75P/Kohoutek Epoch 2001 Feb. 20.0 TT = JDT 2451960.5 T 2001 Feb. 27.3481 TT Muraoka q 1.787299 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1475172 Peri. 175.6949 +0.0801846 -0.9914479 a 3.547379 Node 269.6830 +0.9114257 +0.1147488 e 0.496164 Incl. 5.9100 +0.4035760 -0.0621597 P 6.68 From 81 observations 1975-1988, mean residual 1".5. NongravitationalElements are also available for the current standard epoch:
75P/Kohoutek Epoch 2001 Apr. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5 T 2001 Feb. 27.3307 TT Muraoka q 1.787289 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1475411 Peri. 175.6861 +0.0803354 -0.9914353 a 3.546996 Node 269.6830 +0.9114081 +0.1148887 e 0.496112 Incl. 5.9101 +0.4035857 -0.0621012 P 6.68An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2001 05 31 07 23.15 +19 13.9 2.633 1.969 40.1 19.4 15.5 22.6 2001 06 05 07 35.55 +18 41.2 2.681 1.987 38.3 18.4 15.6 22.6 2001 06 10 07 47.76 +18 05.7 2.729 2.006 36.5 17.5 15.7 22.6 2001 06 15 07 59.78 +17 27.4 2.777 2.026 34.6 16.6 15.8 22.6 2001 06 20 08 11.60 +16 46.6 2.825 2.046 32.8 15.6 15.9 22.7 2001 11 07 12 28.98 -08 10.2 3.486 2.734 35.0 12.0 17.6 23.6 2001 11 12 12 35.83 -08 58.3 3.470 2.760 38.1 12.8 17.6 23.7 2001 11 17 12 42.50 -09 45.1 3.451 2.786 41.3 13.6 17.6 23.7 2001 11 22 12 48.97 -10 30.6 3.429 2.812 44.6 14.3 17.7 23.7 2001 11 27 12 55.22 -11 14.6 3.403 2.838 47.9 15.0 17.7 23.8 2001 12 02 13 01.26 -11 57.2 3.375 2.864 51.3 15.6 17.7 23.8 2001 12 07 13 07.05 -12 38.1 3.343 2.890 54.8 16.2 17.7 23.8 2001 12 12 13 12.60 -13 17.4 3.309 2.915 58.4 16.7 17.7 23.8 2001 12 17 13 17.86 -13 55.1 3.272 2.941 62.0 17.2 17.8 23.8 2001 12 22 13 22.83 -14 30.9 3.232 2.967 65.7 17.6 17.8 23.8 2001 12 27 13 27.48 -15 04.8 3.190 2.992 69.6 17.9 17.8 23.8 2002 01 01 13 31.79 -15 36.7 3.147 3.018 73.5 18.2 17.8 23.8 2002 01 06 13 35.74 -16 06.6 3.101 3.043 77.5 18.4 17.8 23.8 2002 01 11 13 39.30 -16 34.4 3.054 3.068 81.6 18.5 17.8 23.8 2002 01 16 13 42.43 -17 00.0 3.006 3.093 85.8 18.5 17.8 23.8 2002 01 21 13 45.13 -17 23.1 2.957 3.118 90.1 18.4 17.8 23.8 2002 01 26 13 47.35 -17 43.8 2.908 3.143 94.6 18.2 17.8 23.7 2002 01 31 13 49.08 -18 01.9 2.859 3.168 99.1 17.9 17.8 23.7 2002 02 05 13 50.30 -18 17.3 2.811 3.193 103.8 17.5 17.8 23.7 2002 02 10 13 50.99 -18 29.8 2.764 3.218 108.6 16.9 17.8 23.6 2002 02 15 13 51.12 -18 39.2 2.719 3.242 113.5 16.2 17.8 23.6 2002 02 20 13 50.70 -18 45.5 2.676 3.266 118.6 15.4 17.8 23.6 2002 02 25 13 49.72 -18 48.4 2.636 3.291 123.7 14.5 17.8 23.5 2002 03 02 13 48.21 -18 47.9 2.600 3.315 129.0 13.4 17.8 23.5 2002 03 07 13 46.18 -18 44.0 2.568 3.339 134.4 12.3 17.8 23.4 2002 03 12 13 43.67 -18 36.5 2.541 3.362 139.9 11.0 17.8 23.3 2002 03 17 13 40.71 -18 25.4 2.519 3.386 145.5 9.6 17.8 23.3 2002 03 22 13 37.39 -18 11.0 2.503 3.410 151.1 8.1 17.8 23.2 2002 03 27 13 33.76 -17 53.4 2.494 3.433 156.7 6.6 17.8 23.2 2002 04 01 13 29.92 -17 33.0 2.492 3.456 162.1 5.1 17.9 23.1 2002 04 06 13 25.95 -17 10.1 2.496 3.479 167.3 3.6 17.9 23.0 2002 04 11 13 21.94 -16 45.2 2.509 3.502 171.3 2.5 17.9 23.0 2002 04 16 13 17.99 -16 18.9 2.528 3.525 172.3 2.2 18.0 23.0 2002 04 21 13 14.17 -15 51.7 2.556 3.548 169.4 3.0 18.0 23.1 2002 04 26 13 10.58 -15 24.3 2.590 3.571 164.7 4.3 18.1 23.2 2002 05 01 13 07.28 -14 57.3 2.632 3.593 159.5 5.6 18.2 23.3 2002 05 06 13 04.32 -14 31.2 2.680 3.615 154.2 7.0 18.2 23.4 2002 05 11 13 01.75 -14 06.4 2.736 3.637 148.8 8.3 18.3 23.6 2002 05 16 12 59.59 -13 43.5 2.797 3.659 143.5 9.5 18.4 23.7 2002 05 21 12 57.88 -13 22.7 2.864 3.681 138.3 10.5 18.4 23.8 2002 05 26 12 56.62 -13 04.3 2.935 3.703 133.2 11.5 18.5 23.9 2002 05 31 12 55.80 -12 48.5 3.012 3.724 128.2 12.4 18.6 24.0 2002 06 05 12 55.43 -12 35.4 3.092 3.746 123.3 13.1 18.7 24.1 2002 06 10 12 55.49 -12 25.0 3.176 3.767 118.5 13.7 18.8 24.2 2002 06 15 12 55.96 -12 17.4 3.263 3.788 113.8 14.2 18.9 24.3 2002 06 20 12 56.83 -12 12.4 3.352 3.809 109.2 14.6 18.9 24.4 2002 06 25 12 58.08 -12 10.1 3.443 3.830 104.7 14.9 19.0 24.4 2002 06 30 12 59.69 -12 10.2 3.535 3.850 100.4 15.1 19.1 24.5 2002 07 05 13 01.62 -12 12.7 3.629 3.871 96.1 15.1 19.2 24.6