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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Dec. 30.2172 TT MPC q 2.959302 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001559 Peri. 104.4953 -0.1719964 -0.9748232 +/-0.000001 Node 9.3043 -0.7952160 +0.0523737 e 0.995385 Incl. 118.6339 +0.5814195 -0.2167413An 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 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 21.7 2010 07 18 11 16.52 -08 33.2 6.413 5.955 59.1 8.4 21.8 2010 07 23 11 17.43 -08 48.2 6.519 5.990 54.8 8.0 21.8 2010 07 28 11 18.48 -09 04.4 6.620 6.026 50.5 7.5 21.9 2010 08 02 11 19.66 -09 21.7 6.716 6.061 46.4 7.0 22.0 2010 08 07 11 20.95 -09 39.9 6.808 6.096 42.3 6.4 22.0 2010 08 12 11 22.34 -09 59.2 6.895 6.131 38.2 5.9 22.1 2010 08 17 11 23.81 -10 19.5 6.977 6.167 34.3 5.3 22.1 2010 08 22 11 25.35 -10 40.6 7.053 6.202 30.4 4.7 22.2 2010 08 27 11 26.94 -11 02.5 7.123 6.237 26.8 4.2 22.2 2010 09 01 11 28.56 -11 25.2 7.187 6.272 23.3 3.6 22.3 2010 09 06 11 30.22 -11 48.6 7.244 6.307 20.1 3.1 22.3 2010 09 11 11 31.89 -12 12.8 7.296 6.342 17.4 2.7 22.3 2010 09 16 11 33.56 -12 37.6 7.341 6.378 15.4 2.4 22.4 2010 09 21 11 35.21 -13 02.9 7.380 6.413 14.5 2.3 22.4 2010 09 26 11 36.83 -13 28.8 7.412 6.448 14.9 2.3 22.4 2010 10 01 11 38.42 -13 55.2 7.438 6.483 16.4 2.5 22.5 2010 10 06 11 39.95 -14 22.0 7.457 6.518 18.8 2.8 22.5 2010 10 11 11 41.42 -14 49.2 7.470 6.553 21.8 3.2 22.5 2010 10 16 11 42.81 -15 16.6 7.476 6.588 25.3 3.7 22.6 2010 10 21 11 44.10 -15 44.4 7.476 6.623 29.0 4.2 22.6 2010 10 26 11 45.28 -16 12.3 7.470 6.658 33.0 4.7 22.6 2010 10 31 11 46.34 -16 40.3 7.459 6.693 37.1 5.1 22.6 2010 11 05 11 47.27 -17 08.4 7.442 6.728 41.3 5.6 22.6 2010 11 10 11 48.05 -17 36.5 7.420 6.763 45.6 6.0 22.7 2010 11 15 11 48.66 -18 04.4 7.392 6.798 50.0 6.4 22.7 2010 11 20 11 49.09 -18 32.1 7.361 6.833 54.4 6.8 22.7 2010 11 25 11 49.34 -18 59.6 7.325 6.868 58.9 7.1 22.7 2010 11 30 11 49.37 -19 26.6 7.286 6.903 63.5 7.3 22.7This 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.
