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Minor Planet Center

C/2009 G1 (STEREO)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66466:
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)
Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5
T 2009 Apr. 16.5094 TT                                  MPC
q   1.128764             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.001961       Peri.  175.4483      +0.5294252      -0.2290281
 +/-0.000057       Node   120.6359      -0.8052453      +0.1673763
e   0.997787       Incl.  108.3108      -0.2670001      -0.9589219
From 100 observations 2009 Apr. 9-July 4, mean residual 0".8.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5
T 2009 Apr. 16.5059 TT                                  MPC
q   1.128933             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.001998       Peri.  175.4547      +0.5294419      -0.2290613
 +/-0.000057       Node   120.6388      -0.8052024      +0.1674654
e   0.997745       Incl.  108.3098      -0.2670962      -0.9588985
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    m2
2010 01 24    08 56.52   -63 24.0    3.666    3.911    97.0    14.5  17.7
2010 01 29    08 44.12   -62 45.1    3.684    3.963    99.2    14.2  17.8
2010 02 03    08 32.45   -61 56.0    3.706    4.014   101.1    13.9  17.9
2010 02 08    08 21.70   -60 57.4    3.731    4.065   102.8    13.7  18.0
2010 02 13    08 12.02   -59 50.4    3.760    4.116   104.3    13.4  18.0
2010 02 18    08 03.49   -58 36.0    3.794    4.167   105.4    13.2  18.1
2010 02 23    07 56.13   -57 15.7    3.833    4.218   106.2    13.0  18.2
2010 02 28    07 49.91   -55 50.8    3.877    4.268   106.7    12.8  18.2
2010 03 05    07 44.78   -54 22.5    3.925    4.319   106.9    12.7  18.3
2010 03 10    07 40.65   -52 52.1    3.979    4.369   106.7    12.6  18.4
2010 03 15    07 37.47   -51 20.5    4.038    4.419   106.1    12.5  18.5
2010 03 20    07 35.13   -49 48.8    4.101    4.468   105.3    12.4  18.6
2010 03 25    07 33.56   -48 18.0    4.169    4.518   104.2    12.4  18.6
2010 03 30    07 32.68   -46 48.8    4.242    4.567   102.8    12.3  18.7
2010 04 04    07 32.40   -45 21.8    4.318    4.616   101.1    12.3  18.8
2010 04 09    07 32.67   -43 57.5    4.398    4.665    99.2    12.2  18.9
2010 04 14    07 33.41   -42 36.5    4.482    4.714    97.2    12.2  19.0
2010 04 19    07 34.58   -41 19.0    4.569    4.763    95.0    12.1  19.1
2010 04 24    07 36.12   -40 05.3    4.658    4.811    92.7    12.1  19.2
2010 04 29    07 37.99   -38 55.7    4.750    4.859    90.2    12.0  19.2
2010 05 04    07 40.14   -37 50.2    4.843    4.907    87.7    11.8  19.3
2010 05 09    07 42.53   -36 48.9    4.938    4.955    85.2    11.7  19.4
2010 05 14    07 45.14   -35 51.8    5.033    5.003    82.5    11.6  19.5
2010 05 19    07 47.93   -34 59.0    5.129    5.051    79.9    11.4  19.6
2010 05 24    07 50.88   -34 10.4    5.226    5.098    77.2    11.2  19.7
2010 05 29    07 53.96   -33 26.0    5.322    5.146    74.6    10.9  19.7
2010 06 03    07 57.15   -32 45.7    5.417    5.193    71.9    10.7  19.8
2010 06 08    08 00.43   -32 09.3    5.511    5.240    69.3    10.4  19.9
2010 06 13    08 03.78   -31 36.7    5.604    5.287    66.8    10.2  20.0
2010 06 18    08 07.19   -31 08.0    5.695    5.333    64.3     9.9  20.0
2010 06 23    08 10.63   -30 42.8    5.784    5.380    61.9     9.6  20.1
2010 06 28    08 14.10   -30 21.2    5.870    5.426    59.5     9.3  20.2
2010 07 03    08 17.57   -30 02.9    5.954    5.472    57.3     9.0  20.3
