Comet 75P/Kohoutek

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 31663:
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.  Nongravitational
Elements 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   6.68
An 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.


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
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

 

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