C/2004 D1 (NEAT)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63599:C/2004 D1 (NEAT) Epoch 2006 Jan. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453760.5 T 2006 Feb. 10.7968 TT MPC q 4.974575 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000307 Peri. 75.5404 -0.4840158 -0.6056016 +/-0.000000 Node 62.2534 +0.2175571 -0.7824472 e 1.001526 Incl. 45.5376 +0.8475834 -0.1449931 From 490 observations 2003 Dec. 22-2008 Aug. 16, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2004 D1 (NEAT) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2006 Feb. 9.7505 TT MPC q 4.972244 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000360 Peri. 75.4933 -0.4829424 -0.6061452 +/-0.000000 Node 62.2350 +0.2179721 -0.7821849 e 0.998209 Incl. 45.5753 +0.8480889 -0.1441344An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2010 01 24 16 00.40 -14 55.1 11.596 11.181 62.8 4.5 22.5 2010 01 29 16 01.41 -15 01.0 11.546 11.208 67.6 4.7 22.5 2010 02 03 16 02.28 -15 06.4 11.493 11.235 72.4 4.8 22.5 2010 02 08 16 03.02 -15 11.3 11.438 11.262 77.3 4.9 22.5 2010 02 13 16 03.61 -15 15.8 11.381 11.289 82.2 5.0 22.5 2010 02 18 16 04.06 -15 19.9 11.324 11.316 87.1 5.0 22.5 2010 02 23 16 04.35 -15 23.6 11.265 11.343 92.0 5.0 22.5 2010 02 28 16 04.49 -15 26.8 11.208 11.371 97.0 5.0 22.4 2010 03 05 16 04.47 -15 29.7 11.150 11.398 102.0 4.9 22.4 2010 03 10 16 04.30 -15 32.2 11.095 11.425 107.0 4.8 22.4 2010 03 15 16 03.98 -15 34.4 11.041 11.452 112.0 4.6 22.4 2010 03 20 16 03.50 -15 36.2 10.991 11.479 117.1 4.4 22.4 2010 03 25 16 02.88 -15 37.7 10.944 11.506 122.2 4.2 22.4 2010 03 30 16 02.11 -15 39.0 10.900 11.533 127.3 4.0 22.4 2010 04 04 16 01.22 -15 40.0 10.862 11.559 132.4 3.7 22.3 2010 04 09 16 00.19 -15 40.8 10.828 11.586 137.5 3.3 22.3 2010 04 14 15 59.05 -15 41.4 10.800 11.613 142.7 3.0 22.3 2010 04 19 15 57.81 -15 41.9 10.778 11.640 147.8 2.6 22.3 2010 04 24 15 56.48 -15 42.2 10.763 11.667 152.9 2.2 22.3 2010 04 29 15 55.07 -15 42.4 10.754 11.694 158.0 1.8 22.2 2010 05 04 15 53.60 -15 42.6 10.753 11.721 163.1 1.4 22.2 2010 05 09 15 52.08 -15 42.8 10.759 11.748 168.1 1.0 22.2 2010 05 14 15 50.53 -15 43.1 10.772 11.775 172.7 0.6 22.1 2010 05 19 15 48.97 -15 43.4 10.793 11.802 175.7 0.4 22.1 2010 05 24 15 47.41 -15 43.8 10.821 11.829 173.9 0.5 22.1 2010 05 29 15 45.88 -15 44.4 10.857 11.856 169.6 0.9 22.2 2010 06 03 15 44.37 -15 45.2 10.901 11.883 164.7 1.3 22.2 2010 06 08 15 42.91 -15 46.2 10.952 11.909 159.8 1.7 22.3 2010 06 13 15 41.52 -15 47.4 11.010 11.936 154.8 2.1 22.3 2010 06 18 15 40.20 -15 49.0 11.075 11.963 149.7 2.5 22.4 2010 06 23 15 38.98 -15 50.9 11.146 11.990 144.7 2.8 22.4 2010 06 28 15 37.85 -15 53.1 11.223 12.017 139.7 3.1 22.5 2010 07 03 15 36.83 -15 55.7 11.306 12.044 134.8 3.4 22.5 2010 07 08 15 35.92 -15 