C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66921:
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5
T 2009 June 13.2385 TT MPC
q 1.202239 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000134 Peri. 215.8695 -0.7675781 +0.0280983
Node 309.6781 +0.5757120 -0.4089218
e 1.000161 Incl. 56.3041 -0.2817438 -0.9121367
From 1292 observations 2008 Oct. 6-2009 Aug. 14, mean residual 0".6.
Nongravitational parameters A1 = -1.35, A2 = +0.6263.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5
T 2009 June 13.2364 TT MPC
q 1.202372 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000085 Peri. 215.8756 -0.7675812 +0.0281775
Node 309.6784 +0.5756609 -0.4089888
e 1.000102 Incl. 56.3035 -0.2818399 -0.9121042
An 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 15 51.73 -55 22.3 2.839 2.296 48.1 18.8 11.9 2009 10 31 16 11.52 -55 10.2 2.924 2.352 46.4 17.8 12.0 2009 11 05 16 30.35 -54 52.1 3.010 2.407 44.6 16.8 12.2 2009 11 10 16 48.22 -54 29.1 3.096 2.463 42.8 15.8 12.4 2009 11 15 17 05.18 -54 02.2 3.182 2.518 40.9 14.9 12.5 2009 11 20 17 21.24 -53 32.2 3.266 2.574 38.9 14.0 12.7 2009 11 25 17 36.44 -52 59.9 3.349 2.629 37.0 13.1 12.8 2009 11 30 17 50.84 -52 25.8 3.431 2.684 35.1 12.2 13.0 2009 12 05 18 04.49 -51 50.5 3.510 2.739 33.2 11.4 13.1 2009 12 10 18 17.43 -51 14.3 3.587 2.794 31.4 10.6 13.2 2009 12 15 18 29.71 -50 37.7 3.661 2.849 29.8 9.9 13.4 2009 12 20 18 41.38 -50 00.9 3.732 2.904 28.3 9.2 13.5 2009 12 25 18 52.48 -49 24.2 3.800 2.958 27.1 8.7 13.6 2009 12 30 19 03.03 -48 47.9 3.864 3.013 26.2 8.3 13.7 2010 01 04 19 13.08 -48 12.1 3.924 3.067 25.6 8.0 13.8 2010 01 09 19 22.65 -47 37.0 3.980 3.121 25.5 7.8 13.9 2010 01 14 19 31.77 -47 02.7 4.032 3.175 25.7 7.7 14.0 2010 01 19 19 40.45 -46 29.4 4.080 3.229 26.5 7.8 14.1 2010 01 24 19 48.72 -45 57.2 4.122 3.282 27.6 8.0 14.2 2010 01 29 19 56.59 -45 26.3 4.161 3.336 29.2 8.3 14.3 2010 02 03 20 04.08 -44 56.7 4.194 3.389 31.1 8.6 14.4 2010 02 08 20 11.18 -44 28.5 4.223 3.442 33.3 9.1 14.5 2010 02 13 20 17.93 -44 01.8 4.247 3.495 35.8 9.5 14.6 2010 02 18 20 24.30 -43 36.7 4.267 3.547 38.5 10.0 14.6 2010 02 23 20 30.31 -43 13.4 4.282 3.600 41.4 10.5 14.7 2010 02 28 20 35.96 -42 51.8 4.292 3.652 44.5 11.0 14.8 2010 03 05 20 41.25 -42 32.1 4.298 3.704 47.7 11.4 14.9 2010 03 10 20 46.18 -42 14.4 4.299 3.756 51.1 11.9 14.9 2010 03 15 20 50.74 -41 58.7 4.296 3.807 54.6 12.3 15.0 2010 03 20 20 54.92 -41 45.0 4.290 3.859 58.2 12.7 15.0 2010 03 25 20 58.71 -41 33.6 4.280 3.910 61.9 13.0 15.1 2010 03 30 21 02.11 -41 24.3 4.266 3.961 65.7 13.3 15.1 2010 04 04 21 05.10 -41 17.3 4.250 4.012 69.6 13.5 15.2 2010 04 09 21 07.68 -41 12.5 4.230 4.063 73.6 13.7 15.2 2010 04 