Comet Hale-Bopp
Mark Pottenger
Comet Hale-Bopp is hoped to be the brightest comet in many years. The J2000 Right Ascension and declination positions below were retrieved from a JPL Web site. I did the precession to current RA & declination and the conversion to zodiacal longitude and latitude with a routine I extracted from the CCRS program.
Comet Hale-Bopp
DATE |
J2000 RA |
J2000 DEC |
RA |
DECLIN |
LONGIT. |
LATITUDE |
1996 Sep 10 |
17 33 54.88 |
-6 02 52.5 |
17 33 44 |
6 S 2 45 |
23 Sg 9 45 |
17 N 14 17 |
1996 Sep 11 |
17 33 28.80 |
-5 59 38.5 |
17 33 18 |
5 S 59 31 |
23 Sg 2 49 |
17 N 17 13 |
1996 Sep 12 |
17 33 04.18 |
-5 56 26.7 |
17 32 54 |
5 S 56 19 |
22 Sg 56 15 |
17 N 20 6 |
1996 Sep 13 |
17 32 41.02 |
-5 53 16.8 |
17 32 30 |
5 S 53 9 |
22 Sg 50 4 |
17 N 22 59 |
1996 Sep 14 |
17 32 19.30 |
-5 50 09.0 |
17 32 9 |
5 S 50 1 |
22 Sg 44 15 |
17 N 25 51 |
1996 Sep 15 |
17 31 59.02 |
-5 47 02.9 |
17 31 48 |
5 S 46 55 |
22 Sg 38 48 |
17 N 28 41 |
1996 Sep 16 |
17 31 40.17 |
-5 43 58.6 |
17 31 30 |
5 S 43 50 |
22 Sg 33 44 |
17 N 31 31 |
1996 Sep 17 |
17 31 22.74 |
-5 40 55.8 |
17 31 12 |
5 S 40 48 |
22 Sg 29 2 |
17 N 34 20 |
1996 Sep 18 |
17 31 06.72 |
-5 37 54.6 |
17 30 56 |
5 S 37 46 |
22 Sg 24 41 |
17 N 37 8 |
1996 Sep 19 |
17 30 52.10 |
-5 34 54.7 |
17 30 42 |
5 S 34 46 |
22 Sg 20 43 |
17 N 39 56 |
1996 Sep 20 |
17 30 38.87 |
-5 31 56.1 |
17 30 28 |
5 S 31 48 |
22 Sg 17 6 |
17 N 42 44 |
1996 Sep 21 |
17 30 27.01 |
-5 28 58.6 |
17 30 17 |
5 S 28 50 |
22 Sg 13 50 |
17 N 45 32 |
1996 Sep 22 |
17 30 16.52 |
-5 26 02.2 |
17 30 6 |
5 S 25 54 |
22 Sg 10 56 |
17 N 48 20 |
1996 Sep 23 |
17 30 07.38 |
-5 23 06.7 |
17 29 57 |
5 S 22 58 |
22 Sg 8 23 |
17 N 51 8 |
1996 Sep 24 |
17 29 59.59 |
-5 20 12.0 |
17 29 49 |
5 S 20 3 |
22 Sg 6 11 |
17 N 53 56 |
1996 Sep 25 |
17 29 53.12 |
-5 17 18.0 |
17 29 43 |
5 S 17 9 |
22 Sg 4 20 |
17 N 56 44 |
1996 Sep 26 |
17 29 47.96 |
-5 14 24.5 |
17 29 38 |
5 S 14 16 |
22 Sg 2 49 |
17 N 59 33 |
1996 Sep 27 |
17 29 44.11 |
-5 11 31.6 |
17 29 34 |
5 S 11 23 |
22 Sg 1 39 |
18 N 2 23 |
