C/2003 K4 (LINEAR)
Coordinates for this sector below!! This comet could get quite 'bright' this summer!!
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Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 49592:
C/2003 K4 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2004 Oct. 2.0 TT = JDT 2453280.5 T 2004
Oct. 13.7066 TT MPC
q 1.023580
(2000.0)
P
Q
z -0.000355 Peri. 198.4420
-0.9693808 +0.0876932
+/-0.000014 Node
18.6770 +0.0032843
+0.9386080
e 1.000364 Incl.
134.2533 -0.2455403
-0.3336539
From 826 observations 2003 May 28-Sept. 7, mean residual 0".5.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2003 K4 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5 T 2004 Oct.
13.7085 TT MPC
q 1.023570
(2000.0)
P
Q
z -0.000319 Peri. 198.4441
-0.9693767 +0.0877270
+/-0.000014 Node
18.6773 +0.0033145
+0.9386068
e 1.000326 Incl.
134.2530 -0.2455563
-0.3336483
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days.
A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.
Check out recent magnitude estimates for this comet.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2004 05 10 19
57.86 +33 48.0
2.289 2.568 94.1
23.1 9.4
2004 05 15 19
50.41 +35 39.1
2.168 2.509 97.5
23.6 9.2
(Old elements)
2004 05 20 19
40.85 +37 35.2
2.052 2.449 100.6 24.0
9.0
2004 05 25 19 28.70
+39 34.4 1.936 2.385 103.5
24.4 8.7 Sector in plot above!
2004 05 30 19 13.58
+41 33.1 1.832 2.326 106.1
24.8 8.5
2004 06 04 18 54.94
+43 26.0 1.736 2.266 108.1
25.2 8.3
2004 06 09 18 32.67 +45 04.2
1.655 2.211 109.4 25.7
8.0 **********
2004 06 14 18 06.18 +46 20.7
1.581 2.151 109.9 26.4
7.8 **********
2004 06 19 17 36.04 +47 03.0
1.520 2.091 109.4 27.3
7.6**********
2004 06 24 17 03.37 +47 00.9
1.473 2.031 107.9 28.4
7.4*********
2004 06 29 16 29.90 +46 08.2
1.442 1.971 105.3 29.8
7.2********
2004 07 04 15 57.55 +44 25.1
1.426 1.911 101.6 31.4
7.1*******
2004 07 09 15 27.89 +41 58.2
1.425 1.851 97.2
33.0 6.9******
2004 07 14 15 01.83 +38 58.3
1.438 1.791 92.1
34.5 6.8*****
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris
covering the same time interval is also available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl.
Delta r Elong.
Phase m1 m2
WARNING!
This 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.
2004 06 09 18 32.38 +45 05.6
1.650 2.206 109.4 25.7
8.0
2004 06 14 18 05.76 +46 22.2
1.576 2.146 109.9 26.4
7.8
2004 06 19 17 35.48 +47 04.3
1.515 2.086 109.4 27.4
7.6
2004 06 24 17 02.66 +47 01.7
1.468 2.026 107.8 28.5
7.4
2004 06 29 16 29.05 +46 08.1
1.437 1.966 105.2 29.9
7.2
2004 07 04 15 56.60 +44 23.8
1.421 1.906 101.5 31.5
7.1
2004 07 09 15 26.88 +41 55.5
1.421 1.846 97.1
33.1 6.9
2004 07 14 15 00.80 +38 54.4
1.434 1.786 92.0
34.7 6.8
2004 07 19 14 38.59 +35 32.9
1.460 1.727 86.5
36.0 6.7
2004 07 24 14 20.01 +32 02.0
1.497 1.668 80.7
36.9 6.6
2004 07 29 14 04.60 +28 30.3
1.541 1.610 74.9
37.5 6.5
2004 08 03 13 51.85 +25 03.5
1.592 1.552 69.1
37.6 6.4
2004 08 08 13 41.27 +21 44.9
1.647 1.496 63.3
37.3 6.3
2004 08 13 13 32.44 +18 36.0
1.703 1.441 57.5
36.4 6.2
2004 08 18 13 25.01 +15 37.1
1.760 1.387 51.9
35.1 6.1
2004 08 23 13 18.68 +12 48.0
1.815 1.335 46.3
33.2 6.0
2004 08 28 13 13.22 +10 07.8
1.867 1.285 40.8
30.9 5.9
2004 09 02 13 08.41 +07 35.4
1.914 1.238 35.4
28.2 5.8
2004 09 07 13 04.10 +05 09.5
1.955 1.194 30.0
25.0 5.7
2004 09 12 13 00.15 +02 49.0
1.990 1.154 24.7
21.3 5.6
2004 09 17 12 56.46 +00 32.5
2.016 1.118 19.3
17.3 5.5
2004 09 22 12 52.93 -01 41.2
2.034 1.088 14.0
12.9 5.4
2004 09 27 12 49.48 -03 53.2
2.041 1.062 8.8
8.3 5.3
2004 10 02 12 46.03 -06 04.9
2.039 1.043 4.0
3.9 5.2
2004 10 07 12 42.53 -08 17.6
2.026 1.030 3.6
3.5 5.2
2004 10 12 12 38.93 -10 32.7
2.002 1.024 8.3
8.1 5.1
2004 10 17 12 35.16 -12 51.8
1.967 1.025 13.6
13.2 5.1
2004 10 22 12 31.14 -15 16.5
1.922 1.033 19.0
18.3 5.1
2004 10 27 12 26.76 -17 48.6
1.868 1.048 24.5
23.2 5.1
2004 11 01 12 21.90 -20 30.3
1.805 1.069 30.1
27.8 5.1
2004 11 06 12 16.37 -23 24.0
1.735 1.097 35.8
31.9 5.1
2004 11 11 12 09.89 -26 32.2
1.660 1.129 41.5
35.6 5.1
2004 11 16 12 02.08 -29 57.7
1.580 1.166 47.4
38.6 5.2