******************************************************************************* JPL/HORIZONS 237P/LINEAR 2024-May-04 18:58:26 Rec #:90001194 (+COV) Soln.date: 2024-Feb-26_09:44:38 # obs: 2201 (2010-2024) IAU76/J2000 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs): EPOCH= 2459542.5 ! 2021-Nov-24.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .4343792763591935 QR= 1.986613413263668 TP= 2460079.0724989465 OM= 245.3799932224934 W= 25.23513160965486 IN= 14.01468509818711 A= 3.512271262757432 MA= 279.6565626465326 ADIST= 5.037929112251196 PER= 6.5824910573399 N= .149734542 ANGMOM= .029038229 DAN= 2.04574 DDN= 4.69391 L= 269.9538613 B= 5.9260949 MOID= .98120898 TP= 2023-May-14.5724989465 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 6.7 M2= 13. k1= 24. k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 COMET comments 1: soln ref.= JPL#K233/46, data arc: 2010-06-10 to 2024-01-16 2: k1=24., k2=5., phase coef.=0.03; ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / WWW_USER Sat May 4 18:58:26 2024 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: 237P/LINEAR {source: JPL#K233/46} Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE441} Center-site name: GEOCENTRIC ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2023-Jul-08 00:00:00.0000 UT Stop time : A.D. 2023-Jul-09 00:00:00.0000 UT Step-size : 60 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.240503.p240727 EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2024-MAY-03. PREDICTS-> 2024-JUL-26 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= 2459542.5 ! 2021-Nov-24.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .4343792763591935 QR= 1.986613413263668 TP= 2460079.0724989465 OM= 245.3799932224934 W= 25.23513160965486 IN= 14.01468509818711 Equivalent ICRF heliocentric cartesian coordinates (au, au/d): X=-2.986511282788242E+00 Y= 2.495701235475778E+00 Z= 8.027325422290821E-02 VX=-1.821491917897662E-03 VY=-7.523309415838735E-03 VZ=-2.803553668849187E-03 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 6.7 M2= 13. k1= 24. k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 ******************************************************************************************************************************************* Date__(UT)__HR:MN T-mag N-mag r rdot delta deldot S-O-T /r Cnst RNG_3sigma RNGRT_3sig ******************************************************************************************************************************************* $$SOE 2023-Jul-08 00:00 14.235 15.034 2.034023154639 2.9339240 1.06410958215830 -0.2955886 155.6472 /L Aql 155.0833 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 01:00 14.236 15.033 2.034093783044 2.9359918 1.06410264597242 -0.2808890 155.6675 /L Aql 155.0736 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 02:00 14.236 15.033 2.034164461202 2.9380591 1.06409606356438 -0.2661855 155.6877 /L Aql 155.0640 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 03:00 14.237 15.033 2.034235189103 2.9401261 1.06408983502565 -0.2514783 155.7079 /L Aql 155.0543 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 04:00 14.237 15.033 2.034305966736 2.9421927 1.06408396044755 -0.2367673 155.7280 /L Aql 155.0447 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 05:00 14.237 15.032 2.034376794093 2.9442589 1.06407843992126 -0.2220524 155.7481 /L Aql 155.0352 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 06:00 14.238 15.032 2.034447671164 2.9463247 1.06407327353783 -0.2073338 155.7681 /L Aql 155.0257 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 07:00 14.238 15.032 2.034518597939 2.9483902 1.06406846138814 -0.1926115 155.7880 /L Aql 155.0162 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 08:00 14.238 15.032 2.034589574409 2.9504552 1.06406400356292 -0.1778853 155.8079 /L Aql 155.0068 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 09:00 14.239 15.032 2.034660600565 2.9525198 1.06405990015274 -0.1631554 155.8277 /L Aql 154.9974 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 10:00 14.239 15.031 2.034731676396 2.9545840 1.06405615124800 -0.1484218 155.8475 /L Aql 154.9880 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 11:00 14.239 15.031 2.034802801893 2.9566478 1.06405275693893 -0.1336844 155.8672 /L Aql 154.9787 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 12:00 14.240 15.031 2.034873977047 2.9587113 1.06404971731558 -0.1189432 155.8868 /L Aql 154.9694 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 13:00 14.240 15.031 2.034945201848 2.9607743 1.06404703246784 -0.1041984 155.9064 /L Aql 154.9602 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 14:00 14.240 15.030 2.035016476287 2.9628369 