1996 Sep 28 |
17 29 41.56 |
-5 08 38.9 |
17 29 31 |
5 S 8 30 |
22 Sg 0 49 |
18 N 5 13 |
1996 Sep 29 |
17 29 40.28 |
-5 05 46.6 |
17 29 30 |
5 S 5 38 |
22 Sg 0 19 |
18 N 8 4 |
1996 Sep 30 |
17 29 40.28 |
-5 02 54.3 |
17 29 30 |
5 S 2 46 |
22 Sg 0 9 |
18 N 10 56 |
1996 Oct 1 |
17 29 41.55 |
-5 00 02.1 |
17 29 31 |
4 S 59 53 |
22 Sg 0 19 |
18 N 13 49 |
1996 Oct 2 |
17 29 44.06 |
-4 57 09.8 |
17 29 34 |
4 S 57 1 |
22 Sg 0 49 |
18 N 16 43 |
1996 Oct 3 |
17 29 47.82 |
-4 54 17.2 |
17 29 37 |
4 S 54 9 |
22 Sg 1 38 |
18 N 19 39 |
1996 Oct 4 |
17 29 52.81 |
-4 51 24.3 |
17 29 42 |
4 S 51 16 |
22 Sg 2 47 |
18 N 22 35 |
1996 Oct 5 |
17 29 59.02 |
-4 48 30.9 |
17 29 49 |
4 S 48 22 |
22 Sg 4 15 |
18 N 25 34 |
1996 Oct 6 |
17 30 06.45 |
-4 45 36.9 |
17 29 56 |
4 S 45 28 |
22 Sg 6 2 |
18 N 28 33 |
1996 Oct 7 |
17 30 15.07 |
-4 42 42.2 |
17 30 5 |
4 S 42 34 |
22 Sg 8 7 |
18 N 31 35 |
1996 Oct 8 |
17 30 24.89 |
-4 39 46.6 |
17 30 15 |
4 S 39 38 |
22 Sg 10 32 |
18 N 34 38 |
1996 Oct 9 |
17 30 35.89 |
-4 36 50.0 |
17 30 26 |
4 S 36 42 |
22 Sg 13 16 |
18 N 37 43 |
1996 Oct 10 |
17 30 48.06 |
-4 33 52.3 |
17 30 38 |
4 S 33 44 |
22 Sg 16 17 |
18 N 40 50 |
1996 Oct 11 |
17 31 01.39 |
-4 30 53.3 |
17 30 51 |
4 S 30 45 |
22 Sg 19 38 |
18 N 44 0 |
1996 Oct 12 |
17 31 15.86 |
-4 27 53.0 |
17 31 6 |
4 S 27 45 |
22 Sg 23 16 |
18 N 47 11 |
1996 Oct 13 |
17 31 31.47 |
-4 24 51.1 |
17 31 21 |
4 S 24 43 |
22 Sg 27 12 |
18 N 50 25 |
1996 Oct 14 |
17 31 48.21 |
-4 21 47.6 |
17 31 38 |
4 S 21 40 |
22 Sg 31 27 |
18 N 53 41 |
1996 Oct 15 |
17 32 06.06 |
-4 18 42.3 |
17 31 56 |
4 S 18 34 |
22 Sg 35 58 |
18 N 57 0 |
1996 Oct 16 |
17 32 25.00 |
-4 15 35.0 |
17 32 15 |
4 S 15 27 |
22 Sg 40 48 |
19 N 0 22 |
1996 Oct 17 |
17 32 45.04 |
-4 12 25.7 |
17 32 35 |
4 S 12 18 |
22 Sg 45 55 |
19 N 3 46 |
1996 Oct 18 |
17 33 06.15 |
-4 09 14.2 |
17 32 56 |
4 S 9 7 |
22 Sg 51 18 |
19 N 7 13 |
1996 Oct 19 |
17 33 28.32 |
-4 06 00.4 |
17 33 18 |
4 S 5 53 |
22 Sg 56 59 |
19 N 10 42 |
1996 Oct 20 |
17 33 51.55 |
-4 02 44.1 |
17 33 41 |
4 S 2 37 |
23 Sg 2 57 |
