P/2009 B1 (Boattini)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65058:P/2009 B1 (Boattini) Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Feb. 6.2117 TT MPC q 2.426642 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0569467 Peri. 128.5993 +0.3546248 -0.8726429 a 6.690992 Node 297.4358 +0.6962291 +0.4861424 e 0.637327 Incl. 22.2291 +0.6241044 -0.0464757 P 17.3 From 91 observations 2008 Nov. 18-2009 Feb. 6, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2009 B1 (Boattini) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Feb. 6.2457 TT MPC q 2.426550 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0568709 Peri. 128.6031 +0.3545994 -0.8726640 a 6.696932 Node 297.4344 +0.6962696 +0.4861032 e 0.637662 Incl. 22.2268 +0.6240737 -0.0464892 P 17.3An 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 02.30 +05 11.5 3.622 3.275 62.0 15.5 20.9 2009 10 31 10 06.34 +04 21.8 3.583 3.301 65.7 15.9 21.0 2009 11 05 10 10.06 +03 32.8 3.541 3.327 69.5 16.2 21.0 2009 11 10 10 13.44 +02 44.6 3.498 3.353 73.5 16.4 21.0 2009 11 15 10 16.45 +01 57.4 3.453 3.380 77.5 16.6 21.0 2009 11 20 10 19.09 +01 11.4 3.408 3.406 81.6 16.7 21.0 2009 11 25 10 21.32 +00 26.6 3.361 3.433 85.8 16.7 21.0 2009 11 30 10 23.14 -00 16.6 3.314 3.459 90.1 16.6 21.0 2009 12 05 10 24.53 -00 58.3 3.268 3.486 94.5 16.4 21.0 2009 12 10 10 25.48 -01 38.1 3.222 3.513 99.0 16.1 21.0 2009 12 15 10 25.96 -02 15.9 3.176 3.540 103.6 15.7 21.0 2009 12 20 10 25.98 -02 51.5 3.133 3.567 108.4 15.2 21.0 2009 12 25 10 25.52 -03 24.5 3.092 3.594 113.2 14.6 21.0 2009 12 30 10 24.58 -03 54.9 3.053 3.621 118.1 13.9 21.0 2010 01 04 10 23.19 -04 22.4 3.018 3.649 123.1 13.1 21.0 2010 01 09 10 21.34 -04 46.8 2.987 3.676 128.1 12.2 21.0 2010 01 14 10 19.08 -05 07.9 2.960 3.703 133.2 11.2 21.0 2010 01 19 10 16.42 -05 25.5 2.938 3.731 138.3 10.1 21.1 2010 01 24 10 13.42 -05 39.6 2.922 3.758 143.3 9.0 21.1 2010 01 29 10 10.15 -05 50.1 2.913 3.785 148.2 7.9 21.1 2010 02 03 10 06.65 -05 57.1 2.910 3.813 152.8 6.8 21.1 2010 02 08 10 03.00 -06 00.6 2.913 3.840 156.9 5.8 21.2 2010 02 13 09 59.27 -06 00.9 2.924 3.868 160.2 5.0 21.2 2010 02 18 09 55.55 -05 58.1 2.943 3.895 162.1 4.5 21.2 2010 02 23 09 51.91 -05 52.7 2.969 3.923 162.2 4.4 21.3 2010 02 28 09 48.42 -05 44.9 3.002 3.950 160.6 4.8 21.4 2010 03 05 09 45.15 -05 35.4 3.043 3.978 157.5 5.5 21.4 2010 03 10 09 42.15 -05 24.3 3.091 4.005 153.7 6.3 21.5 2010 03 15 09 39.48 -05 12.3 3.145 4.033 149.3 7.2 21.5 2010 03 20 09 37.16 -04 59.7 3.206 4.060 144.7 8.1 21.6 2010 03 25 09 35.23 -04 47.0 3.273 4.088 140.0 9.0 21.7 2010 03 30 09 33.71 -04 34.6 3.346 4.115 135.2 9.8 21.8 2010 04 04 09 32.61 -04 22.7 3.423 4.143 130.5 10.6 21.8 2010 04 09 09 31.91 -04 