C/2006 K1 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62270:C/2006 K1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5 T 2007 July 20.5586 TT MPC q 4.425510 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000336 Peri. 296.4432 +0.6390938 +0.0251448 +/-0.000001 Node 72.1149 +0.5277811 +0.7126807 e 1.001488 Incl. 53.8770 -0.5594696 +0.7010377 From 280 observations 2006 May 17-2008 Feb. 29, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 K1 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 July 20.7974 TT MPC q 4.425710 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000617 Peri. 296.4604 +0.6392758 +0.0248210 +/-0.000001 Node 72.1173 +0.5279078 +0.7125794 e 1.002731 Incl. 53.8615 -0.5591420 +0.7011523An 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 m2WARNING! 2009 06 08 05 05.92 +30 20.8 7.962 6.957 7.5 1.1 20.4 2009 06 13 05 09.37 +30 37.9 7.988 6.985 8.2 1.2 20.5 2009 06 18 05 12.80 +30 54.9 8.009 7.013 10.5 1.5 20.5 2009 06 23 05 16.21 +31 12.0 8.024 7.041 13.6 2.0 20.5 2009 06 28 05 19.57 +31 29.0 8.034 7.069 17.1 2.4 20.5 2009 07 03 05 22.89 +31 46.0 8.038 7.097 20.8 2.9 20.5 2009 07 08 05 26.15 +32 03.1 8.036 7.125 24.6 3.4 20.6 2009 07 13 05 29.33 +32 20.3 8.029 7.153 28.5 3.9 20.6 2009 07 18 05 32.43 +32 37.5 8.017 7.181 32.5 4.4 20.6 2009 07 23 05 35.44 +32 54.9 8.000 7.209 36.5 4.8 20.6 2009 07 28 05 38.33 +33 12.5 7.979 7.237 40.6 5.2 20.6 2009 08 02 05 41.10 +33 30.2 7.952 7.266 44.6 5.6 20.6 2009 08 07 05 43.74 +33 48.2 7.922 7.294 48.8 6.0 20.6 2009 08 12 05 46.23 +34 06.4 7.888 7.322 53.0 6.3 20.6 2009 08 17 05 48.56 +34 24.9 7.850 7.351 57.2 6.6 20.6 2009 08 22 05 50.72 +34 43.8 7.808 7.379 61.5 6.9 20.6 2009 08 27 05 52.69 +35 03.0 7.764 7.407 65.8 7.1 20.6 2009 09 01 05 54.46 +35 22.5 7.717 7.436 70.2 7.3 20.7 2009 09 06 05 56.02 +35 42.4 7.668 7.464 74.6 7.5 20.7 2009 09 11 05 57.35 +36 02.6 7.618 7.493 79.1 7.6 20.7 2009 09 16 05 58.45 +36 23.2 7.566 7.521 83.6 7.6 20.7 2009 09 21 05 59.29 +36 44.1 7.514 7.550 88.2 7.6 20.7 2009 09 26 05 59.87 +37 05.4 7.462 7.578 92.9 7.6 20.7 2009 10 01 06 00.17 +37 26.8 7.410 7.607 97.6 7.5 20.7 2009 10 06 06 00.20 +37 48.5 7.360 7.635 102.3 7.4 20.7 2009 10 11 05 59.94 +38 10.3 7.311 7.664 107.1 7.2 20.7 2009 10 16 05 59.40 +38 32.0 7.265 7.693 111.9 6.9 20.7 2009 10 21 05 58.56 +38 53.7 7.221 7.721 116.8 6.6 20.7 2009 10 26 05 57.42 +39 15.1 7.181 7.750 121.7 6.3 20.7 2009 10 31 05 56.01 +39 36.2 7.146 7.779 126.6 5.9 20.7 2009 11 05 05 54.32 +39 56.7 7.115 7.807 131.5 5.5 20.7 2009 11 10 05 52.38 +40 16.5 7.090 7.836 136.3 5.0 20.7 2009 11 15 05 50.19 +40 35.5 7.070 7.865 141.1 4.5 20.7 2009 11 20 05 47.79 +40 53.5 7.057 7.893 145.8 