C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5 T 2004 Apr. 23.0614 TT MPCM q 0.614594 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000840 Peri. 157.7368 +0.4344175 -0.8375918 +/-0.000001 Node 94.8588 -0.8683669 -0.2918004 e 1.000516 Incl. 160.5833 -0.2392077 -0.4618360 From 3211 observations 2002 Oct. 12-2004 Jan. 31, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5 T 2004 Apr. 23.0625 TT MPCM q 0.614571 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000812 Peri. 157.7382 +0.4343740 -0.8376128 +/-0.000001 Node 94.8574 -0.8683846 -0.2917584 e 1.000499 Incl. 160.5831 -0.2392223 -0.4618244
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING!
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 02 25 00 09.15 +13 13.6 2.017 1.311 33.5 24.6 6.7 2004 03 01 00 07.31 +12 36.8 2.016 1.233 28.1 22.2 6.4 2004 03 06 00 05.61 +12 01.8 2.004 1.156 22.8 19.5 6.1 2004 03 11 00 03.96 +11 27.5 1.980 1.079 17.9 16.4 5.8 2004 03 16 00 02.30 +10 52.9 1.943 1.002 13.4 13.3 5.5 2004 03 21 00 00.58 +10 16.7 1.892 0.928 10.0 10.8 5.1 2004 03 26 23 58.77 +09 37.6 1.826 0.856 9.2 10.7 4.6 2004 03 31 23 56.86 +08 54.1 1.743 0.789 11.4 14.6 4.2 2004 04 05 23 54.95 +08 04.4 1.641 0.728 15.5 21.6 3.7 2004 04 10 23 53.26 +07 06.6 1.520 0.677 20.4 31.0 3.2 2004 04 15 23 52.23 +05 58.9 1.378 0.639 25.4 42.4 2.8 2004 04 20 23 52.62 +04 39.1 1.218 0.618 30.4 55.3 2.3 2004 04 25 23 55.71 +03 03.7 1.041 0.616 35.0 69.4 2.0 2004 04 30 00 03.62 +01 05.4 0.853 0.633 38.7 83.9 1.7 2004 05 05 00 20.45 -01 34.1 0.661 0.667 40.8 98.8 1.3 2004 05 10 00 55.85 -05 40.0 0.476 0.716 40.2 114.3 0.9 2004 05 15 02 16.56 -12 42.7 0.323 0.774 36.2 129.5 0.4 2004 05 20 05 02.49 -19 57.1 0.267 0.840 43.9 123.4 0.4 2004 05 25 07 33.49 -17 43.5 0.355 0.911 63.4 96.2 1.3 2004 05 30 08 44.10 -13 50.2 0.515 0.985 72.0 78.2 2.5 2004 06 04 09 18.52 -11 21.6 0.695 1.061 74.1 66.8 3.5 2004 06 09 09 38.49 -09 49.3 0.880 1.138 73.4 58.7 4.3 2004 06 14 09 51.80 -08 49.7 1.066 1.216 71.4 52.4 5.0 2004 06 19 10 01.60 -08 10.2 1.248 1.293 68.8 47.1 5.6 2004 06 24 10 09.39 -07 44.1 1.427 1.371 65.8 42.6 6.1 2004 06 29 10 15.93 -07 27.6 1.601 1.448 62.5 38.5 6.6 2004 07 04 10 21.66 -07 18.1 1.771 1.524 59.2 34.9 7.1 2004 07 09 10 26.83 -07 14.1 1.935 1.600 55.7 31.7 7.5 2004 07 14 10 31.61 -07 14.5 2.093 1.675 52.2 28.6 7.8 2004 07 19 10 36.10 -07 18.5 2.246 1.749 48.6 25.8 8.2 2004 07 24 10 40.36 -07 25.6 2.393 1.823 45.1 23.2 8.5 2004 07 29 10 44.45 -07 35.2 2.533 1.896 41.5 20.8 8.8 2004 08 03 10 48.39 -07 47.0 2.667 1.968 38.0 18.5 9.1 2004 08 08 10 52.20 -08 00.7 2.794 2.040 34.5 16.3 9.3 2004 08 13 