Re: Comet Holmes =~ foul play?
- From: Sam Wormley <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:06:00 GMT
Phlip wrote:
Astronomers:
Comet Holmes recently passed close to the Sun, and as it headed out towards
the far end of its orbit, it dramatically increased in brightness, forming
a huge ball of gas.
Comet Holmes never gets close to the Sun--Either the OP is
trolling or remains ignorant. A bit of self education is
recommended.
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 51822:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/0017P.html
17P/Holmes
Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5
T 2007 May 4.4995 TT MPC
q 2.053169 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1432508 Peri. 24.2585 +0.9756506 +0.1267918
a 3.617468 Node 326.8675 -0.2124462 +0.7491399
e 0.432429 Incl. 19.1132 +0.0545208 +0.6501640
P 6.88
From 139 observations 1964-2001, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.19, A2 = +0.0287.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
17P/Holmes
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5
T 2007 May 4.5277 TT MPC
q 2.053218 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1431946 Peri. 24.2712 +0.9756707 +0.1266254
a 3.618414 Node 326.8646 -0.2123230 +0.7491869
e 0.432564 Incl. 19.1126 +0.0546417 +0.6501423
P 6.88
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