C/2009 P2 (Boattini)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67147:C/2009 P2 (Boattini) Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 T 2010 Feb. 10.8732 TT MPC q 6.543839 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000281 Peri. 76.0889 +0.9277656 -0.2792020 +/-0.000006 Node 60.3920 -0.3399565 -0.9059867 e 1.001836 Incl. 163.4552 +0.1538848 -0.3181734 From 256 observations 2008 Oct. 1-2009 Sept. 28, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 P2 (Boattini) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 Feb. 10.6248 TT MPC q 6.543868 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000250 Peri. 76.0493 +0.9278662 -0.2788907 +/-0.000006 Node 60.3723 -0.3396286 -0.9061354 e 1.001636 Incl. 163.4536 +0.1540024 -0.3180229An 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 22 48.28 +10 56.4 5.869 6.584 132.7 6.4 18.0 2009 10 31 22 44.73 +10 24.3 5.932 6.580 127.2 6.9 18.0 2009 11 05 22 41.49 +09 53.3 6.002 6.577 121.6 7.4 18.1 2009 11 10 22 38.58 +09 23.8 6.078 6.573 116.1 7.8 18.1 2009 11 15 22 36.00 +08 55.8 6.158 6.570 110.5 8.1 18.1 2009 11 20 22 33.74 +08 29.7 6.241 6.567 105.1 8.4 18.2 2009 11 25 22 31.80 +08 05.4 6.327 6.565 99.6 8.5 18.2 2009 11 30 22 30.17 +07 43.1 6.415 6.562 94.3 8.6 18.2 2009 12 05 22 28.84 +07 22.8 6.503 6.560 89.0 8.6 18.2 2009 12 10 22 27.79 +07 04.6 6.592 6.557 83.7 8.6 18.3 2009 12 15 22 27.00 +06 48.4 6.680 6.555 78.5 8.5 18.3 2009 12 20 22 26.47 +06 34.3 6.766 6.553 73.4 8.3 18.3 2009 12 25 22 26.17 +06 22.2 6.850 6.552 68.4 8.0 18.3 2009 12 30 22 26.09 +06 12.1 6.932 6.550 63.4 7.7 18.4 2010 01 04 22 26.20 +06 03.8 7.009 6.549 58.4 7.4 18.4 2010 01 09 22 26.48 +05 57.4 7.083 6.548 53.6 6.9 18.4 2010 01 14 22 26.93 +05 52.7 7.152 6.547 48.8 6.5 18.4 2010 01 19 22 27.52 +05 49.6 7.216 6.546 44.1 6.0 18.5 2010 01 24 22 28.23 +05 48.2 7.274 6.545 39.5 5.5 18.5 2010 01 29 22 29.05 +05 48.2 7.326 6.544 35.0 5.0 18.5 2010 02 03 22 29.96 +05 49.6 7.372 6.544 30.7 4.4 18.5 2010 02 08 22 30.93 +05 52.3 7.412 6.544 26.5 3.9 18.5 2010 02 13 22 31.96 +05 56.2 7.444 6.544 22.6 3.3 18.5 2010 02 18 22 33.04 +06 01.3 7.470 6.544 19.1 2.8 18.5 2010 02 23 22 34.13 +06 07.3 7.488 6.544 16.3 2.4 18.5 2010 02 28 22 35.22 +06 14.3 7.499 6.545 14.5 2.2 18.5 2010 03 05 22 36.31 +06 22.1 7.503 6.546 14.1 2.1 18.5 2010 03 10 22 37.37 +06 30.6 7.500 6.546 15.2 2.3 18.5 2010 03 15 22 38.40 +06 39.8 7.489 6.547 17.5 2.6 18.5 2010 03 20 22 39.37 +06 49.6 7.471 6.549 20.6 3.1 18.5 2010 03 25 22 40.27 +06 59.8 7.447 6.550 24.2 3.6 18.5 2010 03 30 22 41.08 +07 10.3 7.415 6.551 28.1 4.1 18.5 2010 04 04 22 41.79 +07 21.1 7.377 6.553 32.3 4.7 18.5 2010 04 09 22 42.39 +07 32.1 7.333 6.555 