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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 July 20.9332 TT MPC q 4.426379 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000676 Peri. 296.4795 +0.6394519 +0.0246080 +/-0.000001 Node 72.1128 +0.5280107 +0.7124456 e 1.002992 Incl. 53.8492 -0.5588434 +0.7012958An 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 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 22.2 2010 07 18 06 14.84 +44 24.9 10.145 9.282 30.3 3.2 22.2 2010 07 23 06 17.84 +44 35.7 10.141 9.311 33.5 3.4 22.2 2010 07 28 06 20.76 +44 46.9 10.132 9.339 36.9 3.7 22.2 2010 08 02 06 23.59 +44 58.8 10.118 9.368 40.4 4.0 22.2 2010 08 07 06 26.33 +45 11.2 10.100 9.397 44.1 4.3 22.3 2010 08 12 06 28.95 +45 24.3 10.076 9.426 47.8 4.6 22.3 2010 08 17 06 31.45 +45 37.9 10.049 9.455 51.7 4.8 22.3 2010 08 22 06 33.81 +45 52.2 10.018 9.484 55.6 5.1 22.3 2010 08 27 06 36.02 +46 07.1 9.984 9.513 59.6 5.3 22.3 2010 09 01 06 38.08 +46 22.6 9.946 9.542 63.7 5.4 22.3 2010 09 06 06 39.96 +46 38.8 9.906 9.571 67.8 5.6 22.3 2010 09 11 06 41.65 +46 55.5 9.863 9.600 72.0 5.7 22.3 2010 09 16 06 43.14 +47 12.9 9.818 9.629 76.2 5.8 22.3 2010 09 21 06 44.42 +47 30.9 9.772 9.657 80.5 5.9 22.3 2010 09 26 06 45.48 +47 49.3 9.726 9.686 84.8 5.9 22.3 2010 10 01 06 46.31 +48 08.3 9.678 9.715 89.2 5.9 22.3 2010 10 06 06 46.89 +48 27.7 9.631 9.744 93.5 5.9 22.3 2010 10 11 06 47.21 +48 47.4 9.585 9.773 97.9 5.8 22.3 2010 10 16 06 47.28 +49 07.4 9.540 9.802 102.4 5.7 22.3 2010 10 21 06 47.07 +49 27.5 9.496 9.831 106.8 5.6 22.3 2010 10 26 06 46.60 +49 47.6 9.456 9.859 111.2 5.4 22.3 2010 10 31 06 45.85 +50 07.6 9.418 9.888 115.7 5.2 22.3 2010 11 05 06 44.83 +50 27.4 9.383 9.917 120.0 5.0 22.3 2010 11 10 06 43.54 +50 46.7 9.353 9.946 124.4 4.7 22.3 2010 11 15 06 41.99 +51 05.5 9.328 9.975 128.6 4.4 22.3 2010 11 20 06 40.20 +51 23.5 9.307 10.003 132.7 4.2 22.3 2010 11 25 06 38.18 +51 40.6 9.292 10.032 136.6 3.9 22.4 2010 11 30 06 35.94 +51 56.6 9.283 10.061 140.2 3.6 22.4This 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.