2010 07 08    08 21.04   -29 47.9    6.035    5.519    55.2     8.7  20.3
2010 07 13    08 24.50   -29 36.0    6.113    5.564    53.2     8.4  20.4
2010 07 18    08 27.93   -29 27.2    6.187    5.610    51.4     8.1  20.4
2010 07 23    08 31.32   -29 21.2    6.258    5.656    49.8     7.9  20.5
2010 07 28    08 34.65   -29 17.9    6.325    5.702    48.4     7.7  20.6
2010 08 02    08 37.93   -29 17.3    6.388    5.747    47.2     7.4  20.6
2010 08 07    08 41.13   -29 19.2    6.446    5.792    46.3     7.3  20.7
2010 08 12    08 44.25   -29 23.5    6.501    5.837    45.6     7.1  20.7
2010 08 17    08 47.27   -29 30.0    6.551    5.882    45.2     7.0  20.8
2010 08 22    08 50.19   -29 38.8    6.597    5.927    45.2     7.0  20.8
2010 08 27    08 52.99   -29 49.5    6.638    5.972    45.4     6.9  20.9
2010 09 01    08 55.66   -30 02.2    6.675    6.016    45.9     6.9  20.9
2010 09 06    08 58.20   -30 16.6    6.707    6.061    46.7     7.0  21.0
2010 09 11    09 00.58   -30 32.8    6.735    6.105    47.9     7.0  21.0
2010 09 16    09 02.80   -30 50.5    6.758    6.150    49.3     7.1  21.0
2010 09 21    09 04.84   -31 09.6    6.777    6.194    50.9     7.2  21.1
2010 09 26    09 06.69   -31 29.9    6.792    6.238    52.8     7.4  21.1
2010 10 01    09 08.35   -31 51.4    6.803    6.281    54.9     7.5  21.1
2010 10 06    09 09.79   -32 13.8    6.810    6.325    57.3     7.6  21.2
2010 10 11    09 11.00   -32 37.1    6.813    6.369    59.8     7.8  21.2
2010 10 16    09 11.97   -33 01.0    6.812    6.412    62.4     7.9  21.2
2010 10 21    09 12.69   -33 25.3    6.809    6.456    65.3     8.1  21.3
2010 10 26    09 13.14   -33 49.9    6.802    6.499    68.2     8.2  21.3
2010 10 31    09 13.32   -34 14.5    6.793    6.542    71.3     8.3  21.3
2010 11 05    09 13.21   -34 38.9    6.782    6.585    74.4     8.3  21.3
2010 11 10    09 12.80   -35 02.8    6.769    6.628    77.7     8.4  21.4
2010 11 15    09 12.09   -35 26.1    6.754    6.671    81.0     8.4  21.4
2010 11 20    09 11.07   -35 48.3    6.738    6.714    84.4     8.4  21.4
2010 11 25    09 09.73   -36 09.3    6.722    6.756    87.8     8.4  21.4
2010 11 30    09 08.09   -36 28.8    6.706    6.799    91.2     8.3  21.5
2010 12 05    09 06.14   -36 46.4    6.690    6.841    94.7     8.3  21.5
2010 12 10    09 03.89   -37 01.9    6.675    6.883    98.1     8.1  21.5
2010 12 15    09 01.35   -37 14.9    6.662    6.926   101.5     8.0  21.5
2010 12 20    08 58.56   -37 25.1    6.651    6.968   104.8     7.8  21.5
2010 12 25    08 55.52   -37 32.4    6.642    7.010   108.0     7.7  21.6
2010 12 30    08 52.27   -37 36.6    6.637    7.051   111.2     7.5  21.6
2011 01 04    08 48.83   -37 37.2    6.635    7.093   114.1     7.3  21.6
2011 01 09    08 45.25   -37 34.4    6.636    7.135   116.9     7.1  21.6
2011 01 14    08 41.58   -37 27.8    6.642    7.176   119.4     6.9  21.7
2011 01 19    08 37.84   -37 17.5    6.653    7.218   121.6     6.7  21.7
2011 01 24    08 34.10   -37 03.6    6.669    7.259   123.5     6.5  21.7
2011 01 29    08 30.38   -36 46.0    6.691    7.301   125.0     6.3  21.8
2011 02 03    08 26.74   -36 25.0    6.718    7.342   126.1     6.2  21.8
2011 02 08    08 23.22   -36 00.7    6.750    7.383   126.8     6.1  21.8
2011 02 13    08 19.85   -35 33.3    6.789    7.424   126.9     6.1  21.9
2011 02 18    08 16.67   -35 03.2    6.833    7.465   126.6     6.1  21.9
2011 02 23    08 13.71   -34 30.8    6.883    7.505   125.9     6.1  21.9
2011 02 28    08 10.99   -33 56.2    6.938    7.546   124.7     6.2  22.0

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