19 N 14 15 |
1996 Oct 25 |
17 36 03.03 |
-3 45 41.0 |
17 35 53 |
3 S 45 34 |
23 Sg 36 52 |
19 N 32 48 |
1996 Oct 30 |
17 38 39.23 |
-3 27 16.9 |
17 38 29 |
3 S 27 11 |
24 Sg 17 25 |
19 N 52 48 |
1996 Nov 4 |
17 41 39.19 |
-3 07 14.7 |
17 41 29 |
3 S 7 10 |
25 Sg 4 26 |
20 N 14 28 |
1996 Nov 9 |
17 45 02.05 |
-2 45 16.0 |
17 44 52 |
2 S 45 12 |
25 Sg 57 45 |
20 N 38 0 |
1996 Nov 14 |
17 48 46.99 |
-2 21 01.2 |
17 48 37 |
2 S 20 58 |
26 Sg 57 13 |
21 N 3 36 |
1996 Nov 19 |
17 52 53.18 |
-1 54 09.6 |
17 52 43 |
1 S 54 8 |
28 Sg 2 45 |
21 N 31 31 |
1996 Nov 24 |
17 57 19.91 |
-1 24 20.2 |
17 57 10 |
1 S 24 19 |
29 Sg 14 14 |
22 N 1 57 |
1996 Nov 29 |
18 02 06.89 |
-0 51 10.9 |
18 1 57 |
0 S 51 11 |
0 Cp 31 46 |
22 N 35 8 |
1996 Dec 4 |
18 07 14.13 |
-0 14 16.8 |
18 7 5 |
0 S 14 19 |
1 Cp 55 30 |
23 N 11 22 |
1996 Dec 9 |
18 12 41.83 |
+0 26 50.1 |
18 12 32 |
0 N 26 47 |
3 Cp 25 41 |
23 N 50 55 |
1996 Dec 14 |
18 18 30.30 |
+1 12 40.8 |
18 18 21 |
1 N 12 36 |
5 Cp 2 40 |
24 N 34 10 |
1996 Dec 19 |
18 24 40.01 |
+2 03 49.2 |
18 24 31 |
2 N 3 43 |
6 Cp 46 50 |
25 N 21 27 |
1996 Dec 24 |
18 31 11.94 |
+3 00 52.0 |
18 31 3 |
3 N 0 44 |
8 Cp 38 48 |
26 N 13 9 |
1996 Dec 29 |
18 38 07.77 |
+4 04 30.9 |
18 37 59 |
4 N 4 21 |
10 Cp 39 28 |
27 N 9 42 |
1997 Jan 3 |
18 45 29.80 |
+5 15 34.4 |
18 45 21 |
5 N 15 23 |
12 Cp 49 58 |
28 N 11 32 |
1997 Jan 8 |
18 53 21.01 |
+6 34 58.2 |
18 53 12 |
6 N 34 44 |
15 Cp 11 49 |
29 N 19 11 |
1997 Jan 13 |
19 01 45.10 |
+8 03 45.2 |
19 1 37 |
8 N 3 29 |
17 Cp 46 49 |
30 N 33 7 |
1997 Jan 18 |
19 10 46.98 |
+9 43 04.9 |
19 10 39 |
9 N 42 47 |
20 Cp 37 22 |
31 N 53 49 |
1997 Jan 23 |
19 20 33.41 |
+11 34 13.7 |
19 20 25 |
11 N 33 53 |
23 Cp 46 40 |
33 N 21 35 |
1997 Jan 28 |
19 31 13.57 |
+13 38 36.8 |
19 31 5 |
13 N 38 14 |
27 Cp 18 55 |
34 N 56 33 |
1997 Feb 2 |
19 42 59.59 |
+15 57 45.0 |
19 42 52 |
15 N 57 20 |
1 Aq 19 36 |
36 N 38 24 |
1997 Feb 7 |
19 56 07.43 |
+18 33 08.2 |
19 56 0 |
18 N 32 40 |
5 Aq 55 41 |
38 N 26 11 |
1997 Feb 12 |
20 10 58.21 |
+21 25 59.6 |
20 10 51 |
21 N 25 28 |
