C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65935:C/2006 E1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5 T 2007 Jan. 6.5064 TT MPC q 6.040562 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000198 Peri. 232.7792 +0.1470954 +0.0015316 +/-0.000002 Node 95.0346 -0.2307127 +0.9724688 e 1.001198 Incl. 83.1935 -0.9618392 -0.2330281 From 141 observations 2006 Mar. 11-2009 Mar. 3, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 E1 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 Jan. 7.9768 TT MPC q 6.044566 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000548 Peri. 232.8998 +0.1474313 +0.0011188 +/-0.000002 Node 95.0508 -0.2286207 +0.9729568 e 1.003313 Incl. 83.1815 -0.9622872 -0.2309842An 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 06 12.38 -34 51.9 8.847 9.141 104.2 6.1 20.3 2009 10 31 06 10.93 -35 02.6 8.830 9.165 106.7 6.0 20.4 2009 11 05 06 09.27 -35 11.7 8.816 9.188 109.1 5.9 20.4 2009 11 10 06 07.42 -35 19.2 8.804 9.212 111.4 5.7 20.4 2009 11 15 06 05.39 -35 24.8 8.796 9.235 113.5 5.6 20.4 2009 11 20 06 03.20 -35 28.2 8.791 9.259 115.5 5.5 20.4 2009 11 25 06 00.88 -35 29.4 8.790 9.283 117.2 5.4 20.4 2009 11 30 05 58.44 -35 28.1 8.792 9.306 118.7 5.3 20.4 2009 12 05 05 55.92 -35 24.3 8.799 9.330 119.9 5.3 20.4 2009 12 10 05 53.35 -35 17.9 8.811 9.354 120.8 5.2 20.4 2009 12 15 05 50.74 -35 08.8 8.827 9.377 121.4 5.1 20.4 2009 12 20 05 48.14 -34 57.0 8.848 9.401 121.6 5.1 20.5 2009 12 25 05 45.57 -34 42.5 8.873 9.425 121.5 5.1 20.5 2009 12 30 05 43.05 -34 25.5 8.904 9.449 121.0 5.1 20.5 2010 01 04 05 40.63 -34 05.9 8.939 9.472 120.2 5.1 20.5 2010 01 09 05 38.31 -33 44.0 8.979 9.496 119.1 5.2 20.5 2010 01 14 05 36.13 -33 19.9 9.024 9.520 117.6 5.3 20.6 2010 01 19 05 34.10 -32 53.7 9.073 9.544 115.9 5.3 20.6 2010 01 24 05 32.25 -32 25.7 9.127 9.568 113.9 5.4 20.6 2010 01 29 05 30.58 -31 56.1 9.184 9.592 111.7 5.5 20.6 2010 02 03 05 29.11 -31 25.2 9.245 9.616 109.3 5.6 20.7 2010 02 08 05 27.84 -30 53.1 9.310 9.640 106.7 5.6 20.7 2010 02 13 05 26.79 -30 20.0 9.378 9.664 104.0 5.7 20.7 2010 02 18 05 25.95 -29 46.3 9.448 9.688 101.1 5.7 20.7 2010 02 23 05 25.32 -29 12.2 9.521 9.712 98.2 5.8 20.8 2010 02 28 05 24.90 -28 37.8 9.596 9.736 95.2 5.8 20.8 2010 03 05 05 24.69 -28 03.4 9.673 9.760 92.1 5.8 20.8 2010 03 10 05 24.68 -27 29.1 9.750 9.784 89.0 5.8 20.9 2010 03 15 05 24.87 -26 55.2 9.829 9.808 85.9 5.8 20.9 2010 03 20 05 25.25 -26 21.8 9.908 9.832 82.8 5.8 20.9 2010 03 25 05 25.80 -25 49.1 9.986 9.856 79.7 5.7 20.9 2010 03 30 05 26.53 -25 17.2 10.065 9.880 76.6 5.6 21.0 2010 04 04 05 27.41 -24 46.2 10.142 9.905 73.5 5.6 21.0 2010 04 09 05 28.44 -24 16.2 10.218 9.929 70.5 5.5 21.0 2010 04 