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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 July 19.9712 TT MPC q 5.854285 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000096 Peri. 31.5871 +0.5284495 -0.5657804 +/-0.000002 Node 318.2889 -0.8288426 -0.1824679 e 0.999437 Incl. 107.9589 +0.1837417 +0.8041132An 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 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 2010 07 18 14 06.91 +57 34.5 9.638 9.421 74.7 6.0 19.7 2010 07 23 14 05.30 +57 05.1 9.697 9.446 72.8 5.9 19.7 2010 07 28 14 04.03 +56 35.7 9.754 9.470 70.9 5.8 19.7 2010 08 02 14 03.10 +56 06.2 9.810 9.495 69.1 5.7 19.7 2010 08 07 14 02.47 +55 37.0 9.864 9.519 67.3 5.6 19.8 2010 08 12 14 02.14 +55 08.3 9.915 9.544 65.7 5.6 19.8 2010 08 17 14 02.07 +54 40.2 9.965 9.568 64.2 5.5 19.8 2010 08 22 14 02.25 +54 12.9 10.011 9.593 62.9 5.4 19.8 2010 08 27 14 02.66 +53 46.5 10.055 9.617 61.7 5.3 19.8 2010 09 01 14 03.28 +53 21.2 10.097 9.642 60.6 5.2 19.9 2010 09 06 14 04.10 +52 57.0 10.135 9.666 59.8 5.2 19.9 2010 09 11 14 05.09 +52 34.2 10.169 9.691 59.1 5.1 19.9 2010 09 16 14 06.23 +52 12.8 10.201 9.715 58.6 5.1 19.9 2010 09 21 14 07.52 +51 53.0 10.229 9.740 58.4 5.0 19.9 2010 09 26 14 08.92 +51 34.8 10.253 9.765 58.3 5.0 20.0 2010 10 01 14 10.43 +51 18.2 10.274 9.789 58.5 5.0 20.0 2010 10 06 14 12.04 +51 03.5 10.292 9.814 59.0 5.0 20.0 2010 10 11 14 13.71 +50 50.6 10.306 9.838 59.6 5.0 20.0 2010 10 16 14 15.45 +50 39.7 10.316 9.863 60.5 5.0 20.0 2010 10 21 14 17.23 +50 30.8 10.324 9.888 61.5 5.1 20.0 2010 10 26 14 19.03 +50 24.0 10.327 9.913 62.8 5.1 20.0 2010 10 31 14 20.85 +50 19.2 10.328 9.937 64.3 5.2 20.0 2010 11 05 14 22.67 +50 16.6 10.326 9.962 65.9 5.2 20.1 2010 11 10 14 24.47 +50 16.1 10.320 9.987 67.7 5.3 20.1 2010 11 15 14 26.23 +50 17.8 10.312 10.012 69.7 5.3 20.1 2010 11 20 14 27.94 +50 21.8 10.302 10.036 71.8 5.4 20.1 2010 11 25 14 29.58 +50 27.9 10.289 10.061 74.0 5.4 20.1 2010 11 30 14 31.14 +50 36.2 10.275 10.086 76.3 5.5 20.1
