C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65647:C/2009 B2 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Mar. 7.3993 TT MPC q 2.327643 (2000.0) P Q z +0.023863 Peri. 192.4984 -0.9883200 -0.0847195 +/-0.000001 Node 18.8151 -0.0822370 +0.9963064 e 0.944455 Incl. 156.8732 -0.1282987 +0.0140038 From 149 observations 2009 Jan. 29-Apr. 3, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 B2 (LINEAR) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Mar. 7.3756 TT MPC q 2.327340 (2000.0) P Q z +0.023818 Peri. 192.4929 -0.9882945 -0.0849513 +/-0.000001 Node 18.8234 -0.0824639 +0.9962865 e 0.944567 Incl. 156.8750 -0.1283501 +0.0140181An 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 08 48.66 -05 23.9 3.452 3.377 77.4 16.7 20.5 2009 10 31 08 44.85 -05 52.3 3.392 3.413 82.8 16.8 20.5 2009 11 05 08 40.41 -06 19.9 3.332 3.449 88.3 16.7 20.5 2009 11 10 08 35.30 -06 46.2 3.273 3.485 94.0 16.5 20.5 2009 11 15 08 29.49 -07 10.9 3.216 3.521 99.8 16.1 20.5 2009 11 20 08 22.97 -07 33.5 3.162 3.558 105.6 15.5 20.5 2009 11 25 08 15.73 -07 53.3 3.112 3.594 111.6 14.8 20.5 2009 11 30 08 07.78 -08 09.7 3.068 3.631 117.6 13.9 20.5 2009 12 05 07 59.18 -08 22.3 3.031 3.668 123.5 12.9 20.6 2009 12 10 07 49.99 -08 30.4 3.002 3.705 129.3 11.9 20.6 2009 12 15 07 40.28 -08 33.6 2.982 3.742 134.9 10.7 20.6 2009 12 20 07 30.19 -08 31.5 2.973 3.780 140.0 9.6 20.6 2009 12 25 07 19.86 -08 23.9 2.975 3.817 144.3 8.6 20.7 2009 12 30 07 09.44 -08 10.8 2.988 3.855 147.6 7.9 20.7 2010 01 04 06 59.09 -07 52.4 3.014 3.892 149.4 7.4 20.8 2010 01 09 06 48.97 -07 29.2 3.051 3.930 149.4 7.3 20.9 2010 01 14 06 39.22 -07 01.7 3.101 3.968 147.7 7.6 20.9 2010 01 19 06 29.97 -06 30.6 3.162 4.005 144.7 8.2 21.0 2010 01 24 06 21.32 -05 56.7 3.234 4.043 140.6 8.9 21.1 2010 01 29 06 13.34 -05 20.6 3.316 4.081 135.9 9.7 21.2 2010 02 03 06 06.08 -04 43.2 3.407 4.119 130.8 10.4 21.3 2010 02 08 05 59.56 -04 05.0 3.506 4.157 125.5 11.1 21.4 2010 02 13 05 53.77 -03 26.7 3.612 4.195 120.1 11.7 21.5 2010 02 18 05 48.71 -02 48.6 3.724 4.233 114.7 12.2 21.6 2010 02 23 05 44.36 -02 11.3 3.840 4.271 109.4 12.6 21.7 2010 02 28 05 40.66 -01 34.9 3.960 4.309 104.0 12.9 21.8 2010 03 05 05 37.59 -00 59.8 4.083 4.347 98.8 13.0 21.9 2010 03 10 05 35.09 -00 26.0 4.208 4.386 93.7 13.1 22.0 2010 03 15 05 33.13 +00 06.2 4.334 4.424 88.7 13.0 22.1 2010 03 20 05 31.66 +00 36.9 4.460 4.462 83.7 12.8 22.2 2010 03 25 05 30.64 +01 05.9 4.585 4.500 78.9 12.6 22.3 2010 03 30 05 30.03 +01 33.3 4.708 4.538 74.1 12.2 22.4 2010 04 04 05 29.77 +01 59.0 4.830 4.577 69.5 11.8 22.5 2010 04 09 05 29.85 +02 23.0 4.949 4.615 64.9 11.3 22.6 2010 04 14 05 