http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K12/K12S63.html Orbital elements: C/2012 S1 (ISON) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Nov. 28.87041 TT MPC q 0.0124527 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000029 Peri. 345.56137 +0.31509387 +0.51287068 +/-0.0002325 Node 295.65952 -0.75896421 -0.36901142 e 1.0000000 Incl. 62.36426 -0.56981504 +0.77510918 From 54 observations 2011 Dec. 28-2012 Sept. 23, mean residual 0".3. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K12/K12T08.html C/2012 S1 (ISON) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Nov. 28.78555 TT MPC q 0.0124431 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001056 Peri. 345.56521 +0.31513672 +0.51238734 +/-0.0000482 Node 295.65272 -0.75894398 -0.36932439 e 1.0000013 Incl. 62.39824 -0.56981829 +0.77527976 From 163 observations 2011 Dec. 28-2012 Oct. 2, mean residual 0".4. (1/a)_orig = +0.00005808, (1/a)_fut = +0.00000785. ;;IDL: tperi=anytim('2013/11/28')+86400.*.7615 - 66.184 & q=0.012472 & O=295.6952 & i=62.1101 & w=345.5360 & e=1 ;;OR: ;elements={tperi_ET_ccsds:anytim(anytim('2013/11/28')+86400.*.7615,/CCSDS),q:0.012472,e:1.000005,O:295.6952,i:62.1101,w:345.5360}