14 21 09.82 -41 09.9 4.209 4.113 77.7 13.8 15.3 2010 04 19 21 11.51 -41 09.7 4.186 4.164 81.9 13.8 15.3 2010 04 24 21 12.74 -41 11.5 4.161 4.214 86.1 13.8 15.3 2010 04 29 21 13.48 -41 15.5 4.135 4.264 90.4 13.7 15.4 2010 05 04 21 13.74 -41 21.5 4.110 4.314 94.9 13.5 15.4 2010 05 09 21 13.48 -41 29.2 4.084 4.363 99.4 13.2 15.5 2010 05 14 21 12.71 -41 38.6 4.059 4.413 103.9 12.8 15.5 2010 05 19 21 11.40 -41 49.4 4.036 4.462 108.5 12.4 15.5 2010 05 24 21 09.56 -42 01.2 4.015 4.511 113.2 11.9 15.6 2010 05 29 21 07.19 -42 13.7 3.997 4.560 118.0 11.3 15.6 2010 06 03 21 04.29 -42 26.5 3.981 4.609 122.7 10.7 15.6 2010 06 08 21 00.89 -42 39.2 3.970 4.658 127.4 10.0 15.7 2010 06 13 20 57.00 -42 51.3 3.964 4.706 132.2 9.2 15.7 2010 06 18 20 52.66 -43 02.3 3.963 4.754 136.8 8.4 15.8 2010 06 23 20 47.93 -43 11.8 3.967 4.803 141.3 7.6 15.8 2010 06 28 20 42.86 -43 19.4 3.978 4.851 145.6 6.8 15.9 2010 07 03 20 37.52 -43 24.6 3.996 4.898 149.4 6.1 15.9 2010 07 08 20 31.98 -43 27.1 4.020 4.946 152.8 5.4 16.0 2010 07 13 20 26.34 -43 26.6 4.052 4.994 155.3 4.9 16.0 2010 07 18 20 20.67 -43 23.1 4.091 5.041 156.7 4.6 16.1 2010 07 23 20 15.07 -43 16.4 4.138 5.088 156.9 4.5 16.1 2010 07 28 20 09.61 -43 06.6 4.193 5.135 155.7 4.7 16.2 2010 08 02 20 04.38 -42 53.8 4.255 5.182 153.4 5.0 16.3 2010 08 07 19 59.43 -42 38.3 4.324 5.229 150.2 5.5 16.4 2010 08 12 19 54.83 -42 20.2 4.401 5.275 146.5 6.1 16.4 2010 08 17 19 50.62 -41 59.9 4.484 5.322 142.3 6.7 16.5 2010 08 22 19 46.84 -41 37.7 4.574 5.368 138.0 7.2 16.6 2010 08 27 19 43.52 -41 14.0 4.669 5.414 133.5 7.8 16.7 2010 09 01 19 40.65 -40 49.1 4.770 5.460 128.8 8.3 16.8 2010 09 06 19 38.25 -40 23.3 4.876 5.506 124.2 8.7 16.8 2010 09 11 19 36.31 -39 56.7 4.987 5.552 119.5 9.1 16.9 2010 09 16 19 34.82 -39 29.8 5.101 5.598 114.8 9.4 17.0 2010 09 21 19 33.78 -39 02.6 5.218 5.643 110.1 9.6 17.1 2010 09 26 19 33.16 -38 35.5 5.338 5.688 105.5 9.8 17.2 2010 10 01 19 32.93 -38 08.4 5.460 5.734 100.8 9.9 17.3 2010 10 06 19 33.08 -37 41.6 5.584 5.779 96.2 9.9 17.4 2010 10 11 19 33.59 -37 15.1 5.709 5.824 91.6 9.9 17.4 2010 10 16 19 34.42 -36 48.9 5.834 5.868 87.1 9.8 17.5 2010 10 21 19 35.57 -36 23.2 5.958 5.913 82.6 9.6 17.6 2010 10 26 19 36.99 -35 57.9 6.082 5.958 78.1 9.4 17.7 2010 10 31 19 38.66 -35 33.1 6.205 6.002 73.7 9.1 17.7 2010 11 05 19 40.58 -35 08.7 6.326 6.046 69.2 8.8 17.8 2010 11 10 19 42.70 -34 44.8 6.445 6.091 64.9 8.5 17.9 2010 11 15 19 45.02 -34 21.4 6.561 6.135 60.5 8.1 18.0 2010 11 20 19 47.51 -33 58.4 6.674 6.179 56.2 7.6 18.0 2010 11 25 19 50.15 -33 35.9 6.784 6.223 51.8 7.2 18.1 2010 11 30 19 52.92 -33 13.9 6.889 6.266 47.6 6.7 18.2This 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.