11 Aq 15 53 |
40 N 17 36 |
1997 Feb 17 |
20 28 00.23 |
+24 36 48.9 |
20 27 53 |
24 N 36 14 |
17 Aq 30 40 |
42 N 8 23 |
1997 Feb 22 |
20 47 51.37 |
+28 04 41.5 |
20 47 44 |
28 N 4 3 |
24 Aq 51 24 |
43 N 51 8 |
1997 Feb 27 |
21 11 20.59 |
+31 46 11.6 |
21 11 13 |
31 N 45 29 |
3 Pi 27 46 |
45 N 14 26 |
1997 Mar 4 |
21 39 27.05 |
+35 33 45.4 |
21 39 20 |
35 N 32 59 |
13 Pi 22 10 |
46 N 2 27 |
1997 Mar 9 |
22 13 12.09 |
+39 13 50.7 |
22 13 5 |
39 N 13 0 |
24 Pi 22 11 |
45 N 56 50 |
1997 Mar 14 |
22 53 16.33 |
+42 25 59.0 |
22 53 9 |
42 N 25 5 |
5 Ar 56 13 |
44 N 41 40 |
1997 Mar 19 |
23 39 17.58 |
+44 44 54.5 |
23 39 9 |
44 N 43 59 |
17 Ar 19 51 |
42 N 10 28 |
1997 Mar 24 |
00 29 08.00 |
+45 47 57.5 |
0 28 59 |
45 N 47 2 |
27 Ar 52 6 |
38 N 30 18 |
1997 Mar 29 |
01 19 04.76 |
+45 25 18.2 |
1 18 55 |
45 N 24 26 |
7 Ta 9 1 |
33 N 59 31 |
1997 Apr 3 |
02 05 20.40 |
+43 45 05.7 |
2 5 10 |
43 N 44 19 |
15 Ta 5 20 |
29 N 0 54 |
1997 Apr 8 |
02 45 38.00 |
+41 08 19.6 |
2 45 28 |
41 N 7 39 |
21 Ta 47 51 |
23 N 55 9 |
1997 Apr 13 |
03 19 29.13 |
+37 58 40.7 |
3 19 19 |
37 N 58 6 |
27 Ta 28 18 |
18 N 57 21 |
1997 Apr 18 |
03 47 33.12 |
+34 35 24.8 |
3 47 23 |
34 N 34 55 |
2 Ge 18 51 |
14 N 16 28 |
1997 Apr 23 |
04 10 53.07 |
+31 11 24.4 |
4 10 43 |
31 N 11 0 |
6 Ge 30 21 |
9 N 56 42 |
1997 Apr 28 |
04 30 30.95 |
+27 54 02.0 |
4 30 21 |
27 N 53 42 |
10 Ge 11 42 |
5 N 59 0 |
1997 May 3 |
04 47 18.56 |
+24 46 50.9 |
4 47 9 |
24 N 46 34 |
13 Ge 29 57 |
2 N 22 26 |
1997 May 8 |
05 01 56.06 |
+21 51 01.8 |
5 1 47 |
21 N 50 49 |
16 Ge 30 29 |
0 S 54 49 |
1997 May 13 |
05 14 53.44 |
+19 06 24.0 |
5 14 44 |
19 N 6 14 |
19 Ge 17 22 |
3 S 54 58 |
1997 May 18 |
05 26 33.01 |
+16 32 05.2 |
5 26 24 |
16 N 31 58 |
21 Ge 53 39 |
6 S 40 15 |
1997 May 23 |
05 37 11.54 |
+14 06 56.1 |
5 37 3 |
14 N 6 51 |
24 Ge 21 43 |
9 S 12 48 |
1997 May 28 |
05 47 01.72 |
+11 49 42.6 |
5 46 53 |
11 N 49 40 |
26 Ge 43 26 |
11 S 34 29 |
1997 Jun 2 |
05 56 13.14 |
+9 39 12.0 |
5 56 5 |
9 N 39 11 |
29 Ge 0 16 |
13 S 46 59 |
1997 Jun 7 |
06 04 52.85 |
