Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Lightcurve of 12P/Pons-Brooks
The orbital elements of 12P/Pons-Brooks (source: http://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/)
q (perihelion distance) 0.780780
a (semi-major axes) 17.203860
e (eccentricity) 0.954616
ω (argument of perihelion) 198.9888
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) 255.8559
i (inclination) 74.1916
P (Orbital period in years) 71.3602
T (time of perihelion passage) 2024-04-21 02:56:58
JD2460421.6237
Epoch 2024 Apr 26
Reference MPEC 2024-H50
Magnitude parameteres (source: COBS last 30 days)
Absolute magnitude 4.2
Slope parameter 3.6
Ephemeris of 12P/Pons-Brooks for location Crni Vrh Observatory
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