Comet Garradd

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Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1)
All data provided by Guide8 software available from www.ProjectPluto.com
This page last updated: Wednesday February 22, 2012 7:45 AM EST


Orbital Elements:
   Perihelion distance:     1.5505440 AU
   Eccentricity             1.0010530
   Inclination of orbit   106.1768000°
   Argument of perihelion  90.7481000°
   Long. ascending node   325.9988000°
   Date of perihelion: JD 2455919.17680 (23 Dec 2011 16:14:35)

Data below is specific to 2/22/2012 at 8:00:00pm EST (01:00:00 UT)

Magnitude:

7.0 (estimate)

Rise/Transit/Set times:

Rises:		Circumpolar - doesn't rise
Transits:		6:33am - Feb 23 (time object crosses the meridian, due south)
Sets:		Circumpolar - doesn't set

Current position (now in the constellation Draco)

RA:	16h 17m 22.228s		Click here to download Excel spreadsheet of comet information through Jun 18, 2012
DEC:	+59° 46' 42.08"

Distance from earth:

1.30605259 AU = 195,382,686 km = 121,405,174 miles = 10.88 light-minutes

Heliocentric position:

lon 163.57353 lat 46.14778

Heliocentric radius:

1.76269 AU

Phase:

91.64% illuminated

Phase angle:

33.62°

Elongation from Sun:

99.41° (morning sky)

Speed of apparent motion:

2.969'/hour at position angle 322.8

0.72°/day in RA, 0.94°/day in DEC

For a finder chart for the next few days, click here

For a magnified finder chart for tonight (with SAO numbers of nearby stars), click here

For Sky&Telescope's Comet Garradd finder chart for the next several months, click here

For an Excel spreadsheet of daily comet information through June 18, 2012, click here

Image below taken by member Lenny Marek from his home observatory in Parma, OH (click for larger image)

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To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page
Copyright © 2011 Astronomy Club of Akron, Inc. - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
Last modified: 02/22/12