58.7 11.394 12.070 129.8 3.7 22.5 2010 07 13 15 35.14 -16 02.1 11.487 12.097 124.9 4.0 22.6 2010 07 18 15 34.49 -16 05.9 11.584 12.124 120.0 4.2 22.6 2010 07 23 15 33.97 -16 10.1 11.684 12.151 115.1 4.3 22.6 2010 07 28 15 33.58 -16 14.7 11.788 12.178 110.3 4.5 22.7 2010 08 02 15 33.34 -16 19.8 11.894 12.204 105.5 4.6 22.7 2010 08 07 15 33.22 -16 25.2 12.002 12.231 100.7 4.7 22.7 2010 08 12 15 33.25 -16 31.1 12.111 12.258 96.0 4.7 22.8 2010 08 17 15 33.41 -16 37.3 12.221 12.284 91.2 4.7 22.8 2010 08 22 15 33.71 -16 43.9 12.331 12.311 86.5 4.7 22.8 2010 08 27 15 34.13 -16 50.9 12.441 12.338 81.8 4.6 22.8 2010 09 01 15 34.69 -16 58.1 12.550 12.365 77.1 4.6 22.9 2010 09 06 15 35.36 -17 05.7 12.657 12.391 72.5 4.4 22.9 2010 09 11 15 36.15 -17 13.6 12.763 12.418 67.9 4.3 22.9 2010 09 16 15 37.05 -17 21.7 12.865 12.445 63.2 4.1 22.9 2010 09 21 15 38.06 -17 30.0 12.965 12.471 58.6 3.9 22.9 2010 09 26 15 39.16 -17 38.6 13.061 12.498 54.0 3.7 22.9 2010 10 01 15 40.36 -17 47.3 13.153 12.525 49.4 3.5 22.9 2010 10 06 15 41.64 -17 56.2 13.241 12.551 44.8 3.2 22.9 2010 10 11 15 43.00 -18 05.1 13.324 12.578 40.2 2.9 22.9 2010 10 16 15 44.44 -18 14.2 13.401 12.605 35.7 2.6 22.9 2010 10 21 15 45.93 -18 23.4 13.473 12.631 31.1 2.3 22.9 2010 10 26 15 47.48 -18 32.5 13.540 12.658 26.5 2.0 22.9 2010 10 31 15 49.08 -18 41.7 13.600 12.684 21.9 1.7 22.9 2010 11 05 15 50.71 -18 50.9 13.654 12.711 17.3 1.3 22.9 2010 11 10 15 52.38 -19 00.0 13.702 12.738 12.7 1.0 22.9 2010 11 15 15 54.06 -19 09.1 13.743 12.764 8.1 0.6 22.8 2010 11 20 15 55.76 -19 18.1 13.777 12.791 3.6 0.3 22.8 2010 11 25 15 57.47 -19 26.9 13.804 12.817 1.5 0.1 22.8 2010 11 30 15 59.16 -19 35.7 13.824 12.844 5.9 0.5 22.8 2010 12 05 16 00.85 -19 44.2 13.838 12.870 10.5 0.8 22.9 2010 12 10 16 02.51 -19 52.7 13.845 12.897 15.1 1.1 22.9 2010 12 15 16 04.14 -20 00.9 13.845 12.923 19.8 1.5 23.0 2010 12 20 16 05.73 -20 08.9 13.839 12.950 24.5 1.8 23.0 2010 12 25 16 07.27 -20 16.8 13.826 12.976 29.2 2.1 23.0 2010 12 30 16 08.75 -20 24.4 13.807 13.003 33.9 2.4 23.0 2011 01 04 16 10.16 -20 31.8 13.782 13.029 38.7 2.7 23.1 2011 01 09 16 11.50 -20 38.9 13.752 13.056 43.5 3.0 23.1 2011 01 14 16 12.75 -20 45.8 13.716 13.082 48.2 3.2 23.1 2011 01 19 16 13.91 -20 52.4 13.676 13.109 53.1 3.4 23.1 2011 01 24 16 14.97 -20 58.7 13.632 13.135 57.9 3.6 23.1 2011 01 29 16 15.93 -21 04.8 13.584 13.161 62.7 3.8 23.1 2011 02 03 16 16.78 -21 10.6 13.532 13.188 67.6 4.0 23.1 2011 02 08 16 17.50 -21 16.2 13.478 13.214 72.5 4.1 23.1 2011 02 13 16 18.10 -21 21.4 13.421 13.241 77.4 4.2 23.1 2011 02 18 16 18.57 -21 26.4 13.363 13.267 82.3 4.2 23.1 2011 02 23 16 18.91 -21 31.0 13.304 13.293 87.3 4.3 23.1 2011 02 28 16 19.12 -21 35.4 13.244 13.320 92.2 4.3 23.1This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
