10 01 07 05.71 +01 09.6 4.020 3.985 80.8 14.4 21.5 2009 10 06 07 07.90 +00 32.5 3.977 4.012 84.8 14.4 21.5 2009 10 11 07 09.72 -00 05.0 3.933 4.039 88.9 14.3 21.5 2009 10 16 07 11.15 -00 42.4 3.890 4.066 93.0 14.2 21.5 2009 10 21 07 12.18 -01 19.8 3.847 4.093 97.2 14.0 21.5 2009 10 26 07 12.81 -01 56.7 3.806 4.120 101.5 13.7 21.6 2009 10 31 07 13.01 -02 32.8 3.766 4.147 105.8 13.3 21.6 2009 11 05 07 12.80 -03 08.1 3.728 4.174 110.1 12.9 21.6 2009 11 10 07 12.18 -03 42.0 3.692 4.201 114.5 12.4 21.6 2009 11 15 07 11.14 -04 14.3 3.659 4.228 118.9 11.8 21.6 2009 11 20 07 09.71 -04 44.7 3.631 4.255 123.3 11.2 21.6 2009 11 25 07 07.89 -05 12.8 3.606 4.281 127.7 10.5 21.6 2009 11 30 07 05.73 -05 38.2 3.586 4.308 131.9 9.8 21.6 2009 12 05 07 03.26 -06 00.7 3.572 4.335 136.0 9.1 21.6 2009 12 10 07 00.51 -06 20.0 3.563 4.361 139.8 8.4 21.7 2009 12 15 06 57.53 -06 35.8 3.560 4.388 143.2 7.7 21.7 2009 12 20 06 54.38 -06 48.0 3.563 4.414 146.1 7.1 21.7 2009 12 25 06 51.12 -06 56.4 3.574 4.441 148.3 6.7 21.7 2009 12 30 06 47.81 -07 01.1 3.591 4.467 149.7 6.4 21.8 2010 01 04 06 44.52 -07 02.0 3.615 4.493 150.0 6.3 21.8 2010 01 09 06 41.30 -06 59.2 3.646 4.520 149.3 6.4 21.9 2010 01 14 06 38.22 -06 53.0 3.684 4.546 147.7 6.6 21.9 2010 01 19 06 35.32 -06 43.6 3.728 4.572 145.3 7.0 22.0 2010 01 24 06 32.66 -06 31.2 3.780 4.598 142.3 7.5 22.0 2010 01 29 06 30.29 -06 16.4 3.837 4.624 138.8 8.1 22.1 2010 02 03 06 28.22 -05 59.3 3.900 4.650 135.0 8.6 22.1 2010 02 08 06 26.49 -05 40.4 3.969 4.676 131.0 9.2 22.2 2010 02 13 06 25.11 -05 20.0 4.042 4.701 126.9 9.7 22.3 2010 02 18 06 24.10 -04 58.6 4.121 4.727 122.6 10.1 22.3 2010 02 23 06 23.46 -04 36.4 4.203 4.753 118.3 10.6 22.4 2010 02 28 06 23.18 -04 13.8 4.288 4.778 114.1 10.9 22.5 2010 03 05 06 23.27 -03 51.2 4.377 4.804 109.8 11.2 22.5 2010 03 10 06 23.71 -03 28.6 4.467 4.829 105.5 11.4 22.6 2010 03 15 06 24.49 -03 06.5 4.560 4.855 101.3 11.6 22.7 2010 03 20 06 25.60 -02 44.9 4.655 4.880 97.2 11.7 22.7 2010 03 25 06 27.02 -02 24.2 4.750 4.905 93.1 11.7 22.8 2010 03 30 06 28.73 -02 04.4 4.845 4.930 89.0 11.7 22.9 2010 04 04 06 30.71 -01 45.7 4.941 4.955 85.0 11.6 22.9 2010 04 09 06 32.95 -01 28.2 5.037 4.980 81.1 11.5 23.0 2010 04 14 06 35.42 -01 11.9 5.131 5.005 77.2 11.3 23.0 2010 04 19 06 38.12 -00 57.1 5.225 5.030 73.4 11.0 23.1 2010 04 24 06 41.01 -00 43.6 5.316 5.055 69.6 10.7 23.2 2010 04 29 06 44.08 -00 31.7 5.406 5.080 65.9 10.4 23.2 2010 05 04 06 47.32 -00 21.3 5.494 5.104 62.3 10.1 23.3 2010 05 09 06 50.71 -00 12.4 5.580 5.129 58.7 9.7 23.3 2010 05 14 06 54.23 -00 05.0 5.662 5.153 55.2 9.3 23.4 2010 05 19 06 57.87 +00 00.7 5.742 5.178 51.8 8.8 23.4 2010 05 24 07 01.61 +00 04.9 5.818 5.202 48.4 8.4 23.5 2010 05 29 07 05.44 +00 07.5 5.891 5.226 45.2 7.9 23.5 2010 06 03 07 09.35 +00 08.5 5.961 5.250 42.0 7.4 23.6 2010 06 08 07 13.32 +00 08.0 6.026 5.275 38.9 6.9 23.6 2010 06 13 07 17.34 +00 05.9 6.088 5.299 35.9 6.5 23.7 2010 06 18 07 21.40 +00 02.3 6.145 5.322 33.1 6.0 23.7 2010 06 23 07 25.48 -00 02.8 6.198 5.346 30.4 5.5 23.7 2010 06 28 07 29.58 -00 09.4 6.246 5.370 28.0 5.1 23.8 2010 07 03 07 33.68 -00 17.4 6.290 5.394 25.9 4.7 23.8 2010 07 08 07 37.78 -00 26.9 6.330 5.417 24.1 4.4 23.8 2010 07 13 07 41.86 -00 37.7 6.364 5.441 22.8 4.1 23.9This 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.
