P/2008 T1 (Boattini)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67413:P/2008 T1 (Boattini) Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5 T 2008 Feb. 26.3310 TT MPC q 3.042786 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1131261 Peri. 35.8577 +0.8441309 +0.5350733 a 4.234097 Node 291.7597 -0.4999778 +0.7629041 e 0.281361 Incl. 2.0831 -0.1935596 +0.3628690 P 8.71 From 230 observations 2008 Sept. 2-2009 Oct. 16, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 T1 (Boattini) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Feb. 26.8724 TT MPC q 3.044674 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1130845 Peri. 35.9885 +0.8454243 +0.5330276 a 4.235136 Node 291.7676 -0.4981263 +0.7641126 e 0.281092 Incl. 2.0829 -0.1926861 +0.3633365 P 8.72An 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! 2010 01 24 04 23.56 +22 56.3 3.707 4.336 124.1 10.8 20.2 2010 01 29 04 23.23 +22 52.9 3.784 4.348 119.0 11.4 20.3 2010 02 03 04 23.32 +22 50.6 3.865 4.359 113.9 11.9 20.3 2010 02 08 04 23.84 +22 49.3 3.949 4.370 109.0 12.3 20.4 2010 02 13 04 24.76 +22 49.0 4.035 4.382 104.1 12.6 20.4 2010 02 18 04 26.09 +22 49.6 4.122 4.393 99.4 12.8 20.5 2010 02 23 04 27.79 +22 51.1 4.211 4.404 94.7 12.9 20.6 2010 02 28 04 29.84 +22 53.3 4.300 4.415 90.2 13.0 20.6 2010 03 05 04 32.23 +22 56.2 4.389 4.427 85.7 12.9 20.7 2010 03 10 04 34.94 +22 59.7 4.477 4.438 81.3 12.8 20.7 2010 03 15 04 37.93 +23 03.7 4.565 4.449 77.0 12.6 20.8 2010 03 20 04 41.21 +23 08.1 4.651 4.460 72.8 12.3 20.8 2010 03 25 04 44.73 +23 12.8 4.736 4.471 68.7 12.0 20.9 2010 03 30 04 48.49 +23 17.7 4.818 4.481 64.6 11.6 20.9 2010 04 04 04 52.46 +23 22.6 4.898 4.492 60.6 11.2 21.0 2010 04 09 04 56.63 +23 27.5 4.976 4.503 56.6 10.7 21.0 2010 04 14 05 00.98 +23 32.4 5.050 4.514 52.7 10.2 21.1 2010 04 19 05 05.49 +23 37.1 5.122 4.524 48.8 9.6 21.1 2010 04 24 05 10.14 +23 41.5 5.190 4.535 45.0 9.0 21.1 2010 04 29 05 14.93 +23 45.6 5.254 4.546 41.3 8.4 21.2 2010 05 04 05 19.83 +23 49.4 5.314 4.556 37.5 7.7 21.2 2010 05 09 05 24.83 +23 52.7 5.370 4.567 33.8 7.1 21.2 2010 05 14 05 29.93 +23 55.6 5.423 4.577 30.2 6.4 21.3 2010 05 19 05 35.09 +23 57.9 5.470 4.588 26.5 5.7 21.3 2010 05 24 05 40.32 +23 59.7 5.514 4.598 22.9 4.9 21.3 2010 05 29 05 45.60 +24 00.9 5.552 4.608 19.3 4.2 21.4 2010 06 03 05 50.92 +24 01.4 5.586 4.618 15.7 3.4 21.4 2010 06 08 05 56.26 +24 01.4 5.616 4.629 12.2 2.7 21.4 2010 06 13 06 01.62 +24 00.7 5.640 4.639 8.6 1.9 21.4 2010 06 18 06 06.99 +23 59.3 5.660 4.649 5.1 1.1 21.4 2010 06 23 06 12.34 +23 57.3 5.675 4.659 1.6 0.4 21.5 2010 06 28 06 17.68 +23 54.7 5.684 4.669 2.1 0.5 21.5 2010 07 03 06 22.99 +23 51.4 5.689 4.679 5.6 1.2 21.5 2010 07 08 06 28.26 +23 47.5 