C/2005 S4 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 60464:C/2005 S4 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5 T 2007 July 18.6747 TT MPC q 5.850099 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000178 Peri. 31.4567 +0.5297525 -0.5645768 +/-0.000002 Node 318.2902 -0.8284134 -0.1843639 e 0.998957 Incl. 107.9586 +0.1819162 +0.8045265 From 358 observations 2005 July 27-2007 Aug. 21, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 S4 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 July 19.5966 TT MPC q 5.852705 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000181 Peri. 31.5522 +0.5287628 -0.5654538 +/-0.000002 Node 318.2864 -0.8287535 -0.1829520 e 0.998940 Incl. 107.9591 +0.1832415 +0.8042329An 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 16 50.42 +58 13.6 7.333 7.556 98.9 7.6 18.1 2009 06 13 16 43.41 +58 16.8 7.368 7.577 98.1 7.6 18.1 2009 06 18 16 36.54 +58 15.3 7.406 7.599 97.1 7.6 18.2 2009 06 23 16 29.87 +58 09.3 7.447 7.620 96.0 7.6 18.2 2009 06 28 16 23.49 +57 59.1 7.490 7.641 94.7 7.6 18.2 2009 07 03 16 17.45 +57 45.1 7.535 7.662 93.4 7.6 18.2 2009 07 08 16 11.79 +57 27.6 7.582 7.684 91.9 7.6 18.3 2009 07 13 16 06.55 +57 07.0 7.631 7.705 90.4 7.6 18.3 2009 07 18 16 01.76 +56 43.6 7.681 7.727 88.8 7.6 18.3 2009 07 23 15 57.43 +56 18.0 7.732 7.748 87.2 7.5 18.3 2009 07 28 15 53.58 +55 50.4 7.783 7.770 85.5 7.5 18.4 2009 08 02 15 50.19 +55 21.4 7.836 7.791 83.8 7.4 18.4 2009 08 07 15 47.25 +54 51.3 7.888 7.813 82.1 7.4 18.4 2009 08 12 15 44.77 +54 20.4 7.940 7.835 80.4 7.3 18.4 2009 08 17 15 42.71 +53 49.1 7.992 7.857 78.7 7.3 18.5 2009 08 22 15 41.06 +53 17.7 8.043 7.879 77.1 7.2 18.5 2009 08 27 15 39.80 +52 46.5 8.093 7.901 75.5 7.1 18.5 2009 09 01 15 38.91 +52 15.8 8.142 7.923 74.0 7.0 18.5 2009 09 06 15 38.36 +51 45.8 8.190 7.945 72.5 6.9 18.6 2009 09 11 15 38.13 +51 16.7 8.236 7.967 71.1 6.9 18.6 2009 09 16 15 38.19 +50 48.7 8.280 7.989 69.9 6.8 18.6 2009 09 21 15 38.53 +50 22.1 8.321 8.012 68.7 6.7 18.6 2009 09 26 15 39.12 +49 57.0 8.361 8.034 67.7 6.6 18.7 2009 10 01 15 39.94 +49 33.5 8.398 8.056 66.8 6.6 18.7 2009 10 06 15 40.97 +49 11.9 8.432 8.079 66.1 6.5 18.7 2009 10 11 15 42.18 +48 52.2 8.464 8.101 65.5 6.4 18.7 2009 10 16 15 43.55 +48 34.5 8.493 8.124 65.1 6.4 18.7 2009 10 21 15 45.08 +48 19.0 8.519 8.146 64.9 6.4 18.8 2009 10 26 15 46.73 +48 05.8 8.542 8.169 64.8 6.3 18.8 2009 10 31 15 48.49 +47 55.0 8.562 8.192 65.0 6.3 18.8 2009 11 05 15 50.33 +47 46.6 8.579 8.214 65.3 6.3 18.8 2009 11 10 15 52.25 +47 40.7 8.594 8.237 65.8 6.3 18.8 2009 11 15 15 54.22 +47 37.3 8.605 8.260 66.5 6.3 18.8 2009 11 20 15 56.23 +47 