C/2003 T3 (Tabur)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 50460:

C/2003 T3 (Tabur)
Epoch 2004 Apr. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453120.5
T 2004 Apr. 29.0105 TT                                  MPCM
q   1.480737             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000292       Peri.   43.7883      +0.8022472      -0.5714895
 +/-0.000043       Node   347.0617      +0.0335508      +0.3318599
e   0.999567       Incl.   50.4424      +0.5960484      +0.7505123
From 176 observations 2003 Oct. 14-Dec. 28, mean residual 0".6.

Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:

C/2003 T3 (Tabur)
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5
T 2004 Apr. 29.0111 TT                                  MPCM
q   1.480714             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000249       Peri.   43.7898      +0.8022322      -0.5715116
 +/-0.000043       Node   347.0619      +0.0335671      +0.3318633
e   0.999632       Incl.   50.4419      +0.5960678      +0.7504940

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 02 25 22 56.47 -07 09.4 2.707 1.729 7.0 4.0 9.5 2004 03 01 23 05.27 -04 42.7 2.680 1.695 5.0 2.9 9.4 2004 03 06 23 14.23 -02 12.1 2.651 1.662 3.8 2.3 9.3 2004 03 11 23 23.37 +00 22.4 2.622 1.632 4.1 2.5 9.2 2004 03 16 23 32.73 +03 01.1 2.592 1.604 5.5 3.4 9.1 2004 03 21 23 42.33 +05 43.8 2.562 1.579 7.4 4.7 9.0 2004 03 26 23 52.20 +08 30.4 2.532 1.556 9.5 6.0 8.9 2004 03 31 00 02.40 +11 20.9 2.502 1.536 11.5 7.5 8.9 2004 04 05 00 12.97 +14 14.9 2.473 1.519 13.6 8.9 8.8 2004 04 10 00 23.96 +17 12.0 2.446 1.505 15.6 10.3 8.7 2004 04 15 00 35.46 +20 11.9 2.420 1.494 17.5 11.7 8.7 2004 04 20 00 47.53 +23 13.8 2.396 1.486 19.4 13.0 8.6 2004 04 25 01 00.25 +26 16.8 2.375 1.482 21.1 14.2 8.6 2004 04 30 01 13.71 +29 19.9 2.357 1.481 22.8 15.3 8.6 2004 05 05 01 28.03 +32 21.9 2.341 1.483 24.4 16.3 8.6 2004 05 10 01 43.31 +35 21.2 2.330 1.489 25.9 17.3 8.6 2004 05 15 01 59.67 +38 16.2 2.322 1.498 27.3 18.1 8.6 2004 05 20 02 17.23 +41 05.2 2.319 1.510 28.6 18.7 8.6 2004 05 25 02 36.10 +43 45.9 2.319 1.525 29.8 19.3 8.7 2004 05 30 02 56.36 +46 16.3 2.324 1.544 30.8 19.7 8.7 2004 06 04 03 18.05 +48 34.1 2.333 1.565 31.8 20.0 8.8 2004 06 09 03 41.18 +50 37.4 2.347 1.589 32.6 20.1 8.9 2004 06 14 04 05.66 +52 24.1 2.364 1.615 33.3 20.2 8.9 2004 06 19 04 31.29 +53 52.8 2.385 1.644 34.0 20.2 9.0 2004 06 24 04 57.77 +55 02.5 2.410 1.675 34.5 20.1 9.2 2004 06 29 05 24.73 +55 52.6 2.438 1.708 35.0 20.0 9.3 2004 07 04 05 51.71 +56 23.7 2.469 1.743 35.4 19.7 9.4 2004 07 09 06 18.28 +56 36.6 2.502 1.779 35.8 19.5 9.5 2004 07 14 06 44.03 +56 33.1 2.537 1.817 36.1 19.2 9.6 2004 07 19 07 08.64 +56 15.2 2.573 1.857 36.4 19.0 9.7 2004 07 24 07 31.89 +55 45.2 2.611 1.897 36.8 18.7 9.9 2004 07 29 07 53.63 +55 05.4 2.649 1.939 37.2 18.4 10.0 2004 08 03 08 13.86 +54 17.9 2.687 1.982 37.6 18.2 10.1 2004 08 08 08 32.59 +53 24.7 2.725 2.026 38.1 18.0 10.2 2004 08 13 08 49.90 +52 27.6 2.762 2.071 38.7 17.8 10.4 2004 08 18 09 05.88 +51 28.1 2.798 2.116 39.4 17.7 10.5 2004 08 23 09 20.63 +50 27.4 2.833 2.163 40.3 17.6 10.6 2004 08 28 09 34.26 +49 26.5 2.866 2.209 41.3 17.5 10.7 2004 09 02 09 46.87 +48 26.2 2.897 2.256 42.4 17.5 10.8 2004 09 07 09 58.57 +47 27.2 2.925 2.304 43.7 17.6 11.0 2004 09 12 10 09.42 +46 30.2 2.951 2.352 45.1 17.7 11.1 2004 09 17 10 19.51 +45 35.5 2.975 2.401 46.8 17.8 11.2 2004 09 22 10 28.89 +44 43.6 2.995 2.449 48.6 17.9 11.3 2004 09 27 10 37.61 +43 54.8 3.013 2.498 50.5 18.0 11.4 2004 10 02 10 45.72 +43 09.2 3.027 2.548 52.7 18.2 11.5 2004 10 07 10 53.25 +42 27.2 3.038 2.597 55.0 18.4 11.6 2004 10 12 11 00.23 +41 48.8 3.046 2.646 57.5 18.5 11.6 2004 10 17 11 06.68 +41 14.4 3.051 2.696 60.1 18.7 11.7 2004 10 22 11 12.61 +40 44.0 3.052 2.746 62.9 18.8 11.8 2004 10 27 11 18.02 +40 17.7 3.051 2.796 65.9 18.9 11.9 2004 11 01 11 22.91 +39 55.6 3.046 2.846 69.0 19.0 12.0 2004 11 06 11 27.30 +39 37.8 3.039 2.896 72.3 19.0 12.0 2004 11 11 11 31.16 +39 24.3 3.029 2.946 75.7 19.0 12.1 2004 11 16 11 34.48 +39 15.3 3.018 2.996 79.3 18.9 12.2 2004 11 21 11 37.23 +39 10.6 3.004 3.045 83.0 18.8 12.2 2004 11 26 11 39.41 +39 10.2 2.989 3.095 86.8 18.6 12.3 2004 12 01 11 40.98 +39 13.9 2.973 3.145 90.8 18.3 12.3 2004 12 06 11 41.93 +39 21.7 2.956 3.195 94.9 17.9 12.4 2004 12 11 11 42.22 +39 33.2 2.939 3.245 99.1 17.4 12.5 2004 12 16 11 41.81 +39 48.1 2.923 3.295 103.5 16.9 12.5 2004 12 21 11 40.70 +40 06.0 2.908 3.344 107.9 16.3 12.6 2004 12 26 11 38.86 +40 26.2 2.895 3.394 112.4 15.5 12.6 2004 12 31 11 36.27 +40 48.2 2.885 3.443 116.9 14.8 12.7 2005 01 05 11 32.95 +41 11.2 2.878 3.493 121.4 13.9 12.7 2005 01 10 11 28.90 +41 34.3 2.875 3.542 125.9 13.0 12.8 2005 01 15 11 24.14 +41 56.7 2.876 3.591 130.3 12.1 12.8 2005 01 20 11 18.73 +42 17.2 2.883 3.641 134.5 11.1 12.9 2005 01 25 11 12.75 +42 35.1 2.895 3.690 138.4 10.2 13.0 2005 01 30 11 06.29 +42 49.3 2.914 3.738 141.8 9.4 13.0 2005 02 04 10 59.47 +42 59.2 2.940 3.787 144.7 8.7 13.1 2005 02 09 10 52.40 +43 04.0 2.973 3.836 146.7 8.1 13.2 2005 02 14 10 45.23 +43 03.4 3.013 3.885 147.8 7.8 13.3 2005 02 19 10 38.10 +42 57.1 3.061 3.933 147.8 7.7 13.4 2005 02 24 10 31.16 +42 45.2 3.116 3.981 146.8 7.8 13.5 2005 03 01 10 24.53 +42 27.9 3.179 4.030 144.8 8.1 13.6 2005 03 06 10 18.29 +42 05.5 3.249 4.078 142.1 8.6 13.7 2005 03 11 10 12.55 +41 38.5 3.326 4.126 138.8 9.1 13.8 2005 03 16 10 07.37 +41 07.5 3.409 4.174 135.1 9.7 13.9 2005 03 21 10 02.78 +40 33.1 3.498 4.221 131.2 10.2 14.0 2005 03 26 09 58.81 +39 55.9 3.593 4.269 127.0 10.8 14.1 2005 03 31 09 55.45 +39 16.5 3.693 4.316 122.8 11.2 14.2