17P/Holmes
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 51822:
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
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.
以上大多没用。。。下边才是好东西。。。
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
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Hello all!
I also observed the comet this morning after the alert of Ramon Naves,
On my images taken at 05:16 am (TU), I measured the comet of stellar
aspect at magnitude 7,4.
Very impressive!
a first image exp= 9x5s unfiltered T500F/3)
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Hello,
After hearing of Ramon Naves' observation last night on comet-images,
I looked at 17P/Holmes with a 25cm reflector at 76x and 214x on Oct.
24, 4:10 UT. The comet was a mag. 7.1 "star" with a yellow hue. This
morning (Oct. 24, 11:15UT), the moon was out of the sky and seeing was
excellent. To my amazement, 17P had brightened to naked eye visibility
being nearly equal to 48 Per at visual mag. 4.0. In the same
telescope, the coma showed an intense, nearly stellar false nucleus
about 2.5"-3" across set in a small, 10" diameter, much fainter,fuzzy
disklike coma. The nucleus was distinctly yellow. The comet's
appearance was very reminiscent of McNaught last winter when seen in
the daytime sky. What a sight!
Bob King
Duluth, Minn., USA
A very exciting night for comet observers everywhere. Here is my
observation made just a few minutes ago on Oct 25, 1 UT. Naked eye
comparison with Delta and Alpha Persei gives magnitude 2.6. In the
25cm reflector at 76x, the disklike coma measures about 45" with DC=9.
Both coma and false nucleus are tinted yellow. The coma, which has a
crisp, distinct border, is slightly elongated in a north-south
direction. The false nucleus is nearly stellar at 214x and slightly
south of the coma's center. A broad, dense fan extends some 5-7" from
the nucleus from PA 240 to 360. This comet is starting to develop some
fascinating characteristics. It looks like a butter cookie :-)
Clear skies to all,
Bob King
Duluth, Minn. USA