C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65935:C/2008 Q1 (Maticic) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2008 Dec. 30.1323 TT MPC q 2.959145 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001683 Peri. 104.4805 -0.1717319 -0.9748609 +/-0.000001 Node 9.3077 -0.7951642 +0.0520955 e 0.995019 Incl. 118.6266 +0.5815687 -0.2166386 From 741 observations 2008 Aug. 18-2009 May 4, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Dec. 30.1633 TT MPC q 2.959230 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001668 Peri. 104.4881 -0.1718708 -0.9748402 +/-0.000001 Node 9.3061 -0.7951693 +0.0522297 e 0.995065 Incl. 118.6282 +0.5815205 -0.2166993An 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 13 34.62 +29 10.9 2.905 3.353 107.5 16.8 17.6 2009 06 13 13 26.91 +27 46.0 2.996 3.376 103.2 17.0 17.7 2009 06 18 13 20.32 +26 20.5 3.092 3.399 98.8 17.2 17.8 2009 06 23 13 14.74 +24 55.4 3.193 3.423 94.3 17.2 17.9 2009 06 28 13 10.09 +23 31.5 3.297 3.448 89.9 17.1 18.0 2009 07 03 13 06.29 +22 09.3 3.403 3.472 85.4 17.0 18.1 2009 07 08 13 03.22 +20 49.3 3.510 3.498 81.0 16.7 18.2 2009 07 13 13 00.82 +19 31.5 3.618 3.523 76.6 16.3 18.3 2009 07 18 12 59.01 +18 16.1 3.726 3.549 72.2 15.8 18.4 2009 07 23 12 57.73 +17 03.2 3.833 3.576 67.9 15.3 18.5 2009 07 28 12 56.91 +15 52.6 3.938 3.603 63.6 14.6 18.5 2009 08 02 12 56.50 +14 44.5 4.042 3.630 59.3 13.9 18.6 2009 08 07 12 56.45 +13 38.6 4.142 3.657 55.1 13.1 18.7 2009 08 12 12 56.71 +12 35.0 4.240 3.685 50.9 12.3 18.8 2009 08 17 12 57.25 +11 33.4 4.333 3.713 46.7 11.5 18.9 2009 08 22 12 58.04 +10 33.9 4.423 3.742 42.6 10.5 19.0 2009 08 27 12 59.03 +09 36.3 4.508 3.771 38.5 9.6 19.0 2009 09 01 13 00.21 +08 40.5 4.589 3.800 34.5 8.6 19.1 2009 09 06 13 01.54 +07 46.4 4.664 3.829 30.5 7.7 19.2 2009 09 11 13 03.00 +06 54.0 4.734 3.859 26.5 6.7 19.2 2009 09 16 13 04.57 +06 03.2 4.798 3.889 22.6 5.7 19.3 2009 09 21 13 06.23 +05 13.9 4.856 3.919 18.9 4.8 19.4 2009 09 26 13 07.95 +04 26.0 4.907 3.950 15.4 3.9 19.4 2009 10 01 13 09.72 +03 39.6 4.953 3.980 12.3 3.1 19.5 2009 10 06 13 11.51 +02 54.5 4.992 4.011 10.0 2.5 19.5 2009 10 11 13 13.31 +02 10.7 5.024 4.042 9.3 2.3 19.6 2009 10 16 13 15.10 +01 28.2 5.050 4.074 10.5 2.6 19.6 2009 10 21 13 16.86 +00 46.9 5.069 4.105 13.1 3.1 19.7 2009 10 26 13 18.57 +00 06.9 5.081 4.137 16.4 3.9 19.7 2009 10 31 13 20.22 -00 31.9 5.086 4.169 20.2 4.7 19.7 2009 11 05 13 21.78 -01 09.5 5.085 4.201 24.2 5.6 19.8 2009 11 10 13 23.23 -01 45.9 5.078 4.233 28.4 6.4 19.8 2009 11 15 13 24.56 -02 21.1 5.064 4.265 32.7 7.2 19.8 2009 11 20 13 25.74 -02 55.1 5.044 4.298 37.1 8.0 19.8 2009 11 25 13 26.76 -03 27.9 5.019 4.331 