C/2009 K4 (Gibbs)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66703:C/2009 K4 (Gibbs) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 June 19.3789 TT MPC q 1.549083 (2000.0) P Q z +0.023593 Peri. 127.4677 -0.8531333 -0.4359379 +/-0.000000 Node 30.1201 +0.0567038 -0.6235373 e 0.963453 Incl. 34.8246 +0.5186022 -0.6489679 From 117 observations 2009 May 27-July 26, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 K4 (Gibbs) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 June 19.3669 TT MPC q 1.549026 (2000.0) P Q z +0.023670 Peri. 127.4612 -0.8530764 -0.4360406 +/-0.000000 Node 30.1201 +0.0567556 -0.6235163 e 0.963334 Incl. 34.8264 +0.5186901 -0.6489191An 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 14 24.24 -21 30.0 3.250 2.280 10.6 4.6 19.1 2009 10 31 14 33.53 -22 55.0 3.299 2.325 9.4 4.0 19.3 2009 11 05 14 42.77 -24 16.7 3.346 2.370 8.7 3.6 19.4 2009 11 10 14 51.96 -25 35.2 3.390 2.416 8.7 3.6 19.5 2009 11 15 15 01.10 -26 50.6 3.432 2.462 9.6 3.8 19.6 2009 11 20 15 10.17 -28 03.2 3.471 2.508 11.1 4.3 19.7 2009 11 25 15 19.18 -29 13.0 3.507 2.554 13.0 5.0 19.8 2009 11 30 15 28.12 -30 20.2 3.539 2.601 15.3 5.7 19.9 2009 12 05 15 36.98 -31 24.9 3.569 2.648 17.8 6.5 20.0 2009 12 10 15 45.75 -32 27.3 3.596 2.695 20.4 7.3 20.1 2009 12 15 15 54.43 -33 27.5 3.619 2.742 23.2 8.1 20.2 2009 12 20 16 02.99 -34 25.7 3.639 2.789 26.1 8.9 20.3 2009 12 25 16 11.42 -35 22.1 3.656 2.837 29.1 9.7 20.3 2009 12 30 16 19.72 -36 16.8 3.669 2.884 32.1 10.5 20.4 2010 01 04 16 27.86 -37 09.9 3.679 2.932 35.3 11.2 20.5 2010 01 09 16 35.82 -38 01.7 3.685 2.979 38.5 11.9 20.6 2010 01 14 16 43.60 -38 52.3 3.688 3.027 41.8 12.5 20.6 2010 01 19 16 51.17 -39 41.9 3.688 3.074 45.1 13.1 20.7 2010 01 24 16 58.50 -40 30.6 3.685 3.122 48.5 13.7 20.8 2010 01 29 17 05.58 -41 18.7 3.679 3.169 52.0 14.2 20.8 2010 02 03 17 12.37 -42 06.3 3.670 3.216 55.5 14.6 20.9 2010 02 08 17 18.87 -42 53.6 3.659 3.264 59.1 15.0 21.0 2010 02 13 17 25.04 -43 40.8 3.645 3.311 62.8 15.4 21.0 2010 02 18 17 30.84 -44 28.0 3.629 3.359 66.5 15.7 21.1 2010 02 23 17 36.25 -45 15.3 3.611 3.406 70.2 15.9 21.1 2010 02 28 17 41.23 -46 02.9 3.591 3.453 74.0 16.0 21.2 2010 03 05 17 45.76 -46 50.8 3.571 3.500 77.9 16.1 21.2 2010 03 10 17 49.80 -47 39.1 3.549 3.547 81.8 16.1 21.2 2010 03 15 17 53.31 -48 28.0 3.527 3.594 85.8 16.0 21.3 2010 03 20 17 56.24 -49 17.2 3.505 3.641 89.8 15.9 21.3 2010 03 25 17 58.55 -50 06.8 3.483 3.688 93.9 15.7 21.4 2010 03 30 18 00.22 -50 56.6 3.462 3.734 98.0 15.4 21.4 2010 04 04 18 01.20 -51 46.4 3.443 3.781 102.1 15.0 21.5 2010 04 09 18 01.45 -52 35.9 3.425 3.827 106.2 14.6 21.5 2010 04 14 18 00.93 -53 24.8 3.409 3.874 