+7 34 15.5 |
6 4 45 |
7 N 34 17 |
1 Cn 13 18 |
15 S 51 48 |
1997 Jun 12 |
06 13 05.97 |
+5 33 50.6 |
6 12 58 |
5 N 33 54 |
3 Cn 23 19 |
17 S 50 12 |
1997 Jun 17 |
06 20 56.38 |
+3 37 02.2 |
6 20 48 |
3 N 37 7 |
5 Cn 30 56 |
19 S 43 17 |
1997 Jun 22 |
06 28 27.16 |
+1 43 02.0 |
6 28 19 |
1 N 43 8 |
7 Cn 36 41 |
21 S 32 2 |
1997 Jun 27 |
06 35 40.82 |
-0 08 52.7 |
6 35 33 |
0 S 8 45 |
9 Cn 41 1 |
23 S 17 14 |
1997 Jul 2 |
06 42 39.22 |
-1 59 20.6 |
6 42 32 |
1 S 59 11 |
11 Cn 44 17 |
24 S 59 38 |
1997 Jul 7 |
06 49 23.53 |
-3 48 56.0 |
6 49 16 |
3 S 48 45 |
13 Cn 46 45 |
26 S 39 54 |
1997 Jul 12 |
06 55 54.46 |
-5 38 08.0 |
6 55 47 |
5 S 37 56 |
15 Cn 48 34 |
28 S 18 35 |
1997 Jul 17 |
07 02 12.51 |
-7 27 20.9 |
7 2 5 |
7 S 27 8 |
17 Cn 49 51 |
29 S 56 9 |
1997 Jul 22 |
07 08 18.08 |
-9 16 55.6 |
7 8 11 |
9 S 16 41 |
19 Cn 50 45 |
31 S 33 3 |
1997 Jul 27 |
07 14 11.51 |
-11 07 11.1 |
7 14 5 |
11 S 6 56 |
21 Cn 51 27 |
33 S 9 38 |
1997 Aug 1 |
07 19 52.78 |
-12 58 24.5 |
7 19 46 |
12 S 58 8 |
23 Cn 52 1 |
34 S 46 15 |
1997 Aug 6 |
07 25 21.47 |
-14 50 50.0 |
7 25 15 |
14 S 50 33 |
25 Cn 52 29 |
36 S 23 13 |
1997 Aug 11 |
07 30 37.01 |
-16 44 37.3 |
7 30 31 |
16 S 44 19 |
27 Cn 52 51 |
38 S 0 48 |
1997 Aug 16 |
07 35 38.80 |
-18 39 53.3 |
7 35 32 |
18 S 39 34 |
29 Cn 53 7 |
39 S 39 11 |
1997 Aug 21 |
07 40 26.23 |
-20 36 42.4 |
7 40 20 |
20 S 36 22 |
1 Le 53 19 |
41 S 18 32 |
1997 Aug 26 |
07 44 58.57 |
-22 35 08.7 |
7 44 53 |
22 S 34 48 |
3 Le 53 32 |
42 S 59 1 |
1997 Aug 31 |
07 49 14.69 |
-24 35 14.0 |
7 49 9 |
24 S 34 53 |
5 Le 53 43 |
44 S 40 45 |
1997 Sep 5 |
07 53 13.11 |
-26 36 56.0 |
7 53 7 |
26 S 36 34 |
7 Le 53 47 |
46 S 23 51 |
1997 Sep 10 |
07 56 52.23 |
-28 40 07.9 |
7 56 47 |
28 S 39 45 |
9 Le 53 38 |
48 S 8 22 |
1997 Sep 15 |
08 00 10.38 |
-30 44 39.6 |
8 0 5 |
30 S 44 17 |
11 Le 53 14 |
49 S 54 15 |
1997 Sep 20 |
08 03 05.79 |
-32 50 19.1 |
8 3 0 |
32 S 49 56 |
13 Le 52 31 |
51 S 41 29 |
1997 Sep 25 |
08 05 36.32 |
-34 56 53.4 |
8 5 31 |
34 S 56 30 |
15 Le 51 26 |
53 S 30 1 |
1997 Sep 30 |
