| q (perihelion distance) | 2.227811 |
| e (eccentricity) | 1.000805 |
| ω (argument of perihelion) | 162.4001 |
| Ω (Longitude of ascending node) | 212.3726 |
| i (inclination) | 131.6121 |
| T (time of perihelion passage) | 2023-05-08 11:04:16 JD2460072.9621 |
| Epoch | 2024 May 19 |
| Reference | MPEC 2024-JU4 |
| Magnitude parameteres (source: COBS last year) | |
| Absolute magnitude | 4.8 |
| Slope parameter | 3.8 |
| Date | J(2000) | Comet | Sky Motion | Object | Moon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | RA | Dec | Delta | r | Elong | Phase | Mag | "/min | PA | Azi | Alt | Phase | Dist. |
Terminology:
RA right ascension in hours Dec declination in degrees Delta distance between comet and Earth (AU) r distance between comet and Sun (AU) Elong elongation - the angle between the Sun and comet Phase percent of surface illuminated Mag magnitude - brightness estimate