36.6 8.613 8.283 67.3 6.3 18.9 2009 11 25 15 58.25 +47 38.5 8.619 8.306 68.3 6.3 18.9 2009 11 30 16 00.26 +47 43.0 8.622 8.329 69.5 6.4 18.9 2009 12 05 16 02.26 +47 50.3 8.623 8.352 70.8 6.4 18.9 2009 12 10 16 04.21 +48 00.2 8.621 8.375 72.3 6.4 18.9 2009 12 15 16 06.10 +48 12.8 8.618 8.398 73.9 6.5 18.9 2009 12 20 16 07.91 +48 28.1 8.612 8.421 75.6 6.5 18.9 2009 12 25 16 09.62 +48 46.0 8.605 8.444 77.3 6.5 18.9 2009 12 30 16 11.21 +49 06.4 8.597 8.467 79.2 6.5 18.9 2010 01 04 16 12.66 +49 29.3 8.587 8.490 81.1 6.6 19.0 2010 01 09 16 13.93 +49 54.5 8.577 8.514 83.0 6.6 19.0 2010 01 14 16 15.03 +50 22.1 8.567 8.537 85.0 6.6 19.0 2010 01 19 16 15.91 +50 51.7 8.556 8.560 87.0 6.6 19.0 2010 01 24 16 16.55 +51 23.3 8.546 8.584 88.9 6.6 19.0 2010 01 29 16 16.93 +51 56.6 8.536 8.607 90.9 6.6 19.0 2010 02 03 16 17.03 +52 31.5 8.527 8.631 92.8 6.5 19.0 2010 02 08 16 16.83 +53 07.7 8.519 8.654 94.6 6.5 19.0 2010 02 13 16 16.29 +53 45.0 8.512 8.678 96.4 6.5 19.0 2010 02 18 16 15.40 +54 23.0 8.508 8.701 98.0 6.5 19.0 2010 02 23 16 14.13 +55 01.6 8.505 8.725 99.6 6.4 19.1 2010 02 28 16 12.46 +55 40.2 8.505 8.748 101.0 6.4 19.1 2010 03 05 16 10.38 +56 18.7 8.507 8.772 102.3 6.3 19.1 2010 03 10 16 07.87 +56 56.6 8.513 8.796 103.4 6.3 19.1 2010 03 15 16 04.93 +57 33.5 8.521 8.819 104.3 6.3 19.1 2010 03 20 16 01.54 +58 09.2 8.532 8.843 105.0 6.2 19.1 2010 03 25 15 57.72 +58 43.1 8.547 8.867 105.6 6.2 19.1 2010 03 30 15 53.47 +59 14.9 8.565 8.891 105.9 6.2 19.2 2010 04 04 15 48.81 +59 44.3 8.587 8.915 106.0 6.2 19.2 2010 04 09 15 43.77 +60 10.9 8.612 8.939 105.9 6.2 19.2 2010 04 14 15 38.38 +60 34.4 8.641 8.962 105.6 6.2 19.2 2010 04 19 15 32.70 +60 54.6 8.673 8.986 105.1 6.2 19.2 2010 04 24 15 26.78 +61 11.2 8.708 9.010 104.4 6.2 19.2 2010 04 29 15 20.68 +61 24.0 8.747 9.034 103.5 6.2 19.3 2010 05 04 15 14.48 +61 33.0 8.789 9.058 102.4 6.2 19.3 2010 05 09 15 08.23 +61 38.1 8.833 9.082 101.1 6.3 19.3 2010 05 14 15 02.02 +61 39.4 8.881 9.106 99.7 6.3 19.3 2010 05 19 14 55.91 +61 36.9 8.931 9.130 98.2 6.3 19.4 2010 05 24 14 49.98 +61 30.7 8.984 9.155 96.5 6.3 19.4 2010 05 29 14 44.28 +61 21.1 9.038 9.179 94.8 6.3 19.4 2010 06 03 14 38.85 +61 08.3 9.095 9.203 92.9 6.3 19.4 2010 06 08 14 33.75 +60 52.5 9.153 9.227 91.0 6.3 19.5 2010 06 13 14 29.01 +60 34.0 9.212 9.251 89.0 6.3 19.5 2010 06 18 14 24.65 +60 13.1 9.273 9.276 87.0 6.3 19.5 2010 06 23 14 20.69 +59 50.1 9.334 9.300 85.0 6.2 19.5 2010 06 28 14 17.14 +59 25.4 9.395 9.324 82.9 6.2 19.6 2010 07 03 14 13.99 +58 59.2 9.456 9.348 80.8 6.2 19.6 2010 07 08 14 11.24 +58 31.8 9.518 9.373 78.8 6.1 19.6 2010 07 13 14 08.88 +58 03.4 9.578 9.397 76.7 6.0 19.6
