Comet 103P/Hartley

Lightcurve of 103P/Hartley
The orbital elements of 103P/Hartley (source: MPC Ephemeris Service)
q (perihelion distance) 1.064438
a (semi-major axes) 3.474876
e (eccentricity) 0.693676
ω (argument of perihelion) 181.3127
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) 219.7506
i (inclination) 13.6104
P (Orbital period in years) 6.4778
T (time of perihelion passage) 2023-10-12 11:52:30
JD2460229.9956
Epoch 2024 Oct 11
Reference MPEC 2024-NE4
Magnitude parameteres (source: COBS last year)
Absolute magnitude 10.4
Slope parameter 6.9
Ephemeris of 103P/Hartley for location Crni Vrh Observatory (latitude: 45.94583; longitude: 14.07111; elevation: 726.0)
Designation MPC Name Date
UTC
RA Dec Delta r El Ph Mag MPC
Mag
Motion
"/min
Motion
PA
Obj
azi
Obj
alt
Sun
alt
Moon
phase
Moon
dist
Moon
alt

Footnotes:

The site uses Minor Planet Ephemeris Service to generate perturbed ephemerides for comets.
Comet magnitudes are calculated based on derived magnitude parameters from the latest available observations in the COBS database.

Terminology:

RA right ascension in hours
Dec declination in degrees
Delta distance between comet and Earth (AU)
r distance between comet and Sun (AU)
El elongation - the angle between the Sun and comet
Ph percent of surface illuminated
Mag magnitude - brightness estimate