14 05 29.61 -23 47.3 10.293 9.953 67.6 5.3 21.0 2010 04 19 05 30.91 -23 19.7 10.365 9.977 64.7 5.2 21.1 2010 04 24 05 32.32 -22 53.3 10.436 10.001 61.9 5.1 21.1 2010 04 29 05 33.83 -22 28.3 10.503 10.026 59.2 5.0 21.1 2010 05 04 05 35.44 -22 04.7 10.568 10.050 56.7 4.8 21.1 2010 05 09 05 37.14 -21 42.5 10.630 10.074 54.3 4.7 21.2 2010 05 14 05 38.90 -21 21.8 10.689 10.099 52.0 4.5 21.2 2010 05 19 05 40.73 -21 02.6 10.744 10.123 50.0 4.4 21.2 2010 05 24 05 42.61 -20 44.9 10.795 10.147 48.2 4.3 21.2 2010 05 29 05 44.52 -20 28.7 10.842 10.172 46.6 4.1 21.2 2010 06 03 05 46.47 -20 14.0 10.885 10.196 45.2 4.1 21.3 2010 06 08 05 48.44 -20 00.9 10.923 10.220 44.2 4.0 21.3 2010 06 13 05 50.42 -19 49.3 10.958 10.245 43.5 3.9 21.3 2010 06 18 05 52.40 -19 39.2 10.988 10.269 43.1 3.9 21.3 2010 06 23 05 54.37 -19 30.6 11.013 10.293 43.0 3.9 21.3 2010 06 28 05 56.32 -19 23.4 11.034 10.318 43.3 3.9 21.3 2010 07 03 05 58.25 -19 17.7 11.050 10.342 43.9 3.9 21.4 2010 07 08 06 00.14 -19 13.4 11.062 10.367 44.9 4.0 21.4 2010 07 13 06 01.98 -19 10.6 11.069 10.391 46.2 4.0 21.4 2010 07 18 06 03.76 -19 09.0 11.072 10.416 47.7 4.1 21.4 2010 07 23 06 05.48 -19 08.8 11.071 10.440 49.5 4.2 21.4 2010 07 28 06 07.13 -19 09.8 11.066 10.465 51.6 4.4 21.4 2010 08 02 06 08.69 -19 12.0 11.056 10.489 53.8 4.5 21.4 2010 08 07 06 10.16 -19 15.4 11.043 10.514 56.3 4.6 21.4 2010 08 12 06 11.53 -19 19.9 11.025 10.538 58.9 4.7 21.4 2010 08 17 06 12.79 -19 25.3 11.005 10.563 61.7 4.8 21.4 2010 08 22 06 13.93 -19 31.7 10.981 10.587 64.6 5.0 21.5 2010 08 27 06 14.95 -19 38.9 10.955 10.612 67.7 5.1 21.5 2010 09 01 06 15.84 -19 46.9 10.925 10.636 70.8 5.1 21.5 2010 09 06 06 16.59 -19 55.5 10.894 10.661 74.0 5.2 21.5 2010 09 11 06 17.18 -20 04.7 10.861 10.685 77.4 5.3 21.5 2010 09 16 06 17.63 -20 14.4 10.826 10.710 80.7 5.3 21.5 2010 09 21 06 17.92 -20 24.3 10.790 10.735 84.2 5.3 21.5 2010 09 26 06 18.04 -20 34.5 10.753 10.759 87.7 5.3 21.5 2010 10 01 06 18.00 -20 44.7 10.716 10.784 91.2 5.3 21.5 2010 10 06 06 17.79 -20 54.8 10.679 10.808 94.8 5.3 21.5 2010 10 11 06 17.40 -21 04.7 10.643 10.833 98.4 5.2 21.5 2010 10 16 06 16.85 -21 14.2 10.608 10.858 101.9 5.2 21.5 2010 10 21 06 16.13 -21 23.2 10.575 10.882 105.5 5.1 21.5 2010 10 26 06 15.24 -21 31.5 10.543 10.907 109.0 4.9 21.5 2010 10 31 06 14.20 -21 38.9 10.515 10.932 112.4 4.8 21.5 2010 11 05 06 13.00 -21 45.4 10.489 10.956 115.8 4.7 21.5 2010 11 10 06 11.65 -21 50.7 10.467 10.981 119.0 4.5 21.5 2010 11 15 06 10.17 -21 54.7 10.449 11.006 122.1 4.4 21.5 2010 11 20 06 08.58 -21 57.3 10.435 11.030 124.9 4.2 21.5 2010 11 25 06 06.87 -21 58.4 10.426 11.055 127.5 4.1 21.5 2010 11 30 06 05.08 -21 57.8 10.422 11.080 129.8 3.9 21.5
