******************************************************************************* JPL/HORIZONS Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) 2024-May-08 04:40:21 Rec #:90004764 (+COV) Soln.date: 2024-May-07_13:42:21 # obs: 3636 (2022-2024) IAU76/J2000 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs): EPOCH= 2460206.5 ! 2023-Sep-19.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= 1.000158255391203 QR= .3914560488511746 TP= 2460581.2149111484 OM= 21.5559886737939 W= 308.482210954134 IN= 139.1204584787319 A= -2473.571648179435 MA= -.003002052671279059ADIST= 9.999999E99 PER= 9.999999E99 N= 8.012000000000001E-6 ANGMOM= .015221418 DAN= .48261 DDN= 2.07339 L= 65.1214373 B= -30.8185357 MOID= .27477399 TP= 2024-Sep-27.7149111484 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 6.9 M2= 9.2 k1= 7.5 k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 COMET comments 1: soln ref.= JPL#43, data arc: 2022-04-09 to 2024-05-07 2: k1=7.5, k2=5., phase coef.=0.03; ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / WWW_USER Wed May 8 04:40:21 2024 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) {source: JPL#43} Center body name: Sun (10) {source: DE441} Center-site name: BODY CENTER ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2024-Sep-01 00:00:00.0000 TDB Stop time : A.D. 2024-Sep-02 00:00:00.0000 TDB Step-size : 1 calendar months ******************************************************************************* Center geodetic : 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center radii : 695700.0, 695700.0, 695700.0 km {Equator_a, b, pole_c} Keplerian GM : 2.9591220828411951E-04 au^3/d^2 Small perturbers: Yes {source: SB441-N16} Output units : AU-D, deg, Julian Day Number (Tp) Calendar mode : Mixed Julian/Gregorian Output type : GEOMETRIC osculating elements Output format : 10 Reference frame : Ecliptic of J2000.0 ******************************************************************************* Initial IAU76/J2000 heliocentric ecliptic osculating elements (au, days, deg.): EPOCH= 2460206.5 ! 2023-Sep-19.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= 1.000158255391203 QR= .3914560488511746 TP= 2460581.2149111484 OM= 21.5559886737939 W= 308.482210954134 IN= 139.1204584787319 Equivalent ICRF heliocentric cartesian coordinates (au, au/d): X=-4.165014056540569E+00 Y=-3.364495940425557E+00 Z=-1.436586682811080E-01 VX= 6.223344763677237E-03 VY= 8.447260034301851E-03 VZ=-7.271845845713178E-04 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 6.9 M2= 9.2 k1= 7.5 k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 ******************************************************************************* JDTDB EC QR IN OM W Tp N MA TA A AD PR ******************************************************************************* $$SOE 2460554.500000000 = A.D. 2024-Sep-01 00:00:00.0000 TDB EC= 1.000092238988591E+00 QR= 3.914142316442688E-01 IN= 1.391102815243578E+02 OM= 2.155955499374445E+01 W = 3.084935176827503E+02 Tp= 2460581.241249507759 N = 3.565504211022294E-06 MA=-9.534603772785263E-05 TA= 2.701453392055309E+02 A =-4.243479223095234E+03 AD= 9.999999999999998E+99 PR= 9.999999999999998E+99 $$EOE ******************************************************************************* TIME Barycentric Dynamical Time ("TDB" or T_eph) output was requested. This continuous coordinate time is equivalent to the relativistic proper time of a clock at rest in a reference frame co-moving with the solar system barycenter but outside the system's gravity well. It is the independent variable in the solar system relativistic equations of motion. TDB runs at a uniform rate of one SI second per second and is independent of irregularities in Earth's rotation. 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. REFERENCE FRAME AND COORDINATES Ecliptic at the standard reference epoch Reference epoch: J2000.0 X-Y plane: adopted Earth orbital plane at the reference epoch Note: IAU76 obliquity of 84381.448 arcseconds wrt ICRF X-Y plane X-axis : ICRF Z-axis : perpendicular to the X-Y plane in the directional (+ or -) sense of Earth's north pole at the reference epoch. Symbol meaning [1 au= 149597870.700 km, 1 day= 86400.0 s]: JDTDB Julian Day Number, Barycentric Dynamical Time EC Eccentricity, e QR Periapsis distance, q (au) IN Inclination w.r.t X-Y plane, i (degrees) OM Longitude of Ascending Node, OMEGA, (degrees) W Argument of Perifocus, w (degrees) Tp Time of periapsis (Julian Day Number) N Mean motion, n (degrees/day) MA Mean anomaly, M (degrees) TA True anomaly, nu (degrees) A Semi-major axis, a (au) AD Apoapsis distance (au) PR Sidereal orbit period (day) ABERRATIONS AND CORRECTIONS Geometric osculating elements have NO corrections or aberrations applied. Computations by ... 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