10 55.89 -08 16.0 2.914 2.111 31.0 14.3 9.6 2004 08 18 10 59.47 -08 32.9 3.027 2.181 27.6 12.4 9.8 2004 08 23 11 02.95 -08 51.0 3.133 2.251 24.3 10.7 10.0 2004 08 28 11 06.32 -09 10.2 3.232 2.319 21.2 9.1 10.2 2004 09 02 11 09.58 -09 30.5 3.324 2.388 18.4 7.7 10.4 2004 09 07 11 12.72 -09 51.5 3.408 2.455 16.1 6.5 10.6 2004 09 12 11 15.75 -10 13.4 3.484 2.522 14.4 5.7 10.7 2004 09 17 11 18.65 -10 35.9 3.553 2.589 13.8 5.3 10.9 2004 09 22 11 21.41 -10 59.0 3.615 2.654 14.4 5.4 11.0 2004 09 27 11 24.02 -11 22.5 3.669 2.719 16.0 5.8 11.2 2004 10 02 11 26.46 -11 46.3 3.715 2.784 18.5 6.5 11.3 2004 10 07 11 28.74 -12 10.4 3.755 2.848 21.5 7.4 11.4 2004 10 12 11 30.82 -12 34.6 3.786 2.912 24.9 8.3 11.5 2004 10 17 11 32.70 -12 58.9 3.811 2.975 28.6 9.2 11.6 2004 10 22 11 34.35 -13 23.1 3.829 3.038 32.5 10.2 11.7 2004 10 27 11 35.75 -13 47.1 3.840 3.100 36.6 11.0 11.8 2004 11 01 11 36.89 -14 10.7 3.845 3.161 40.9 11.9 11.9 2004 11 06 11 37.74 -14 33.9 3.843 3.223 45.2 12.6 12.0 2004 11 11 11 38.28 -14 56.5 3.836 3.284 49.7 13.3 12.1 2004 11 16 11 38.48 -15 18.3 3.823 3.344 54.3 13.9 12.2 2004 11 21 11 38.32 -15 39.1 3.805 3.404 59.0 14.4 12.2 2004 11 26 11 37.77 -15 58.7 3.783 3.463 63.8 14.8 12.3 2004 12 01 11 36.80 -16 16.8 3.758 3.523 68.8 15.1 12.3 2004 12 06 11 35.39 -16 33.3 3.729 3.581 73.8 15.3 12.4 2004 12 11 11 33.52 -16 47.9 3.697 3.640 79.0 15.4 12.5 2004 12 16 11 31.16 -17 00.1 3.664 3.698 84.2 15.4 12.5 2004 12 21 11 28.30 -17 09.7 3.630 3.755 89.6 15.2 12.5 2004 12 26 11 24.92 -17 16.3 3.597 3.813 95.1 14.9 12.6 2004 12 31 11 21.03 -17 19.6 3.564 3.870 100.7 14.5 12.6 2005 01 05 11 16.63 -17 19.2 3.533 3.926 106.4 13.9 12.7 2005 01 10 11 11.73 -17 14.8 3.506 3.982 112.2 13.2 12.7 2005 01 15 11 06.36 -17 06.0 3.482 4.038 118.0 12.4 12.8 2005 01 20 11 00.57 -16 52.7 3.464 4.094 123.8 11.5 12.8 2005 01 25 10 54.41 -16 34.5 3.451 4.149 129.7 10.5 12.9 2005 01 30 10 47.95 -16 11.7 3.446 4.204 135.4 9.5 12.9 2005 02 04 10 41.26 -15 44.1 3.448 4.259 141.0 8.4 13.0 2005 02 09 10 34.44 -15 12.0 3.459 4.314 146.2 7.3 13.0 2005 02 14 10 27.58 -14 35.8 3.479 4.368 150.8 6.3 13.1 2005 02 19 10 20.78 -13 56.0 3.508 4.422 154.6 5.5 13.2 2005 02 24 10 14.13 -13 13.2 3.548 4.475 157.0 5.0 13.3 2005 03 01 10 07.72 -12 28.1 3.597 4.529 157.6 4.8 13.3 2005 03 06 10 01.61 -11 41.4 3.656 4.582 156.3 5.0 13.4 2005 03 11 09 55.87 -10 53.8 3.725 4.634 153.4 5.5 13.5 2005 03 16 09 50.55 -10 06.1 3.802 4.687 149.5 6.2 13.6 2005 03 21 09 45.69 -09 18.9 3.889 4.739 145.0 6.9 13.7 2005 03 26 09 41.32 -08 32.9 3.983 4.791 140.1 7.7 13.8 2005 03 31 09 37.44 -07 48.4 4.085 4.843 135.0 8.4 13.9