08 07 39.25 |
-37 04 04.8 |
8 7 34 |
37 S 3 41 |
17 Le 49 48 |
55 S 19 49 |
1997 Oct 5 |
08 09 11.49 |
-39 11 29.9 |
8 9 7 |
39 S 11 6 |
19 Le 47 23 |
57 S 10 44 |
1997 Oct 10 |
08 10 09.72 |
-41 18 40.0 |
8 10 5 |
41 S 18 16 |
21 Le 43 54 |
59 S 2 35 |
1997 Oct 15 |
08 10 30.44 |
-43 25 02.8 |
8 10 26 |
43 S 24 39 |
23 Le 39 6 |
60 S 55 8 |
1997 Oct 20 |
08 10 09.83 |
-45 30 03.9 |
8 10 6 |
45 S 29 40 |
25 Le 32 43 |
62 S 48 10 |
1997 Oct 25 |
08 09 03.44 |
-47 33 05.8 |
8 8 59 |
47 S 32 42 |
27 Le 24 19 |
64 S 41 27 |
1997 Oct 30 |
08 07 06.25 |
-49 33 23.8 |
8 7 2 |
49 S 33 1 |
29 Le 13 13 |
66 S 34 44 |
1997 Nov 4 |
08 04 13.14 |
-51 30 06.8 |
8 4 10 |
51 S 29 45 |
0 Vi 58 35 |
68 S 27 42 |
1997 Nov 9 |
08 00 19.13 |
-53 22 18.6 |
8 0 16 |
53 S 21 57 |
2 Vi 39 18 |
70 S 19 58 |
1997 Nov 14 |
07 55 19.75 |
-55 09 00.8 |
7 55 17 |
55 S 8 40 |
4 Vi 14 0 |
72 S 11 12 |
1997 Nov 19 |
07 49 11.07 |
-56 49 14.2 |
7 49 8 |
56 S 48 55 |
5 Vi 40 49 |
74 S 1 3 |
1997 Nov 24 |
07 41 50.03 |
-58 21 56.3 |
7 41 48 |
58 S 21 38 |
6 Vi 56 49 |
75 S 49 11 |
1997 Nov 29 |
07 33 15.55 |
-59 46 01.5 |
7 33 14 |
59 S 45 45 |
7 Vi 57 30 |
77 S 35 14 |
1997 Dec 4 |
07 23 29.63 |
-61 00 25.4 |
7 23 28 |
61 S 0 11 |
8 Vi 35 53 |
79 S 18 44 |
1997 Dec 9 |
07 12 38.18 |
-62 04 10.8 |
7 12 37 |
62 S 3 58 |
8 Vi 40 41 |
80 S 59 10 |
1997 Dec 14 |
07 00 51.26 |
-62 56 34.1 |
7 0 50 |
62 S 56 23 |
7 Vi 52 15 |
82 S 35 52 |
1997 Dec 19 |
06 48 22.61 |
-63 37 06.1 |
6 48 22 |
63 S 36 58 |
5 Vi 32 54 |
84 S 7 52 |
1997 Dec 24 |
06 35 29.37 |
-64 05 33.8 |
6 35 29 |
64 S 5 28 |
0 Vi 23 8 |
85 S 33 20 |
1997 Dec 29 |
06 22 31.20 |
-64 22 03.3 |
6 22 31 |
64 S 21 59 |
19 Le 23 33 |
86 S 47 48 |
1998 Jan 3 |
06 09 48.61 |
-64 27 02.5 |
6 9 48 |
64 S 27 1 |
26 Cn 49 34 |
87 S 39 30 |
1998 Jan 8 |
05 57 40.70 |
-64 21 21.6 |
5 57 40 |
64 S 21 22 |
23 Ge 28 3 |
87 S 46 57 |
1998 Jan 13 |
05 46 23.07 |
-64 06 07.1 |
5 46 22 |
64 S 6 9 |
28 Ta 23 40 |
87 S 9 41 |
1998 Jan 18 |
05 36 07.05 |
-63 42 32.9 |
5 36 6 |
63 S 42 37 |
15 Ta 52 15 |
86 S 12 15 |