C/2005 L3 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59596:C/2005 L3 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5 T 2008 Jan. 16.0047 TT MPC q 5.593266 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000015 Peri. 47.0969 -0.3083744 -0.7251638 +/-0.000001 Node 288.7390 -0.9449576 +0.3079265 e 0.999918 Incl. 139.4489 +0.1093632 +0.6158885 From 374 observations 2004 July 16-2007 Apr. 22, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 L3 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Jan. 16.9372 TT MPC q 5.594782 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000164 Peri. 47.1949 -0.3093399 -0.7247981 +/-0.000001 Node 288.7575 -0.9445228 +0.3093266 e 1.000916 Incl. 139.4477 +0.1103885 +0.6156174An 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 m2 2009 10 26 13 19.74 +29 57.5 7.931 7.242 43.5 5.4 17.1 2009 10 31 13 21.06 +29 58.8 7.914 7.264 46.3 5.7 17.1 2009 11 05 13 22.33 +30 02.3 7.892 7.286 49.4 5.9 17.1 2009 11 10 13 23.52 +30 08.0 7.865 7.307 52.7 6.2 17.1 2009 11 15 13 24.63 +30 15.9 7.834 7.329 56.2 6.4 17.1 2009 11 20 13 25.63 +30 26.3 7.798 7.351 59.8 6.7 17.1 2009 11 25 13 26.51 +30 39.0 7.759 7.373 63.6 6.9 17.1 2009 11 30 13 27.24 +30 54.1 7.717 7.395 67.5 7.1 17.1 2009 12 05 13 27.82 +31 11.5 7.671 7.417 71.5 7.2 17.1 2009 12 10 13 28.22 +31 31.4 7.623 7.439 75.6 7.4 17.1 2009 12 15 13 28.42 +31 53.6 7.574 7.462 79.7 7.5 17.1 2009 12 20 13 28.42 +32 18.1 7.523 7.484 84.0 7.5 17.1 2009 12 25 13 28.17 +32 44.9 7.472 7.506 88.2 7.5 17.1 2009 12 30 13 27.68 +33 13.7 7.421 7.529 92.5 7.5 17.1 2010 01 04 13 26.92 +33 44.5 7.371 7.551 96.8 7.4 17.1 2010 01 09 13 25.87 +34 17.0 7.323 7.574 101.1 7.3 17.1 2010 01 14 13 24.53 +34 51.2 7.276 7.597 105.4 7.2 17.1 2010 01 19 13 22.87 +35 26.6 7.232 7.619 109.6 7.0 17.1 2010 01 24 13 20.89 +36 03.0 7.192 7.642 113.8 6.8 17.1 2010 01 29 13 18.59 +36 40.1 7.156 7.665 117.8 6.5 17.1 2010 02 03 13 15.95 +37 17.4 7.125 7.688 121.6 6.3 17.1 2010 02 08 13 12.98 +37 54.7 7.099 7.711 125.2 6.0 17.1 2010 02 13 13 09.69 +38 31.5 7.080 7.734 128.6 5.7 17.1 2010 02 18 13 06.09 +39 07.4 7.066 7.757 131.5 5.5 17.1 2010 02 23 13 02.20 +39 41.8 7.059 7.780 134.0 5.2 17.2 2010 02 28 12 58.03 +40 14.5 7.060 7.803 136.0 5.1 17.2 2010 03 05 12 53.64 +40 45.0 7.068 7.826 137.4 4.9 17.2 2010 03 10 12 49.04 +41 13.0 7.083 7.849 138.0 4.9 17.2 2010 03 15 12 44.27 +41 38.2 7.106 7.873 138.0 4.8 17.2 2010 03 20 12 39.40 +42 00.2 7.136 7.896 137.3 4.9 17.2 2010 03 25 12 34.46 +42 18.8 7.174 7.919 135.8 5.0 17.3 2010 03 30 12 29.51 +42 34.1 7.219 7.943 133.8 5.2 17.3 2010 04 04 12 24.59 +42 45.8 7.270 7.966 131.3 5.4 17.3 2010 