41.6 8.7 19.9 2009 11 30 13 27.58 -03 59.4 4.987 4.364 46.2 9.4 19.9 2009 12 05 13 28.19 -04 29.7 4.951 4.397 50.9 10.0 19.9 2009 12 10 13 28.56 -04 58.8 4.910 4.430 55.7 10.6 19.9 2009 12 15 13 28.68 -05 26.5 4.864 4.463 60.5 11.1 19.9 2009 12 20 13 28.51 -05 52.9 4.815 4.496 65.5 11.5 19.9 2009 12 25 13 28.02 -06 17.9 4.762 4.530 70.5 11.8 19.9 2009 12 30 13 27.20 -06 41.5 4.707 4.564 75.6 12.0 20.0 2010 01 04 13 26.03 -07 03.6 4.650 4.597 80.9 12.2 20.0 2010 01 09 13 24.47 -07 24.2 4.591 4.631 86.2 12.2 20.0 2010 01 14 13 22.52 -07 43.1 4.533 4.665 91.6 12.2 20.0 2010 01 19 13 20.14 -08 00.3 4.474 4.699 97.1 12.0 20.0 2010 01 24 13 17.33 -08 15.7 4.417 4.733 102.8 11.7 20.0 2010 01 29 13 14.09 -08 29.2 4.362 4.767 108.5 11.3 20.0 2010 02 03 13 10.41 -08 40.8 4.310 4.801 114.4 10.8 20.0 2010 02 08 13 06.29 -08 50.4 4.263 4.836 120.3 10.1 20.0 2010 02 13 13 01.75 -08 57.8 4.220 4.870 126.3 9.4 20.0 2010 02 18 12 56.82 -09 03.2 4.183 4.905 132.4 8.6 20.0 2010 02 23 12 51.52 -09 06.3 4.153 4.939 138.6 7.6 20.0 2010 02 28 12 45.91 -09 07.4 4.131 4.974 144.8 6.6 20.0 2010 03 05 12 40.04 -09 06.5 4.117 5.008 151.1 5.5 20.1 2010 03 10 12 33.97 -09 03.6 4.113 5.043 157.3 4.4 20.1 2010 03 15 12 27.76 -08 59.0 4.117 5.078 163.3 3.2 20.1 2010 03 20 12 21.50 -08 52.7 4.132 5.113 168.9 2.1 20.2 2010 03 25 12 15.26 -08 45.2 4.156 5.147 172.9 1.4 20.2 2010 03 30 12 09.11 -08 36.7 4.191 5.182 172.2 1.5 20.3 2010 04 04 12 03.12 -08 27.4 4.236 5.217 167.7 2.3 20.3 2010 04 09 11 57.36 -08 17.8 4.290 5.252 162.1 3.4 20.4 2010 04 14 11 51.88 -08 08.0 4.354 5.287 156.2 4.4 20.4 2010 04 19 11 46.72 -07 58.5 4.427 5.322 150.3 5.4 20.5 2010 04 24 11 41.93 -07 49.5 4.507 5.357 144.4 6.3 20.6 2010 04 29 11 37.53 -07 41.3 4.596 5.392 138.6 7.1 20.6 2010 05 04 11 33.53 -07 34.0 4.690 5.427 132.9 7.8 20.7 2010 05 09 11 29.94 -07 27.8 4.791 5.462 127.3 8.5 20.8 2010 05 14 11 26.77 -07 22.9 4.898 5.497 121.8 9.0 20.9 2010 05 19 11 24.01 -07 19.4 5.008 5.533 116.4 9.4 20.9 2010 05 24 11 21.64 -07 17.4 5.122 5.568 111.1 9.8 21.0 2010 05 29 11 19.66 -07 16.9 5.239 5.603 105.9 10.0 21.1 2010 06 03 11 18.03 -07 17.9 5.358 5.638 100.9 10.2 21.2 2010 06 08 11 16.76 -07 20.4 5.478 5.673 95.9 10.3 21.2 2010 06 13 11 15.81 -07 24.5 5.600 5.709 91.0 10.2 21.3 2010 06 18 11 15.17 -07 30.1 5.721 5.744 86.2 10.2 21.4 2010 06 23 11 14.81 -07 37.1 5.841 5.779 81.5 10.0 21.5 2010 06 28 11 14.71 -07 45.7 5.960 5.814 76.9 9.8 21.5 2010 07 03 11 14.85 -07 55.6 6.077 5.849 72.3 9.5 21.6 2010 07 08 11 15.21 -08 06.8 6.192 5.885 67.8 9.2 21.7 2010 07 13 11 15.78 -08 19.4 6.304 5.920 63.4 8.8 21.7This 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.
