******************************************************************************* JPL/HORIZONS 143P/Kowal-Mrkos 2024-May-02 05:53:50 Rec #:90001071 (+COV) Soln.date: 2023-Dec-12_20:44:51 # obs: 1165 (1984-2023) IAU76/J2000 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs): EPOCH= 2456711.5 ! 2014-Feb-23.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .4089639085706872 QR= 2.539879285282774 TP= 2458247.1747629056 OM= 245.317451777343 W= 320.7795266456475 IN= 4.690152338629917 A= 4.297333652062668 MA= 190.0955672618305 ADIST= 6.054788018842562 PER= 8.908545731471699 N= .110638292 ANGMOM= .032541526 DAN= 2.71758 DDN= 5.23824 L= 206.1910875 B= -2.9636227 MOID= 1.53778005 TP= 2018-May-08.6747629056 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 14.5 M2= n.a. k1= 4.5 k2= n.a. PHCOF= n.a. COMET comments 1: soln ref.= JPL#102, data arc: 1984-04-23 to 2023-12-09 2: k1=4.5; ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / WWW_USER Thu May 2 05:53:51 2024 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: 143P/Kowal-Mrkos {source: JPL#102} Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE441} Center-site name: GEOCENTRIC ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2026-Dec-28 00:00:00.0000 UT Stop time : A.D. 2026-Dec-29 00:00:00.0000 UT Step-size : 180 minutes ******************************************************************************* Target pole/equ : undefined Target radii : undefined Center geodetic : 0.0, 0.0, -6378.137 {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center pole/equ : ITRF93 {East-longitude positive} Center radii : 6378.137, 6378.137, 6356.752 km {Equator_a, b, pole_c} Target primary : Sun Vis. interferer : MOON (R_eq= 1737.400) km {source: DE441} Rel. light bend : Sun {source: DE441} Rel. lght bnd GM: 1.3271E+11 km^3/s^2 Small-body perts: Yes {source: SB441-N16} Atmos refraction: NO (AIRLESS) RA format : HMS Time format : CAL Calendar mode : Mixed Julian/Gregorian EOP file : eop.240501.p240725 EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2024-MAY-01. PREDICTS-> 2024-JUL-24 Units conversion: 1 au= 149597870.700 km, c= 299792.458 km/s, 1 day= 86400.0 s Table cut-offs 1: Elevation (-90.0deg=NO ),Airmass (>38.000=NO), Daylight (NO ) Table cut-offs 2: Solar elongation ( 0.0,180.0=NO ),Local Hour Angle( 0.0=NO ) Table cut-offs 3: RA/DEC angular rate ( 0.0=NO ) ******************************************************************************* Initial IAU76/J2000 heliocentric ecliptic osculating elements (au, days, deg.): EPOCH= 2456711.5 ! 2014-Feb-23.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .4089639085706872 QR= 2.539879285282774 TP= 2458247.1747629056 OM= 245.317451777343 W= 320.7795266456475 IN= 4.690152338629917 Equivalent ICRF heliocentric cartesian coordinates (au, au/d): X= 5.181562891273211E+00 Y= 2.726332987138653E+00 Z= 1.487517667674023E+00 VX=-2.998751837765567E-03 VY= 4.250200278438545E-03 VZ= 1.432152204017983E-03 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 14.5 M2= n.a. k1= 4.5 k2= n.a. PHCOF= n.a. ******************************************************************************* Date__(UT)__HR:MN r rdot ************************************************** $$SOE 2026-Dec-28 00:00 2.956774347774 -0.0119487 2026-Dec-28 03:00 2.956773584601 -0.0091921 2026-Dec-28 06:00 2.956773020450 -0.0064355 2026-Dec-28 09:00 2.956772655322 -0.0036790 2026-Dec-28 12:00 2.956772489217 -0.0009224 2026-Dec-28 15:00 2.956772522134 0.0018342 2026-Dec-28 18:00 2.956772754074 0.0045908 2026-Dec-28 21:00 2.956773185035 0.0073474 2026-Dec-29 00:00 2.956773815019 0.0101040 $$EOE ******************************************************************************* Column meaning: TIME Times PRIOR to 1962 are UT1, a mean-solar time closely related to the prior but now-deprecated GMT. Times AFTER 1962 are in UTC, the current civil or "wall-clock" time-scale. UTC is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1 using integer leap-seconds for 1972 and later years. Conversion from the internal Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB) of solar system dynamics to the non-uniform civil UT time-scale requested for output has not been determined for UTC times after the next July or January 1st. Therefore, the last known leap-second is used as a constant over future intervals. Time tags refer to the UT time-scale conversion from TDB on Earth regardless of observer location within the solar system, although clock rates may differ due to the local gravity field and no analog to "UT" may be defined for that location. Any 'b' symbol in the 1st-column denotes a B.C. date. First-column blank (" ") denotes an A.D. date. CALENDAR SYSTEM Mixed calendar mode was active such that calendar dates after AD 1582-Oct-15 (if any) are in the modern Gregorian system. Dates prior to 1582-Oct-5 (if any) are in the Julian calendar system, which is automatically extended for dates prior to its adoption on 45-Jan-1 BC. The Julian calendar is useful for matching historical dates. The Gregorian calendar more accurately corresponds to the Earth's orbital motion and seasons. A "Gregorian-only" calendar mode is available if such physical events are the primary interest. NOTE: "n.a." in output means quantity "not available" at the print-time. 'r rdot' = The Sun's apparent range ("r", light-time aberrated) and range-rate ("rdot") relative to the target center, as seen by the observer. A positive "rdot" means the target center was moving away from the Sun, negative means moving toward the Sun. Units: AU and KM/S Computations by ... 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