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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 Jan. 7.7218 TT MPC q 6.043467 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000494 Peri. 232.8798 +0.1472159 +0.0012527 +/-0.000002 Node 95.0396 -0.2289906 +0.9728742 e 1.002988 Incl. 83.1887 -0.9622322 -0.2313315An 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 05 36.97 -32 29.5 9.025 8.497 55.9 5.7 20.1 2009 06 13 05 39.71 -32 13.9 9.053 8.520 55.5 5.6 20.1 2009 06 18 05 42.42 -32 00.4 9.078 8.542 55.4 5.6 20.1 2009 06 23 05 45.11 -31 49.0 9.100 8.565 55.5 5.6 20.1 2009 06 28 05 47.76 -31 39.6 9.118 8.588 55.8 5.6 20.1 2009 07 03 05 50.36 -31 32.3 9.134 8.610 56.2 5.6 20.2 2009 07 08 05 52.90 -31 26.9 9.146 8.633 56.9 5.7 20.2 2009 07 13 05 55.36 -31 23.4 9.154 8.656 57.8 5.7 20.2 2009 07 18 05 57.74 -31 21.8 9.160 8.678 58.9 5.8 20.2 2009 07 23 06 00.02 -31 22.1 9.163 8.701 60.1 5.8 20.2 2009 07 28 06 02.20 -31 24.1 9.162 8.724 61.5 5.9 20.2 2009 08 02 06 04.27 -31 27.7 9.159 8.747 63.1 5.9 20.2 2009 08 07 06 06.21 -31 33.0 9.153 8.770 64.8 6.0 20.2 2009 08 12 06 08.01 -31 39.8 9.144 8.793 66.7 6.1 20.2 2009 08 17 06 09.66 -31 47.9 9.133 8.816 68.7 6.1 20.3 2009 08 22 06 11.16 -31 57.4 9.119 8.839 70.8 6.2 20.3 2009 08 27 06 12.49 -32 08.1 9.103 8.862 73.1 6.3 20.3 2009 09 01 06 13.64 -32 19.9 9.085 8.885 75.4 6.3 20.3 2009 09 06 06 14.60 -32 32.5 9.066 8.908 77.8 6.4 20.3 2009 09 11 06 15.36 -32 46.0 9.045 8.931 80.3 6.4 20.3 2009 09 16 06 15.92 -33 00.0 9.023 8.955 82.9 6.4 20.3 2009 09 21 06 16.27 -33 14.6 9.000 8.978 85.5 6.4 20.3 2009 09 26 06 16.40 -33 29.3 8.977 9.001 88.2 6.4 20.3 2009 10 01 06 16.30 -33 44.2 8.954 9.024 90.9 6.4 20.3 2009 10 06 06 15.98 -33 58.9 8.930 9.048 93.6 6.3 20.3 2009 10 11 06 15.42 -34 13.2 8.908 9.071 96.3 6.3 20.3 2009 10 16 06 14.64 -34 27.0 8.886 9.094 98.9 6.2 20.3 2009 10 21 06 13.62 -34 40.0 8.866 9.118 101.6 6.1 20.3 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