1.06404470248538 -0.0894498 155.9259 /L Aql 154.9510 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 15:00 14.241 15.030 2.035087800354 2.9648991 1.06404272745773 -0.0746975 155.9454 /L Aql 154.9419 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 16:00 14.241 15.030 2.035159174039 2.9669610 1.06404110747417 -0.0599415 155.9648 /L Aql 154.9328 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 17:00 14.242 15.030 2.035230597332 2.9690224 1.06403984262382 -0.0451818 155.9841 /L Aql 154.9237 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 18:00 14.242 15.030 2.035302070225 2.9710835 1.06403893299560 -0.0304184 156.0034 /L Aql 154.9147 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 19:00 14.242 15.029 2.035373592707 2.9731441 1.06403837867819 -0.0156513 156.0226 /L Aql 154.9057 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 20:00 14.243 15.029 2.035445164770 2.9752043 1.06403817976009 -0.0008805 156.0418 /L Aql 154.8967 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 21:00 14.243 15.029 2.035516786402 2.9772642 1.06403833632957 0.0138939 156.0609 /L Aql 154.8878 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 22:00 14.243 15.029 2.035588457596 2.9793236 1.06403884847468 0.0286720 156.0799 /L Aql 154.8789 0.0000141 2023-Jul-08 23:00 14.244 15.029 2.035660178340 2.9813827 1.06403971628326 0.0434537 156.0988 /L Aql 154.8701 0.0000141 2023-Jul-09 00:00 14.244 15.028 2.035731948626 2.9834413 1.06404093984289 0.0582390 156.1177 /L Aql 154.8613 0.0000141 $$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. STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTIES Output includes formal +/- 3 standard-deviation statistical orbit uncertainty quantities. There is a 99.7% (1-D) or 98.9% (2-D) chance the actual value is within given bounds. These statistical calculations assume observational data errors are random. If there are systematic biases (such as timing, reduction or star-catalog errors), results can be optimistic. Because the epoch covariance is mapped using linearized variational partial derivatives, results can also be optimistic for times far from the solution epoch, particularly for objects having close planetary encounters. 'T-mag N-mag' = Comets' apparent visual total magnitude ("T-mag") and nuclear magnitude ("N-mag") using the standard IAU model: T-mag= M1 + 5*log10(delta) + k1*log10(r) N-mag= M2 + 5*log10(delta) + k2*log10(r) + phcof*beta Units: MAGNITUDES '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 'delta deldot' = Apparent range ("delta", light-time aberrated) and range-rate ("delta-dot") of the target center relative to the observer. A positive "deldot" means the target center is moving away from the observer, negative indicates movement toward the observer. Units: AU and KM/S 'S-O-T /r' = Sun-Observer-Target apparent SOLAR ELONGATION ANGLE seen from the observers' location at print-time. The '/r' column provides a code indicating the targets' apparent position relative to the Sun in the observers' sky, as described below: Case A: For an observing location on the surface of a rotating body, that body rotational sense is considered: /T indicates target TRAILS Sun (evening sky: rises and sets AFTER Sun) /L indicates target LEADS Sun (morning sky: rises and sets BEFORE Sun) Case B: For an observing point that does not have a rotational model (such as a spacecraft), the "leading" and "trailing" condition is defined by the observers' heliocentric ORBITAL motion: * If continuing in the observers' current direction of heliocentric motion would encounter the targets' apparent longitude first, followed by the Sun's, the target LEADS the Sun as seen by the observer. * If the Sun's apparent longitude would be encountered first, followed by the targets', the target TRAILS the Sun. Two other codes can be output: /* indicates observer is Sun-centered (undefined) /? Target is aligned with Sun center (no lead or trail) The S-O-T solar elongation angle is numerically the minimum separation angle of the Sun and target in the sky in any direction. It does NOT indicate the amount of separation in the leading or trailing directions, which would be defined along the equator of a spherical coordinate system. Units: DEGREES 'Cnst' = Constellation ID; the 3-letter abbreviation for the name of the constellation containing the target centers' astrometric position, as defined by IAU (1930) boundary delineation. See documentation for list of abbreviations. 'RNG_3sigma RNGRT_3sig' = Range and range rate (radial velocity) formal 3-standard-deviation uncertainties. Units: KM, KM/S Computations by ... 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