C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67413:
C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
T 2011 Dec. 10.343 TT MPC
q 6.48092 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 129.636 +0.719811 +0.320122
Node 225.114 -0.098051 +0.925309
e 1.0 Incl. 60.385 +0.687211 -0.203285
From 37 observations 2009 Sept. 24-Oct. 25.
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 2009 10 26 18 11.85 +31 16.2 8.475 8.259 74.1 6.6 20.3 2009 10 31 18 14.21 +31 01.1 8.494 8.239 71.9 6.6 20.3 2009 11 05 18 16.75 +30 47.3 8.512 8.220 69.6 6.5 20.3 2009 11 10 18 19.45 +30 34.9 8.528 8.200 67.5 6.4 20.3 2009 11 15 18 22.30 +30 24.0 8.542 8.181 65.5 6.3 20.3 2009 11 20 18 25.30 +30 14.8 8.553 8.161 63.6 6.2 20.3 2009 11 25 18 28.42 +30 07.3 8.563 8.142 61.7 6.1 20.3 2009 11 30 18 31.65 +30 01.7 8.570 8.123 60.1 6.0 20.3 2009 12 05 18 34.99 +29 57.9 8.574 8.104 58.5 6.0 20.3 2009 12 10 18 38.43 +29 56.0 8.576 8.085 57.2 5.9 20.2 2009 12 15 18 41.95 +29 56.0 8.575 8.066 56.0 5.8 20.2 2009 12 20 18 45.54 +29 58.2 8.571 8.047 54.9 5.7 20.2 2009 12 25 18 49.18 +30 02.3 8.565 8.028 54.1 5.7 20.2 2009 12 30 18 52.88 +30 08.6 8.555 8.009 53.5 5.7 20.2 2010 01 04 18 56.60 +30 16.9 8.543 7.990 53.0 5.6 20.2 2010 01 09 19 00.36 +30 27.3 8.527 7.972 52.8 5.6 20.2 2010 01 14 19 04.12 +30 39.8 8.509 7.953 52.8 5.7 20.2 2010 01 19 19 07.88 +30 54.3 8.487 7.934 53.0 5.7 20.1 2010 01 24 19 11.63 +31 10.9 8.463 7.916 53.4 5.7 20.1 2010 01 29 19 15.35 +31 29.6 8.436 7.898 54.0 5.8 20.1 2010 02 03 19 19.03 +31 50.1 8.406 7.879 54.8 5.9 20.1 2010 02 08 19 22.67 +32 12.7 8.374 7.861 55.7 6.0 20.1 2010 02 13 19 26.25 +32 37.0 8.339 7.843 56.9 6.1 20.1 2010 02 18 19 29.75 +33 03.2 8.302 7.825 58.1 6.2 20.0 2010 02 23 19 33.17 +33 31.2 8.262 7.807 59.5 6.3 20.0 2010 02 28 19 36.49 +34 00.7 8.221 7.789 61.0 6.4 20.0 2010 03 05 19 39.70 +34 31.9 8.177 7.771 62.6 6.5 20.0 2010 03 10 19 42.79 +35 04.4 8.131 7.753 64.4 6.6 19.9 2010 03 15 19 45.75 +35 38.4 8.084 7.736 66.1 6.8 19.9 2010 03 20 19 48.56 +36 13.5 8.036 7.718 68.0 6.9 19.9 2010 03 25 19 51.21 +36 49.8 7.986 7.701 69.9 7.0 19.9 2010 03 30 19 53.70 +37 27.0 7.935 7.683 71.9 7.1 19.9 2010 04 04 19 56.00 +38 05.1 7.883 7.666 73.9 7.2 19.8 2010 04 09 19 58.11 +38 43.8 7.830 7.649 76.0 7.3 19.8 2010 04 14 20 00.02 +39 23.0 7.777 7.632 78.0 7.4 19.8 2010 04 19 20 01.71 +40 02.5 7.723 7.615 80.1 7.5 19.8 2010 04 24 20 03.18 +40 42.1 7.669 7.598 82.2 7.5 19.7 2010 