30.22 +02 45.3 5.065 4.653 60.5 10.8 22.7 2010 04 19 05 30.85 +03 06.0 5.177 4.691 56.1 10.2 22.8 2010 04 24 05 31.71 +03 25.1 5.284 4.729 51.8 9.6 22.9 2010 04 29 05 32.78 +03 42.6 5.387 4.767 47.6 9.0 22.9 2010 05 04 05 34.02 +03 58.5 5.486 4.805 43.6 8.3 23.0 2010 05 09 05 35.41 +04 12.9 5.578 4.844 39.6 7.6 23.1 2010 05 14 05 36.93 +04 25.7 5.666 4.882 35.8 7.0 23.2 2010 05 19 05 38.56 +04 37.1 5.747 4.920 32.1 6.3 23.2 2010 05 24 05 40.28 +04 47.0 5.822 4.958 28.7 5.6 23.3 2010 05 29 05 42.06 +04 55.4 5.892 4.996 25.5 5.0 23.3 2010 06 03 05 43.89 +05 02.5 5.954 5.034 22.7 4.5 23.4 2010 06 08 05 45.75 +05 08.2 6.011 5.072 20.4 4.0 23.4 2010 06 13 05 47.63 +05 12.6 6.060 5.110 18.8 3.7 23.5 2010 06 18 05 49.50 +05 15.6 6.103 5.147 18.2 3.5 23.5 2010 06 23 05 51.36 +05 17.3 6.139 5.185 18.5 3.6 23.6 2010 06 28 05 53.18 +05 17.7 6.169 5.223 19.7 3.8 23.6 2010 07 03 05 54.94 +05 16.9 6.192 5.261 21.7 4.1 23.7 2010 07 08 05 56.65 +05 14.9 6.208 5.299 24.4 4.5 23.7 2010 07 13 05 58.27 +05 11.7 6.218 5.336 27.4 5.0 23.7 2010 07 18 05 59.79 +05 07.3 6.222 5.374 30.8 5.6 23.8 2010 07 23 06 01.20 +05 01.8 6.219 5.412 34.4 6.1 23.8 2010 07 28 06 02.49 +04 55.3 6.211 5.449 38.2 6.6 23.8 2010 08 02 06 03.62 +04 47.6 6.197 5.487 42.2 7.1 23.9 2010 08 07 06 04.60 +04 38.9 6.177 5.524 46.2 7.6 23.9 2010 08 12 06 05.41 +04 29.3 6.153 5.562 50.4 8.1 23.9 2010 08 17 06 06.02 +04 18.7 6.123 5.599 54.7 8.5 23.9 2010 08 22 06 06.42 +04 07.2 6.090 5.637 59.0 8.9 23.9 2010 08 27 06 06.60 +03 54.9 6.052 5.674 63.5 9.2 23.9 2010 09 01 06 06.53 +03 41.8 6.011 5.711 68.0 9.4 24.0 2010 09 06 06 06.21 +03 28.0 5.968 5.748 72.7 9.6 24.0 2010 09 11 06 05.62 +03 13.6 5.922 5.786 77.4 9.8 24.0 2010 09 16 06 04.75 +02 58.7 5.874 5.823 82.2 9.8 24.0 2010 09 21 06 03.57 +02 43.3 5.826 5.860 87.0 9.9 24.0 2010 09 26 06 02.09 +02 27.6 5.777 5.897 92.0 9.8 24.0 2010 10 01 06 00.29 +02 11.7 5.728 5.934 97.0 9.6 24.0 2010 10 06 05 58.17 +01 55.8 5.681 5.971 102.1 9.4 24.0 2010 10 11 05 55.72 +01 39.9 5.636 6.008 107.2 9.1 24.0 2010 10 16 05 52.95 +01 24.3 5.594 6.044 112.4 8.8 24.1 2010 10 21 05 49.86 +01 09.1 5.555 6.081 117.6 8.3 24.1 2010 10 26 05 46.46 +00 54.5 5.521 6.118 122.9 7.8 24.1 2010 10 31 05 42.77 +00 40.6 5.492 6.155 128.1 7.3 24.1 2010 11 05 05 38.81 +00 27.7 5.469 6.191 133.3 6.7 24.1 2010 11 10 05 34.60 +00 15.9 5.453 6.228 138.3 6.1 24.1 2010 11 15 05 30.19 +00 05.5 5.445 6.264 143.1 5.4 24.1 2010 11 20 05 25.61 -00 03.5 5.444 6.301 147.6 4.8 24.2 2010 11 25 05 20.91 -00 10.9 5.452 6.337 151.5 4.3 24.2 2010 11 30 05 16.12 -00 16.5 5.469 6.374 154.6 3.8 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.