5.689 4.688 9.2 2.0 21.5 2010 07 13 06 33.48 +23 42.9 5.684 4.698 12.7 2.7 21.5 2010 07 18 06 38.64 +23 37.9 5.675 4.708 16.3 3.5 21.5 2010 07 23 06 43.72 +23 32.3 5.660 4.718 19.9 4.2 21.5 2010 07 28 06 48.72 +23 26.2 5.641 4.727 23.5 4.9 21.5 2010 08 02 06 53.63 +23 19.6 5.617 4.737 27.2 5.6 21.5 2010 08 07 06 58.43 +23 12.6 5.588 4.746 30.9 6.3 21.5 2010 08 12 07 03.11 +23 05.3 5.555 4.756 34.6 6.9 21.5 2010 08 17 07 07.66 +22 57.6 5.518 4.765 38.3 7.6 21.5 2010 08 22 07 12.07 +22 49.8 5.476 4.774 42.1 8.2 21.5 2010 08 27 07 16.32 +22 41.7 5.431 4.784 45.9 8.7 21.5 2010 09 01 07 20.41 +22 33.6 5.382 4.793 49.8 9.3 21.5 2010 09 06 07 24.31 +22 25.4 5.329 4.802 53.7 9.7 21.4 2010 09 11 07 28.02 +22 17.3 5.273 4.811 57.7 10.2 21.4 2010 09 16 07 31.51 +22 09.3 5.213 4.820 61.8 10.6 21.4 2010 09 21 07 34.77 +22 01.6 5.151 4.829 65.9 10.9 21.4 2010 09 26 07 37.79 +21 54.1 5.087 4.838 70.1 11.2 21.4 2010 10 01 07 40.56 +21 47.1 5.020 4.847 74.3 11.5 21.4 2010 10 06 07 43.05 +21 40.5 4.952 4.856 78.7 11.6 21.3 2010 10 11 07 45.25 +21 34.5 4.883 4.864 83.1 11.8 21.3 2010 10 16 07 47.14 +21 29.1 4.812 4.873 87.6 11.8 21.3 2010 10 21 07 48.71 +21 24.5 4.741 4.882 92.2 11.8 21.3 2010 10 26 07 49.94 +21 20.7 4.671 4.890 96.9 11.6 21.2 2010 10 31 07 50.82 +21 17.8 4.601 4.899 101.6 11.5 21.2 2010 11 05 07 51.35 +21 15.7 4.532 4.907 106.5 11.2 21.2 2010 11 10 07 51.49 +21 14.6 4.465 4.915 111.5 10.8 21.2 2010 11 15 07 51.27 +21 14.5 4.401 4.924 116.6 10.4 21.1 2010 11 20 07 50.66 +21 15.4 4.340 4.932 121.8 9.8 21.1 2010 11 25 07 49.67 +21 17.2 4.282 4.940 127.0 9.2 21.1 2010 11 30 07 48.32 +21 19.8 4.229 4.948 132.4 8.5 21.1 2010 12 05 07 46.61 +21 23.3 4.181 4.956 137.9 7.7 21.1 2010 12 10 07 44.56 +21 27.6 4.138 4.964 143.5 6.8 21.0 2010 12 15 07 42.20 +21 32.4 4.102 4.972 149.1 5.8 21.0 2010 12 20 07 39.57 +21 37.8 4.072 4.980 154.8 4.8 21.0 2010 12 25 07 36.71 +21 43.5 4.049 4.988 160.6 3.8 21.0 2010 12 30 07 33.67 +21 49.3 4.034 4.995 166.4 2.7 21.0 2011 01 04 07 30.49 +21 55.2 4.027 5.003 172.2 1.5 21.0 2011 01 09 07 27.25 +22 01.1 4.028 5.010 178.1 0.4 21.0 2011 01 14 07 23.99 +22 06.7 4.036 5.018 176.1 0.8 21.0 2011 01 19 07 20.78 +22 11.9 4.053 5.025 170.2 1.9 21.1 2011 01 24 07 17.67 +22 16.7 4.078 5.033 164.4 3.0 21.1 2011 01 29 07 14.73 +22 21.0 4.110 5.040 158.7 4.1 21.1 2011 02 03 07 11.99 +22 24.7 4.150 5.047 153.0 5.1 21.1 2011 02 08 07 09.52 +22 27.9 4.196 5.055 147.3 6.0 21.2 2011 02 13 07 07.33 +22 30.5 4.249 5.062 141.7 6.9 21.2 2011 02 18 07 05.47 +22 32.5 4.308 5.069 136.3 7.7 21.2 2011 02 23 07 03.95 +22 33.9 4.373 5.076 130.9 8.5 21.3 2011 02 28 07 02.80 +22 34.7 4.442 5.083 125.6 9.1 21.3This 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.
