C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66204:C/2008 Q3 (Garradd) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 June 23.0977 TT MPC q 1.798200 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000169 Peri. 340.8585 -0.5642810 -0.7195138 +/-0.000003 Node 219.7347 -0.6505007 +0.0855461 e 0.999695 Incl. 140.7056 -0.5083658 +0.6891892 From 200 observations 2008 Aug. 27-2009 June 3, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 June 23.1056 TT MPC q 1.798191 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000100 Peri. 340.8627 -0.5642929 -0.7195034 +/-0.000003 Node 219.7372 -0.6505272 +0.0855926 e 0.999820 Incl. 140.7079 -0.5083187 +0.6891943An 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 m2 2010 01 24 13 26.76 +37 16.2 2.635 3.149 112.7 16.8 17.1 2010 01 29 13 20.71 +39 45.2 2.618 3.194 117.5 15.9 17.1 2010 02 03 13 13.38 +42 14.3 2.610 3.239 121.7 15.0 17.2 2010 02 08 13 04.66 +44 40.8 2.613 3.284 125.4 14.2 17.2 2010 02 13 12 54.50 +47 01.6 2.625 3.329 128.4 13.4 17.3 2010 02 18 12 42.88 +49 13.5 2.649 3.375 130.4 12.9 17.4 2010 02 23 12 29.88 +51 13.4 2.684 3.420 131.4 12.5 17.5 2010 02 28 12 15.67 +52 58.9 2.730 3.465 131.4 12.4 17.6 2010 03 05 12 00.52 +54 28.1 2.786 3.511 130.3 12.4 17.7 2010 03 10 11 44.77 +55 39.8 2.853 3.556 128.4 12.6 17.8 2010 03 15 11 28.85 +56 33.9 2.929 3.601 125.7 13.0 17.9 2010 03 20 11 13.22 +57 10.9 3.014 3.647 122.5 13.3 18.0 2010 03 25 10 58.27 +57 32.4 3.106 3.692 118.9 13.7 18.1 2010 03 30 10 44.35 +57 40.3 3.205 3.737 114.9 14.0 18.3 2010 04 04 10 31.69 +57 36.8 3.309 3.783 110.9 14.3 18.4 2010 04 09 10 20.42 +57 23.9 3.419 3.828 106.6 14.5 18.5 2010 04 14 10 10.60 +57 03.8 3.532 3.873 102.4 14.6 18.6 2010 04 19 10 02.21 +56 38.3 3.648 3.918 98.1 14.7 18.7 2010 04 24 09 55.16 +56 08.9 3.766 3.963 93.9 14.7 18.9 2010 04 29 09 49.38 +55 37.0 3.886 4.009 89.7 14.5 19.0 2010 05 04 09 44.73 +55 03.6 4.005 4.054 85.5 14.4 19.1 2010 05 09 09 41.11 +54 29.3 4.125 4.099 81.5 14.1 19.2 2010 05 14 09 38.40 +53 55.0 4.244 4.144 77.4 13.8 19.3 2010 05 19 09 36.51 +53 21.0 4.362 4.189 73.5 13.4 19.4 2010 05 24 09 35.33 +52 47.7 4.477 4.233 69.7 13.0 19.5 2010 05 29 09 34.77 +52 15.3 4.590 4.278 65.9 12.5 19.6 2010 06 03 09 34.76 +51 44.1 4.700 4.323 62.3 12.0 19.7 2010 06 08 09 35.23 +51 14.2 4.807 4.368 58.8 11.5 19.8 2010 06 13 09 36.12 +50 45.7 4.910 4.412 55.3 10.9 19.9 2010 06 18 09 37.37 +50 18.7 5.009 4.457 52.0 10.4 20.0 2010 06 23 09 38.94 +49 53.2 5.104 4.501 48.9 9.8 20.1 2010 06 28 09 40.78 +49 29.3 5.193 4.546 45.9 9.2 20.2 2010 07 03 09 42.85 +49 06.9 5.278 4.590 43.2 8.7 20.2 2010 07 08 09 45.12 +48 46.3 