My orbital elements format (last update 2004/02/23)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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P/2003 UY275-ALINEAR *-9990905.58625 1.8682872 0.5059990 115.47037 249.96813 15.28129 -9990824 55 -9990927 -9991214 16.5 5.0 h3E2 0.7 x Kinoshita P 7.35 3.7819501
9999P/1982 C1 Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz 19820330.44488 1.1947546 0.6023195 251.57782 309.38118 2.94414 19820312 44 19450409 19870525 16.5 10.0 h3E2 0.7 2 2 +0.56 +0.0042 Kinoshita P 5.21 3.0043079
141P-D Machholz 2 19840403.16340 0.7574127 0.7487281 149.16510 246.27741 12.74073 19840410 103 19940830 19991118 23.0 40.0 h3E2 0.9 x 2 +2.07 +0.6385 Kinoshita P 5.23 3.0143151
C/1987 P1 Bradfield 19871107.27401 0.8689558 0.9947358 73.89947 268.09298 34.08808 19871121 520 19870812 19880413 6.0 10.0 h3E2 1.2 1 Kinoshita +0.006377 +0.006058 +0.007415 000003 7
12345/1979 VA Wilson-Harrington 19840120.15291 0.9982872 0.6222727 90.78950 271.17176 2.78462 19840121 143 19491119 20020211 16.0 0.15 h3E2 0.7 8 1 0.19432 2.64287832 Kinoshita
/1979 VA Wilson-Harrington 19840120.15291 0.9982872 0.6222727 90.78950 271.17176 2.78462 19840121 143 19491119 20020211 16.0 0.15 h3E2 0.7 8 1 0.19432 2.64287832 Kinoshita
comet colum:
1-4 = Periodic number(MAX 9999)
5-6 = Prefix 'P' or 'D' or 'C' or 'S' or 'X'
7-18 = Designation
19-45 = Name
46 = '*' is not appearances(same 165 colume 'x')
47-60 = Perihelion time (TT)
61-71 = Perihelion distance (AU)
73-81 = eccentricity
83-91 = Argument of perihelion (in degrees), equnox 2000.0
93-101 = Longitude of ascending node (in degrees), equnox 2000.0
103-111 = Inclination (in degrees), equnox 2000.0
113-120 = Epoch
121-125 = Number of observations
126-143 = Obervation arc.
144-148 = Magnitude H
149-153 = Magnitude G(0.xx) or Logr(xx.x)
155 = 'h'=DE405 'i'=DE406
156-157 = Perturbations body (Hex code, base body = Mercury-Neptune.)
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IIII III+---> Pluto
IIII II+----> Earth
IIII I+-----> Moon
IIII +------> Ceres
III+--------> Paras
II+---------> Vesta
I usually use 3E.
158 = Integral step days 1/(2^x)
1:1/2day=0.5day, 2:1/4, 3:1/8......A:1/1024..F:1/32768
159-162 = mean error
163-165 = Number of appearances, 'x'=not appearances, '*'=always visible.
167 = nongravitational style( 1 or 2 or 3 or none)
'3' is special changed r0 from 2.808 to 5.616
169-174 = A1
175-182 = A2
184-189 = A3
192-200 = Calculator or reference
Periodic comet(Q < 250 AU):
203 = Periodic mark
205-211 = Period (year)
213-223 = a (AU)
none periodic comet:
203-211 = origin 1/a (distance from the sun 250 AU)
213-221 = osculating 1/a
223-231 = future 1/a (distance from the sun 250 AU)
233-238 = osculating 1/a error (10^-6)
240 = Number of Q
asteroid:
1-5 = Number(MAX 99999)
163-165 = Number of opposition
167 = U
169-177 = M
179-189 = a (AU)
