From: http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K13/K13V48.html From scully.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/returnprepeph.cgi?d=c&o=CK12S010 C/2012 S1 (ISON) Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5 T 2013 Nov. 28.77568 TT MPC q 0.0124464 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001612 Peri. 345.56358 +0.31512418 +0.51244303 +/-0.0000005 Node 295.65358 -0.75893711 -0.36930781 e 1.0000020 Incl. 62.39481 -0.56983438 +0.77525085 From 5363 observations 2011 Sept. 30-2013 Nov. 8, mean residual 0".5. C/2012 S1 (ISON) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Nov. 28.77569 TT MPC q 0.0124464 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001541 Peri. 345.56381 +0.31512377 +0.51243580 +/-0.0000005 Node 295.65334 -0.75893882 -0.36931071 e 1.0000019 Incl. 62.39524 -0.56983233 +0.77525425 From 5363 observations 2011 Sept. 30-2013 Nov. 8, mean residual 0".5. ;;IDL tperi=anytim('2013/11/28')+86400.*.77568 - 67.183 & q=0.0124464 & O=295.65358 & i=62.39481 & w=345.56358 & e=1 ;;OR: ;elements={tperi_ET_ccsds:anytim(anytim('2013/11/28')+86400.*.77568,/CCSDS),q:0.0124464,e:1.0000020,O:295.65358,i:62.39481,w:345.56358}