04 29 20 04.41 +41 21.7 7.616 7.581 84.2 7.6 19.7 2010 05 04 20 05.40 +42 01.0 7.562 7.564 86.3 7.6 19.7 2010 05 09 20 06.14 +42 39.8 7.509 7.547 88.3 7.7 19.7 2010 05 14 20 06.62 +43 17.9 7.457 7.531 90.3 7.7 19.6 2010 05 19 20 06.84 +43 55.0 7.405 7.514 92.3 7.7 19.6 2010 05 24 20 06.79 +44 31.0 7.354 7.498 94.3 7.7 19.6 2010 05 29 20 06.49 +45 05.5 7.305 7.481 96.1 7.7 19.6 2010 06 03 20 05.92 +45 38.3 7.257 7.465 98.0 7.7 19.5 2010 06 08 20 05.10 +46 09.2 7.210 7.449 99.7 7.7 19.5 2010 06 13 20 04.03 +46 38.0 7.166 7.433 101.4 7.7 19.5 2010 06 18 20 02.73 +47 04.3 7.123 7.417 103.0 7.7 19.5 2010 06 23 20 01.22 +47 28.1 7.082 7.401 104.5 7.6 19.4 2010 06 28 19 59.51 +47 49.0 7.043 7.386 105.9 7.6 19.4 2010 07 03 19 57.64 +48 06.9 7.006 7.370 107.2 7.6 19.4 2010 07 08 19 55.63 +48 21.7 6.972 7.355 108.3 7.5 19.4 2010 07 13 19 53.52 +48 33.2 6.940 7.339 109.3 7.5 19.4 2010 07 18 19 51.33 +48 41.3 6.910 7.324 110.2 7.5 19.3 2010 07 23 19 49.12 +48 46.0 6.884 7.309 110.9 7.5 19.3 2010 07 28 19 46.92 +48 47.2 6.860 7.294 111.5 7.4 19.3 2010 08 02 19 44.76 +48 45.0 6.839 7.279 111.9 7.4 19.3 2010 08 07 19 42.68 +48 39.4 6.820 7.264 112.2 7.4 19.3 2010 08 12 19 40.73 +48 30.6 6.805 7.249 112.2 7.4 19.3 2010 08 17 19 38.95 +48 18.5 6.792 7.234 112.1 7.5 19.3 2010 08 22 19 37.36 +48 03.6 6.782 7.220 111.8 7.5 19.2 2010 08 27 19 35.99 +47 45.9 6.775 7.205 111.4 7.5 19.2 2010 09 01 19 34.87 +47 25.7 6.771 7.191 110.8 7.5 19.2 2010 09 06 19 34.02 +47 03.2 6.769 7.177 110.0 7.6 19.2 2010 09 11 19 33.46 +46 38.7 6.771 7.163 109.0 7.6 19.2 2010 09 16 19 33.21 +46 12.4 6.775 7.149 108.0 7.7 19.2 2010 09 21 19 33.26 +45 44.8 6.781 7.135 106.7 7.7 19.2 2010 09 26 19 33.63 +45 16.1 6.790 7.121 105.4 7.8 19.2 2010 10 01 19 34.31 +44 46.6 6.801 7.108 103.9 7.9 19.2 2010 10 06 19 35.32 +44 16.5 6.814 7.094 102.3 7.9 19.2 2010 10 11 19 36.63 +43 46.2 6.829 7.081 100.6 8.0 19.2 2010 10 16 19 38.25 +43 15.9 6.847 7.068 98.8 8.0 19.2 2010 10 21 19 40.17 +42 45.9 6.866 7.054 96.9 8.1 19.2 2010 10 26 19 42.38 +42 16.5 6.886 7.041 94.9 8.1 19.2 2010 10 31 19 44.86 +41 47.8 6.908 7.029 92.9 8.1 19.2 2010 11 05 19 47.61 +41 20.1 6.931 7.016 90.8 8.1 19.2 2010 11 10 19 50.61 +40 53.6 6.955 7.003 88.7 8.1 19.2 2010 11 15 19 53.84 +40 28.5 6.980 6.991 86.6 8.1 19.2 2010 11 20 19 57.30 +40 05.0 7.005 6.978 84.4 8.1 19.2 2010 11 25 20 00.96 +39 43.1 7.031 6.966 82.2 8.1 19.2 2010 11 30 20 04.82 +39 23.0 7.057 6.954 80.0 8.0 19.2