36.5 5.2 18.5 2010 04 14 22 42.86 +07 43.1 7.282 6.557 40.9 5.7 18.5 2010 04 19 22 43.18 +07 54.1 7.227 6.559 45.3 6.2 18.5 2010 04 24 22 43.34 +08 04.9 7.165 6.562 49.8 6.7 18.4 2010 04 29 22 43.32 +08 15.5 7.099 6.564 54.4 7.2 18.4 2010 05 04 22 43.11 +08 25.6 7.029 6.567 59.0 7.6 18.4 2010 05 09 22 42.70 +08 35.3 6.955 6.570 63.7 7.9 18.4 2010 05 14 22 42.07 +08 44.3 6.877 6.573 68.4 8.2 18.4 2010 05 19 22 41.21 +08 52.6 6.797 6.576 73.2 8.5 18.3 2010 05 24 22 40.09 +09 00.0 6.715 6.580 78.0 8.7 18.3 2010 05 29 22 38.71 +09 06.3 6.631 6.583 82.9 8.8 18.3 2010 06 03 22 37.07 +09 11.5 6.547 6.587 87.8 8.9 18.3 2010 06 08 22 35.14 +09 15.3 6.462 6.591 92.8 8.8 18.2 2010 06 13 22 32.92 +09 17.6 6.378 6.595 97.9 8.8 18.2 2010 06 18 22 30.40 +09 18.3 6.296 6.599 103.0 8.6 18.2 2010 06 23 22 27.59 +09 17.2 6.216 6.603 108.2 8.4 18.2 2010 06 28 22 24.48 +09 14.1 6.139 6.608 113.4 8.1 18.1 2010 07 03 22 21.08 +09 09.0 6.066 6.613 118.6 7.8 18.1 2010 07 08 22 17.40 +09 01.7 5.997 6.618 123.9 7.3 18.1 2010 07 13 22 13.45 +08 52.2 5.934 6.623 129.1 6.8 18.1 2010 07 18 22 09.25 +08 40.2 5.877 6.628 134.4 6.3 18.1 2010 07 23 22 04.82 +08 25.9 5.828 6.633 139.5 5.7 18.0 2010 07 28 22 00.21 +08 09.3 5.786 6.639 144.5 5.1 18.0 2010 08 02 21 55.43 +07 50.3 5.752 6.645 149.3 4.5 18.0 2010 08 07 21 50.53 +07 29.0 5.726 6.651 153.7 3.9 18.0 2010 08 12 21 45.55 +07 05.6 5.710 6.657 157.3 3.4 18.0 2010 08 17 21 40.53 +06 40.3 5.704 6.663 159.7 3.0 18.0 2010 08 22 21 35.53 +06 13.3 5.707 6.669 160.6 2.9 18.0 2010 08 27 21 30.58 +05 44.9 5.719 6.676 159.6 3.0 18.0 2010 09 01 21 25.74 +05 15.3 5.742 6.682 157.0 3.4 18.0 2010 09 06 21 21.03 +04 44.9 5.773 6.689 153.3 3.9 18.1 2010 09 11 21 16.51 +04 13.8 5.814 6.696 148.9 4.5 18.1 2010 09 16 21 12.21 +03 42.6 5.864 6.703 144.0 5.1 18.1 2010 09 21 21 08.15 +03 11.4 5.921 6.711 138.9 5.6 18.1 2010 09 26 21 04.37 +02 40.6 5.987 6.718 133.7 6.2 18.2 2010 10 01 21 00.87 +02 10.4 6.059 6.726 128.3 6.7 18.2 2010 10 06 20 57.68 +01 41.0 6.137 6.734 123.0 7.2 18.2 2010 10 11 20 54.80 +01 12.6 6.221 6.741 117.6 7.5 18.3 2010 10 16 20 52.23 +00 45.4 6.309 6.750 112.2 7.9 18.3 2010 10 21 20 49.98 +00 19.6 6.401 6.758 106.9 8.1 18.3 2010 10 26 20 48.05 -00 04.8 6.496 6.766 101.6 8.3 18.4 2010 10 31 20 46.41 -00 27.6 6.593 6.775 96.3 8.4 18.4 2010 11 05 20 45.07 -00 48.8 6.691 6.783 91.1 8.4 18.4 2010 11 10 20 44.01 -01 08.4 6.790 6.792 86.0 8.4 18.5 2010 11 15 20 43.22 -01 26.4 6.888 6.801 80.9 8.3 18.5 2010 11 20 20 42.69 -01 42.7 6.985 6.810 75.8 8.1 18.6 2010 11 25 20 42.39 -01 57.3 7.080 6.820 70.8 7.9 18.6 2010 11 30 20 42.31 -02 10.4 7.173 6.829 65.9 7.6 18.6This 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.