04 09 12 19.76 +42 54.0 7.329 7.990 128.4 5.6 17.4 2010 04 14 12 15.05 +42 58.8 7.394 8.014 125.2 5.9 17.4 2010 04 19 12 10.52 +43 00.2 7.464 8.037 121.7 6.1 17.4 2010 04 24 12 06.20 +42 58.4 7.540 8.061 118.0 6.3 17.5 2010 04 29 12 02.13 +42 53.7 7.620 8.085 114.2 6.5 17.5 2010 05 04 11 58.32 +42 46.3 7.705 8.108 110.2 6.7 17.5 2010 05 09 11 54.79 +42 36.4 7.792 8.132 106.2 6.8 17.6 2010 05 14 11 51.56 +42 24.2 7.883 8.156 102.1 7.0 17.6 2010 05 19 11 48.64 +42 10.1 7.977 8.180 98.1 7.0 17.6 2010 05 24 11 46.03 +41 54.3 8.072 8.204 94.0 7.1 17.7 2010 05 29 11 43.74 +41 37.0 8.167 8.228 89.9 7.1 17.7 2010 06 03 11 41.74 +41 18.6 8.264 8.252 85.8 7.0 17.8 2010 06 08 11 40.05 +40 59.1 8.360 8.276 81.8 7.0 17.8 2010 06 13 11 38.64 +40 38.9 8.456 8.300 77.7 6.9 17.8 2010 06 18 11 37.51 +40 18.1 8.551 8.324 73.8 6.7 17.9 2010 06 23 11 36.64 +39 56.9 8.644 8.348 69.9 6.6 17.9 2010 06 28 11 36.02 +39 35.5 8.734 8.373 66.0 6.4 17.9 2010 07 03 11 35.63 +39 14.1 8.822 8.397 62.2 6.1 18.0 2010 07 08 11 35.47 +38 52.7 8.907 8.421 58.5 5.9 18.0 2010 07 13 11 35.50 +38 31.5 8.989 8.445 54.9 5.7 18.0 2010 07 18 11 35.72 +38 10.6 9.066 8.470 51.4 5.4 18.1 2010 07 23 11 36.12 +37 50.1 9.140 8.494 48.0 5.1 18.1 2010 07 28 11 36.66 +37 30.2 9.209 8.519 44.8 4.8 18.1 2010 08 02 11 37.35 +37 11.0 9.273 8.543 41.8 4.5 18.2 2010 08 07 11 38.17 +36 52.4 9.331 8.568 39.0 4.3 18.2 2010 08 12 11 39.10 +36 34.6 9.385 8.592 36.5 4.0 18.2 2010 08 17 11 40.13 +36 17.7 9.433 8.617 34.4 3.8 18.2 2010 08 22 11 41.24 +36 01.7 9.475 8.641 32.7 3.6 18.2 2010 08 27 11 42.42 +35 46.8 9.512 8.666 31.4 3.5 18.3 2010 09 01 11 43.66 +35 32.9 9.542 8.690 30.8 3.4 18.3 2010 09 06 11 44.94 +35 20.2 9.567 8.715 30.7 3.4 18.3 2010 09 11 11 46.25 +35 08.7 9.585 8.740 31.2 3.4 18.3 2010 09 16 11 47.59 +34 58.5 9.598 8.765 32.3 3.5 18.3 2010 09 21 11 48.92 +34 49.7 9.604 8.789 33.9 3.7 18.4 2010 09 26 11 50.25 +34 42.3 9.605 8.814 36.1 3.8 18.4 2010 10 01 11 51.56 +34 36.4 9.600 8.839 38.6 4.0 18.4 2010 10 06 11 52.83 +34 32.0 9.589 8.864 41.4 4.3 18.4 2010 10 11 11 54.06 +34 29.2 9.573 8.889 44.5 4.5 18.4 2010 10 16 11 55.22 +34 28.0 9.551 8.913 47.9 4.8 18.4 2010 10 21 11 56.31 +34 28.5 9.525 8.938 51.4 5.0 18.4 2010 10 26 11 57.31 +34 30.7 9.494 8.963 55.2 5.2 18.4 2010 10 31 11 58.21 +34 34.7 9.459 8.988 59.0 5.4 18.4 2010 11 05 11 59.00 +34 40.4 9.420 9.013 63.0 5.6 18.4 2010 11 10 11 59.66 +34 48.0 9.377 9.038 67.1 5.8 18.4 2010 11 15 12 00.17 +34 57.3 9.332 9.063 71.3 5.9 18.4 2010 11 20 12 00.52 +35 08.4 9.284 9.088 75.6 6.0 18.4 2010 11 25 12 00.70 +35 21.3 9.234 9.113 79.9 6.1 18.4 2010 11 30 12 00.70 +35 35.9 9.183 9.138 84.3 6.2 18.4
