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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Jan. 16.6949 TT MPC q 5.594417 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000057 Peri. 47.1692 -0.3092096 -0.7248340 +/-0.000001 Node 288.7450 -0.9445966 +0.3090511 e 1.000322 Incl. 139.4496 +0.1101211 +0.6157135An 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 06 08 13 24.96 +37 38.3 6.412 6.673 100.5 8.6 16.3 2009 06 13 13 21.32 +37 23.6 6.498 6.692 96.6 8.7 16.3 2009 06 18 13 18.06 +37 06.8 6.586 6.711 92.7 8.7 16.4 2009 06 23 13 15.16 +36 48.2 6.676 6.730 88.7 8.7 16.4 2009 06 28 13 12.63 +36 28.1 6.765 6.750 84.8 8.6 16.4 2009 07 03 13 10.45 +36 06.8 6.855 6.769 80.9 8.5 16.5 2009 07 08 13 08.61 +35 44.6 6.944 6.789 77.1 8.4 16.5 2009 07 13 13 07.10 +35 21.9 7.031 6.808 73.2 8.2 16.6 2009 07 18 13 05.89 +34 58.7 7.117 6.828 69.5 8.0 16.6 2009 07 23 13 04.98 +34 35.4 7.201 6.848 65.8 7.8 16.6 2009 07 28 13 04.35 +34 12.2 7.282 6.868 62.2 7.5 16.7 2009 08 02 13 03.97 +33 49.2 7.360 6.888 58.7 7.2 16.7 2009 08 07 13 03.82 +33 26.6 7.434 6.908 55.3 6.9 16.7 2009 08 12 13 03.90 +33 04.6 7.504 6.928 52.1 6.6 16.8 2009 08 17 13 04.17 +32 43.2 7.570 6.948 49.0 6.3 16.8 2009 08 22 13 04.63 +32 22.7 7.632 6.969 46.1 6.0 16.8 2009 08 27 13 05.25 +32 03.1 7.689 6.989 43.4 5.7 16.9 2009 09 01 13 06.02 +31 44.6 7.740 7.010 41.0 5.4 16.9 2009 09 06 13 06.93 +31 27.2 7.786 7.031 38.9 5.2 16.9 2009 09 11 13 07.94 +31 11.1 7.827 7.051 37.2 5.0 17.0 2009 09 16 13 09.06 +30 56.3 7.862 7.072 35.9 4.8 17.0 2009 09 21 13 10.27 +30 42.9 7.891 7.093 35.1 4.7 17.0 2009 09 26 13 11.54 +30 31.2 7.914 7.114 34.8 4.6 17.0 2009 10 01 13 12.86 +30 21.0 7.932 7.135 35.1 4.6 17.0 2009 10 06 13 14.22 +30 12.6 7.943 7.157 35.8 4.7 17.0 2009 10 11 13 15.60 +30 05.9 7.949 7.178 37.1 4.8 17.1 2009 10 16 13 17.00 +30 01.1 7.948 7.199 38.9 5.0 17.1 2009 10 21 13 18.38 +29 58.3 7.943 7.221 41.0 5.2 17.1 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