110.3 14.0 21.5 2010 04 19 17 59.62 -54 12.6 3.397 3.920 114.4 13.5 21.6 2010 04 24 17 57.51 -54 58.8 3.387 3.966 118.5 12.9 21.6 2010 04 29 17 54.60 -55 42.9 3.381 4.012 122.4 12.2 21.7 2010 05 04 17 50.90 -56 24.2 3.380 4.058 126.2 11.6 21.7 2010 05 09 17 46.44 -57 02.1 3.383 4.104 129.9 10.9 21.8 2010 05 14 17 41.28 -57 35.9 3.391 4.150 133.3 10.2 21.8 2010 05 19 17 35.51 -58 05.1 3.405 4.195 136.4 9.6 21.9 2010 05 24 17 29.25 -58 29.2 3.424 4.241 139.0 9.0 21.9 2010 05 29 17 22.63 -58 47.9 3.449 4.286 141.2 8.5 22.0 2010 06 03 17 15.79 -59 00.9 3.480 4.331 142.8 8.1 22.1 2010 06 08 17 08.90 -59 08.3 3.517 4.376 143.6 7.9 22.1 2010 06 13 17 02.11 -59 10.0 3.561 4.421 143.8 7.8 22.2 2010 06 18 16 55.59 -59 06.5 3.611 4.466 143.2 7.8 22.3 2010 06 23 16 49.46 -58 58.2 3.667 4.511 142.0 8.0 22.4 2010 06 28 16 43.83 -58 45.7 3.729 4.556 140.1 8.2 22.4 2010 07 03 16 38.80 -58 29.6 3.796 4.600 137.8 8.5 22.5 2010 07 08 16 34.41 -58 10.6 3.869 4.645 135.0 8.9 22.6 2010 07 13 16 30.71 -57 49.2 3.948 4.689 132.0 9.3 22.7 2010 07 18 16 27.72 -57 26.2 4.031 4.733 128.7 9.6 22.8 2010 07 23 16 25.44 -57 02.1 4.119 4.777 125.2 10.0 22.9 2010 07 28 16 23.84 -56 37.4 4.210 4.821 121.6 10.3 23.0 2010 08 02 16 22.91 -56 12.7 4.306 4.865 118.0 10.6 23.0 2010 08 07 16 22.61 -55 48.1 4.404 4.909 114.2 10.9 23.1 2010 08 12 16 22.91 -55 24.1 4.506 4.952 110.5 11.1 23.2 2010 08 17 16 23.77 -55 01.0 4.610 4.996 106.7 11.2 23.3 2010 08 22 16 25.15 -54 38.8 4.716 5.039 102.9 11.3 23.4 2010 08 27 16 27.02 -54 17.7 4.824 5.082 99.1 11.3 23.5 2010 09 01 16 29.33 -53 57.9 4.933 5.125 95.3 11.3 23.6 2010 09 06 16 32.05 -53 39.3 5.042 5.168 91.5 11.2 23.6 2010 09 11 16 35.15 -53 22.0 5.152 5.211 87.8 11.1 23.7 2010 09 16 16 38.60 -53 06.0 5.262 5.254 84.0 11.0 23.8 2010 09 21 16 42.37 -52 51.3 5.372 5.297 80.3 10.8 23.9 2010 09 26 16 46.43 -52 37.9 5.480 5.339 76.7 10.5 24.0 2010 10 01 16 50.75 -52 25.6 5.588 5.382 73.0 10.3 24.0 2010 10 06 16 55.31 -52 14.5 5.694 5.424 69.4 9.9 24.1 2010 10 11 17 00.09 -52 04.4 5.798 5.466 65.9 9.6 24.2 2010 10 16 17 05.07 -51 55.4 5.899 5.508 62.4 9.2 24.3 2010 10 21 17 10.22 -51 47.4 5.999 5.550 58.9 8.8 24.3 2010 10 26 17 15.52 -51 40.2 6.095 5.592 55.5 8.4 24.4 2010 10 31 17 20.96 -51 34.0 6.188 5.634 52.2 8.0 24.5 2010 11 05 17 26.53 -51 28.5 6.278 5.676 48.9 7.6 24.5 2010 11 10 17 32.20 -51 23.8 6.364 5.717 45.8 7.1 24.6 2010 11 15 17 37.95 -51 19.8 6.446 5.759 42.7 6.7 24.6 2010 11 20 17 43.78 -51 16.4 6.524 5.800 39.9 6.3 24.7 2010 11 25 17 49.65 -51 13.8 6.597 5.841 37.2 5.9 24.8 2010 11 30 17 55.57 -51 11.7 6.666 5.882 34.7 5.5 24.8This 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.
