P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66204:P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 23.9108 TT MPC q 1.646287 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1601741 Peri. 337.6208 +0.7990432 -0.5922187 a 3.357952 Node 59.1104 +0.5683786 +0.6875507 e 0.509735 Incl. 6.9578 +0.1961523 +0.4201797 P 6.15 From 134 observations 2008 Nov. 30-2009 Apr. 13, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Jan. 23.9638 TT MPC q 1.646320 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1600729 Peri. 337.6473 +0.7988655 -0.5924614 a 3.359368 Node 59.1013 +0.5685779 +0.6873782 e 0.509932 Incl. 6.9574 +0.1962985 +0.4201198 P 6.16An 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 10 44.79 +14 22.4 3.264 2.824 55.6 16.9 20.6 2009 10 31 10 50.63 +13 56.2 3.231 2.851 59.1 17.4 20.6 2009 11 05 10 56.16 +13 31.8 3.195 2.877 62.6 17.8 20.6 2009 11 10 11 01.38 +13 09.4 3.157 2.904 66.3 18.2 20.6 2009 11 15 11 06.27 +12 49.3 3.116 2.931 70.1 18.5 20.6 2009 11 20 11 10.80 +12 31.5 3.074 2.957 74.0 18.7 20.6 2009 11 25 11 14.96 +12 16.4 3.029 2.984 78.0 18.9 20.7 2009 11 30 11 18.72 +12 04.0 2.983 3.010 82.1 18.9 20.7 2009 12 05 11 22.07 +11 54.5 2.936 3.036 86.3 18.9 20.7 2009 12 10 11 24.99 +11 48.1 2.889 3.062 90.6 18.8 20.7 2009 12 15 11 27.44 +11 44.9 2.841 3.088 95.1 18.5 20.7 2009 12 20 11 29.41 +11 45.0 2.793 3.113 99.7 18.2 20.7 2009 12 25 11 30.86 +11 48.6 2.746 3.139 104.4 17.7 20.7 2009 12 30 11 31.79 +11 55.5 2.700 3.164 109.3 17.1 20.7 2010 01 04 11 32.18 +12 05.9 2.656 3.189 114.3 16.3 20.7 2010 01 09 11 32.01 +12 19.6 2.615 3.214 119.4 15.5 20.7 2010 01 14 11 31.28 +12 36.5 2.577 3.239 124.7 14.5 20.7 2010 01 19 11 29.98 +12 56.4 2.542 3.264 130.1 13.3 20.7 2010 01 24 11 28.12 +13 18.9 2.512 3.288 135.6 12.1 20.7 2010 01 29 11 25.75 +13 43.5 2.487 3.313 141.2 10.7 20.7 2010 02 03 11 22.89 +14 09.8 2.468 3.337 146.8 9.3 20.7 2010 02 08 11 19.60 +14 37.1 2.455 3.361 152.5 7.8 20.7 2010 02 13 11 15.93 +15 05.0 2.449 3.385 158.0 6.3 20.7 2010 02 18 11 11.97 +15 32.5 2.450 3.408 163.3 4.8 20.8 2010 02 23 11 07.81 +15 59.1 2.459 3.432 167.8 3.5 20.8 2010 02 28 11 03.54 +16 24.1 2.475 3.455 170.3 2.8 20.9 2010 03 05 10 59.26 +16 46.9 2.499 3.478 169.4 3.0 20.9 2010 03 10 10 55.06 +17 07.1 2.530 3.501 165.8 4.0 21.0 2010 03 15 10 51.03 +17 24.3 2.569 3.524 160.9 5.3 21.0 2010 03 20 10 47.27 +17 38.2 2.615 3.547 155.7 6.6 21.1 2010 03 25 10 43.83 +17 48.6 2.669 3.569 150.3 8.0 21.2 2010 03 30 10 40.78 +17 55.6 2.728 3.591 144.9 9.2 21.2 2010 04 04 10 38.16 +17 59.2 2.793 3.613 139.6 10.3 21.3 2010 04 09 10 35.99 +17 59.5 2.864 3.635 134.3 11.4 21.4 2010 04 14 10 34.30 +17 56.7 2.940 3.657 129.2 12.3 21.5 2010 04 19 10 33.08 +17 50.9 3.019 3.679 124.2 13.1 21.6 2010 04 24 10 32.34 +17 42.3 3.103 3.700 119.3 13.7 21.6 2010 04 29 10 32.07 +17 31.2 3.189 3.721 114.5 14.3 21.7 2010 05 04 10 32.24 +17 17.8 3.278 3.742 109.8 14.7 21.8 2010 05 09 10 32.83 +17 02.2 3.369 3.763 105.3 15.0 21.9 2010 05 14 10 33.82 +16 44.7 3.462 3.784 100.8 15.2 22.0 2010 05 19 10 35.19 +16 25.5 3.556 3.804 96.4 15.3 22.1 2010 05 24 10 36.91 +16 04.6 3.650 3.825 92.2 15.3 22.1 2010 05 29 10 38.95 +15 42.2 3.744 3.845 88.0 15.3 22.2 2010 06 03 10 41.29 +15 18.5 3.838 3.865 83.9 15.1 22.3 2010 06 08 10 43.90 +14 53.6 3.932 3.885 79.9 14.9 22.4 2010 06 13 10 46.77 +14 27.6 4.024 3.904 76.0 14.6 22.4 2010 06 18 10 49.86 +14 00.6 4.115 3.924 72.1 14.3 22.5 2010 06 23 10 53.16 +13 32.7 4.205 3.943 68.2 13.9 22.6 2010 06 28 10 56.65 +13 03.9 4.293 3.962 64.5 13.4 22.6 2010 07 03 11 00.30 +12 34.5 4.378 3.981 60.7 12.9 22.7 2010 07 08 11 04.11 +12 04.3 4.461 4.000 57.0 12.3 22.8 2010 07 13 11 08.06 +11 33.6 4.541 4.018 53.4 11.7 22.8 2010 07 18 11 12.13 +11 02.4 4.618 4.037 49.8 11.1 22.9 2010 07 23 11 16.30 +10 30.7 4.692 4.055 46.2 10.4 22.9 2010 07 28 11 20.58 +09 58.7 4.762 4.073 42.6 9.7 23.0 2010 08 02 11 24.93 +09 26.3 4.829 4.091 39.0 9.0 23.0 2010 08 07 11 29.36 +08 53.7 4.891 4.108 35.5 8.2 23.1 2010 08 12 11 33.86 +08 20.9 4.950 4.126 32.0 7.5 23.1 2010 08 17 11 38.41 +07 48.0 5.005 4.143 28.5 6.7 23.2 2010 08 22 11 43.00 +07 15.0 5.055 4.160 25.0 5.9 23.2 2010 08 27 11 47.63 +06 42.0 5.101 4.177 21.5 5.1 23.2 2010 09 01 11 52.28 +06 09.1 5.142 4.194 18.1 4.3 23.3 2010 09 06 11 56.95 +05 36.3 5.178 4.211 14.7 3.5 23.3 2010 09 11 12 01.64 +05 03.7 5.210 4.227 11.4 2.7 23.3 2010 09 16 12 06.33 +04 31.3 5.236 4.244 8.3 2.0 23.4 2010 09 21 12 11.01 +03 59.3 5.258 4.260 5.7 1.3 23.4 2010 09 26 12 15.67 +03 27.7 5.274 4.276 4.8 1.1 23.4 2010 10 01 12 20.32 +02 56.5 5.286 4.292 6.2 1.5 23.4 2010 10 06 12 24.94 +02 25.8 5.292 4.307 9.0 2.1 23.5 2010 10 11 12 29.52 +01 55.7 5.293 4.323 12.3 2.8 23.5 2010 10 16 12 34.05 +01 26.3 5.289 4.338 15.8 3.6 23.5 2010 10 21 12 38.52 +00 57.6 5.280 4.353 19.4 4.4 23.5 2010 10 26 12 42.92 +00 29.7 5.265 4.368 23.1 5.1 23.5 2010 10 31 12 47.25 +00 02.7 5.246 4.383 26.8 5.9 23.5 2010 11 05 12 51.50 -00 23.3 5.222 4.398 30.6 6.6 23.5 2010 11 10 12 55.64 -00 48.4 5.193 4.412 34.5 7.3 23.5 2010 11 15 12 59.67 -01 12.3 5.159 4.426 38.4 8.0 23.5 2010 11 20 13 03.57 -01 35.0 5.120 4.441 42.4 8.6 23.5 2010 11 25 13 07.34 -01 56.5 5.078 4.455 46.4 9.2 23.5 2010 11 30 13 10.96 -02 16.6 5.031 4.468 50.5 9.8 23.5This 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.