11.7 3.505 4.170 125.8 11.2 21.9 2010 04 14 09 31.62 -04 01.8 3.591 4.198 121.1 11.8 22.0 2010 04 19 09 31.73 -03 53.2 3.680 4.225 116.5 12.3 22.1 2010 04 24 09 32.22 -03 46.1 3.772 4.252 112.0 12.7 22.2 2010 04 29 09 33.08 -03 40.6 3.867 4.280 107.6 13.0 22.3 2010 05 04 09 34.28 -03 36.8 3.963 4.307 103.2 13.2 22.3 2010 05 09 09 35.80 -03 34.7 4.061 4.334 99.0 13.3 22.4 2010 05 14 09 37.63 -03 34.4 4.160 4.362 94.8 13.3 22.5 2010 05 19 09 39.74 -03 36.0 4.259 4.389 90.7 13.3 22.6 2010 05 24 09 42.10 -03 39.3 4.359 4.416 86.6 13.2 22.6 2010 05 29 09 44.70 -03 44.4 4.458 4.443 82.7 13.1 22.7 2010 06 03 09 47.52 -03 51.3 4.556 4.470 78.7 12.9 22.8 2010 06 08 09 50.54 -03 59.9 4.654 4.497 74.9 12.6 22.9 2010 06 13 09 53.73 -04 10.2 4.750 4.524 71.1 12.3 22.9 2010 06 18 09 57.09 -04 22.2 4.844 4.551 67.4 11.9 23.0 2010 06 23 10 00.59 -04 35.7 4.937 4.578 63.7 11.5 23.1 2010 06 28 10 04.22 -04 50.8 5.027 4.605 60.1 11.0 23.1 2010 07 03 10 07.96 -05 07.4 5.115 4.632 56.5 10.5 23.2 2010 07 08 10 11.80 -05 25.4 5.200 4.659 53.0 10.0 23.3 2010 07 13 10 15.73 -05 44.8 5.282 4.686 49.5 9.5 23.3 2010 07 18 10 19.74 -06 05.6 5.361 4.712 46.0 8.9 23.4 2010 07 23 10 23.81 -06 27.5 5.436 4.739 42.6 8.3 23.4 2010 07 28 10 27.93 -06 50.7 5.508 4.766 39.3 7.8 23.5 2010 08 02 10 32.10 -07 15.0 5.576 4.792 36.0 7.2 23.5 2010 08 07 10 36.29 -07 40.4 5.640 4.819 32.8 6.5 23.6 2010 08 12 10 40.52 -08 06.8 5.699 4.845 29.7 5.9 23.6 2010 08 17 10 44.75 -08 34.1 5.755 4.871 26.7 5.4 23.7 2010 08 22 10 48.99 -09 02.4 5.806 4.898 23.9 4.8 23.7 2010 08 27 10 53.22 -09 31.5 5.852 4.924 21.3 4.3 23.8 2010 09 01 10 57.44 -10 01.4 5.894 4.950 19.0 3.8 23.8 2010 09 06 11 01.64 -10 32.0 5.931 4.976 17.2 3.4 23.8 2010 09 11 11 05.81 -11 03.3 5.963 5.002 16.0 3.2 23.9 2010 09 16 11 09.95 -11 35.2 5.990 5.028 15.6 3.1 23.9 2010 09 21 11 14.03 -12 07.7 6.012 5.054 16.0 3.1 23.9 2010 09 26 11 18.06 -12 40.6 6.029 5.080 17.3 3.4 24.0 2010 10 01 11 22.02 -13 13.9 6.041 5.106 19.2 3.7 24.0 2010 10 06 11 25.90 -13 47.7 6.048 5.132 21.6 4.1 24.0 2010 10 11 11 29.71 -14 21.7 6.050 5.158 24.4 4.6 24.0 2010 10 16 11 33.41 -14 56.0 6.048 5.183 27.4 5.1 24.1 2010 10 21 11 37.01 -15 30.5 6.040 5.209 30.7 5.6 24.1 2010 10 26 11 40.49 -16 05.0 6.028 5.234 34.1 6.1 24.1 2010 10 31 11 43.85 -16 39.6 6.011 5.260 37.7 6.6 24.1 2010 11 05 11 47.06 -17 14.2 5.990 5.285 41.3 7.1 24.1 2010 11 10 11 50.13 -17 48.7 5.964 5.311 45.1 7.6 24.1 2010 11 15 11 53.02 -18 23.0 5.934 5.336 48.9 8.0 24.1 2010 11 20 11 55.74 -18 56.9 5.901 5.361 52.8 8.4 24.1 2010 11 25 11 58.26 -19 30.5 5.863 5.386 56.8 8.8 24.2 2010 11 30 12 00.58 -20 03.6 5.823 5.411 60.8 9.2 24.2This 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.