5.358 4.634 40.6 8.2 20.3 2010 07 13 09 47.57 +48 27.3 5.433 4.678 38.4 7.8 20.4 2010 07 18 09 50.16 +48 10.0 5.501 4.722 36.4 7.3 20.4 2010 07 23 09 52.86 +47 54.5 5.565 4.766 34.8 7.0 20.5 2010 07 28 09 55.66 +47 40.8 5.622 4.810 33.7 6.7 20.6 2010 08 02 09 58.53 +47 29.0 5.674 4.854 33.0 6.5 20.6 2010 08 07 10 01.45 +47 19.0 5.720 4.898 32.8 6.4 20.7 2010 08 12 10 04.42 +47 11.0 5.760 4.942 33.1 6.4 20.7 2010 08 17 10 07.39 +47 05.0 5.794 4.985 33.9 6.5 20.8 2010 08 22 10 10.37 +47 01.2 5.822 5.029 35.1 6.6 20.8 2010 08 27 10 13.32 +46 59.4 5.845 5.072 36.8 6.9 20.9 2010 09 01 10 16.24 +47 00.0 5.862 5.115 38.9 7.1 20.9 2010 09 06 10 19.11 +47 02.8 5.873 5.159 41.3 7.4 21.0 2010 09 11 10 21.91 +47 08.1 5.879 5.202 44.0 7.7 21.0 2010 09 16 10 24.62 +47 16.0 5.880 5.245 46.9 8.0 21.0 2010 09 21 10 27.22 +47 26.4 5.876 5.288 50.0 8.4 21.1 2010 09 26 10 29.69 +47 39.5 5.868 5.331 53.4 8.7 21.1 2010 10 01 10 32.01 +47 55.4 5.855 5.374 56.9 9.0 21.1 2010 10 06 10 34.17 +48 14.2 5.839 5.416 60.5 9.2 21.2 2010 10 11 10 36.13 +48 35.9 5.819 5.459 64.2 9.5 21.2 2010 10 16 10 37.87 +49 00.6 5.796 5.502 68.1 9.7 21.2 2010 10 21 10 39.36 +49 28.3 5.770 5.544 72.0 9.8 21.2 2010 10 26 10 40.57 +49 59.1 5.742 5.587 76.0 9.9 21.3 2010 10 31 10 41.47 +50 32.9 5.713 5.629 80.1 10.0 21.3 2010 11 05 10 42.02 +51 09.7 5.683 5.671 84.3 10.0 21.3 2010 11 10 10 42.19 +51 49.4 5.653 5.713 88.5 10.0 21.3 2010 11 15 10 41.93 +52 31.8 5.623 5.756 92.7 9.9 21.4 2010 11 20 10 41.20 +53 16.8 5.594 5.798 97.0 9.7 21.4 2010 11 25 10 39.96 +54 04.0 5.567 5.839 101.2 9.5 21.4 2010 11 30 10 38.15 +54 53.1 5.543 5.881 105.4 9.3 21.4 2010 12 05 10 35.74 +55 43.8 5.521 5.923 109.5 9.0 21.4 2010 12 10 10 32.67 +56 35.5 5.503 5.965 113.5 8.7 21.5 2010 12 15 10 28.90 +57 27.6 5.490 6.006 117.4 8.4 21.5 2010 12 20 10 24.39 +58 19.5 5.482 6.048 121.0 8.0 21.5 2010 12 25 10 19.13 +59 10.3 5.479 6.089 124.4 7.7 21.5 2010 12 30 10 13.09 +59 59.5 5.483 6.130 127.4 7.3 21.6 2011 01 04 10 06.28 +60 46.1 5.493 6.172 130.0 7.0 21.6 2011 01 09 09 58.73 +61 29.3 5.510 6.213 132.1 6.7 21.6 2011 01 14 09 50.49 +62 08.4 5.535 6.254 133.6 6.5 21.7 2011 01 19 09 41.66 +62 42.6 5.567 6.295 134.5 6.4 21.7 2011 01 24 09 32.36 +63 11.5 5.606 6.336 134.6 6.3 21.8 2011 01 29 09 22.73 +63 34.6 5.652 6.377 134.1 6.4 21.8 2011 02 03 09 12.93 +63 51.6 5.707 6.418 132.8 6.5 21.9 2011 02 08 09 03.14 +64 02.5 5.768 6.458 131.0 6.6 21.9 2011 02 13 08 53.54 +64 07.4 5.836 6.499 128.7 6.8 22.0 2011 02 18 08 44.29 +64 06.7 5.910 6.539 125.9 7.0 22.0 2011 02 23 08 35.54 +64 00.7 5.991 6.580 122.8 7.3 22.1 2011 02 28 08 27.40 +63 50.0 6.077 6.620 119.5 7.5 22.1