4.0 20.7 2009 11 25 05 45.19 +41 10.4 7.051 7.922 150.2 3.6 20.7 2009 11 30 05 42.44 +41 25.9 7.052 7.951 154.2 3.1 20.7 2009 12 05 05 39.57 +41 40.1 7.060 7.980 157.6 2.7 20.8 2009 12 10 05 36.62 +41 52.8 7.076 8.009 160.1 2.4 20.8 2009 12 15 05 33.63 +42 03.9 7.099 8.037 161.2 2.3 20.8 2009 12 20 05 30.64 +42 13.5 7.131 8.066 160.7 2.3 20.8 2009 12 25 05 27.70 +42 21.5 7.170 8.095 158.8 2.5 20.9 2009 12 30 05 24.83 +42 28.0 7.218 8.124 155.7 2.9 20.9 2010 01 04 05 22.10 +42 33.1 7.272 8.153 151.9 3.3 20.9 2010 01 09 05 19.52 +42 36.9 7.334 8.182 147.7 3.7 21.0 2010 01 14 05 17.13 +42 39.4 7.402 8.210 143.1 4.1 21.0 2010 01 19 05 14.95 +42 40.9 7.477 8.239 138.4 4.5 21.0 2010 01 24 05 13.02 +42 41.5 7.558 8.268 133.6 4.9 21.1 2010 01 29 05 11.35 +42 41.3 7.644 8.297 128.8 5.3 21.1 2010 02 03 05 09.95 +42 40.5 7.735 8.326 123.9 5.6 21.1 2010 02 08 05 08.84 +42 39.3 7.831 8.355 119.1 5.9 21.2 2010 02 13 05 08.00 +42 37.8 7.930 8.384 114.2 6.2 21.2 2010 02 18 05 07.46 +42 36.1 8.032 8.413 109.4 6.4 21.3 2010 02 23 05 07.21 +42 34.3 8.137 8.442 104.7 6.5 21.3 2010 02 28 05 07.24 +42 32.6 8.243 8.471 100.0 6.6 21.4 2010 03 05 05 07.54 +42 31.0 8.351 8.500 95.3 6.7 21.4 2010 03 10 05 08.11 +42 29.7 8.459 8.529 90.7 6.7 21.4 2010 03 15 05 08.93 +42 28.7 8.567 8.558 86.1 6.7 21.5 2010 03 20 05 10.00 +42 27.9 8.675 8.586 81.6 6.6 21.5 2010 03 25 05 11.30 +42 27.6 8.781 8.615 77.2 6.5 21.6 2010 03 30 05 12.82 +42 27.7 8.886 8.644 72.8 6.3 21.6 2010 04 04 05 14.54 +42 28.3 8.989 8.673 68.5 6.2 21.7 2010 04 09 05 16.46 +42 29.2 9.090 8.702 64.3 6.0 21.7 2010 04 14 05 18.55 +42 30.7 9.188 8.731 60.1 5.7 21.7 2010 04 19 05 20.80 +42 32.6 9.282 8.760 56.0 5.5 21.8 2010 04 24 05 23.21 +42 35.0 9.373 8.789 52.0 5.2 21.8 2010 04 29 05 25.75 +42 37.8 9.459 8.818 48.1 4.9 21.8 2010 05 04 05 28.42 +42 41.1 9.542 8.847 44.2 4.6 21.9 2010 05 09 05 31.19 +42 44.9 9.619 8.876 40.5 4.2 21.9 2010 05 14 05 34.06 +42 49.1 9.692 8.905 36.9 3.9 21.9 2010 05 19 05 37.02 +42 53.8 9.760 8.934 33.5 3.6 22.0 2010 05 24 05 40.05 +42 58.9 9.823 8.963 30.3 3.3 22.0 2010 05 29 05 43.14 +43 04.5 9.880 8.992 27.3 3.0 22.0 2010 06 03 05 46.28 +43 10.5 9.932 9.021 24.7 2.7 22.0 2010 06 08 05 49.46 +43 16.9 9.979 9.050 22.6 2.5 22.1 2010 06 13 05 52.66 +43 23.8 10.019 9.079 21.1 2.3 22.1 2010 06 18 05 55.88 +43 31.1 10.054 9.108 20.3 2.2 22.1 2010 06 23 05 59.10 +43 38.9 10.083 9.137 20.3 2.2 22.1 2010 06 28 06 02.30 +43 47.1 10.107 9.166 21.1 2.3 22.1 2010 07 03 06 05.49 +43 55.8 10.125 9.195 22.6 2.4 22.2 2010 07 08 06 08.65 +44 05.0 10.137 9.224 24.8 2.6 22.2 2010 07 13 06 11.77 +44 14.7 10.144 9.253 27.3 2.9 22.2This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
