C/2006 K4 (NEAT)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62270:C/2006 K4 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Nov. 29.3349 TT MPC q 3.188547 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000650 Peri. 233.6141 +0.0036618 -0.5535641 +/-0.000002 Node 116.6035 -0.3087722 +0.7914835 e 0.997926 Incl. 111.3444 -0.9511290 -0.2590765 From 331 observations 2006 May 18-2008 Mar. 14, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 K4 (NEAT) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 Nov. 29.5529 TT MPC q 3.189477 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000498 Peri. 233.6591 +0.0032729 -0.5535761 +/-0.000002 Node 116.6057 -0.3081375 +0.7917156 e 0.998411 Incl. 111.3427 -0.9513362 -0.2583409An 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 07 56.83 -14 08.6 6.419 5.913 56.1 8.2 17.8 2009 06 13 07 59.15 -13 41.0 6.507 5.947 52.7 7.8 17.8 2009 06 18 08 01.55 -13 16.1 6.591 5.981 49.4 7.4 17.9 2009 06 23 08 04.01 -12 53.8 6.672 6.015 46.3 7.0 17.9 2009 06 28 08 06.52 -12 34.0 6.749 6.049 43.3 6.6 18.0 2009 07 03 08 09.06 -12 16.6 6.821 6.083 40.4 6.2 18.0 2009 07 08 08 11.62 -12 01.4 6.888 6.117 37.8 5.8 18.1 2009 07 13 08 14.19 -11 48.4 6.951 6.151 35.4 5.5 18.1 2009 07 18 08 16.75 -11 37.5 7.008 6.185 33.4 5.2 18.1 2009 07 23 08 19.30 -11 28.5 7.060 6.219 31.7 4.9 18.2 2009 07 28 08 21.82 -11 21.4 7.107 6.253 30.4 4.7 18.2 2009 08 02 08 24.30 -11 16.0 7.148 6.287 29.7 4.6 18.3 2009 08 07 08 26.73 -11 12.3 7.184 6.321 29.5 4.5 18.3 2009 08 12 08 29.10 -11 10.1 7.213 6.355 29.9 4.6 18.3 2009 08 17 08 31.39 -11 09.3 7.238 6.389 30.8 4.6 18.4 2009 08 22 08 33.60 -11 09.9 7.256 6.423 32.2 4.8 18.4 2009 08 27 08 35.71 -11 11.7 7.269 6.457 34.1 5.0 18.4 2009 09 01 08 37.71 -11 14.6 7.276 6.491 36.3 5.3 18.4 2009 09 06 08 39.59 -11 18.5 7.278 6.525 39.0 5.6 18.5 2009 09 11 08 41.35 -11 23.2 7.274 6.559 41.9 5.9 18.5 2009 09 16 08 42.96 -11 28.8 7.265 6.593 45.0 6.2 18.5 2009 09 21 08 44.42 -11 35.0 7.251 6.627 48.4 6.5 18.5 2009 09 26 08 45.71 -11 41.7 7.232 6.661 51.9 6.8 18.5 2009 10 01 08 46.82 -11 48.9 7.209 6.695 55.6 7.1 18.5 2009 10 06 08 47.75 -11 56.2 7.182 6.729 59.4 7.3 18.6 2009 10 11 08 48.48 -12 03.7 7.151 6.763 63.4 7.6 18.6 2009 10 16 08 48.99 -12 11.2 7.116 6.797 67.4 7.8 18.6 2009 10 21 08 49.29 -12 18.5 7.079 6.831 71.6 8.0 18.6 2009 10 26 08 49.35 -12 25.4 7.039 6.864 75.9 8.1 18.6 2009 10 31 08 49.18 -12 31.8 6.997 6.898 80.2 8.2 18.6 2009 11 05 08 48.76 -12 37.5 6.954 6.932 84.7 8.2 18.6 2009 11 10 08 48.10 -12 42.3 6.910 6.966 89.2 8.2 18.6 2009 11 15 08 47.17 -12 46.0 6.865 7.000 93.8 8.1 18.6 2009 11 20 08 45.99 -12 48.5 6.821 7.034 98.4 8.0 18.6 2009 11 25 08 44.56 -12 49.5 6.779 7.068 103.1 7.8 18.6 2009 11 30 08 42.88 -12 48.9 6.738 7.102 107.8 7.6 18.7 2009 12 05 08 40.95 -12 46.6 6.700 7.136 112.5 7.3 18.7 2009 12 10 08 38.79 -12 42.2 6.665 7.169 117.2 7.0 18.7 2009 12 15 08 36.41 -12 35.8 6.634 7.203 121.9 6.7 18.7 2009 12 20 08 33.84 -12 27.2 6.608 7.237 126.5 6.3 18.7 2009 12 25 08 31.08 -12 16.3 6.587 7.271 131.0 5.9 18.7 2009 12 30 08 28.18 -12 03.0 6.572 7.304 135.3 5.4 18.7 2010 01 04 08 25.15 -11 47.3 6.564 7.338 139.4 5.0 18.7 2010 01 09 08 22.04 -11 29.3 6.562 7.372 143.1 4.6 18.8 2010 01 14 08 18.86 -11 09.0 6.568 7.406 146.2 4.2 18.8 2010 01 19 08 15.66 -10 46.4 6.581 7.439 148.6 3.9 18.8 2010 01 24 08 12.47 -10 21.8 6.603 7.473 150.2 3.8 18.8 2010 01 29 08 09.33 -09 55.4 6.632 7.507 150.7 3.7 18.9 2010 02 03 08 06.27 -09 27.3 6.670 7.540 150.1 3.7 18.9 2010 02 08 08 03.31 -08 57.7 6.716 7.574 148.4 3.9 18.9 2010 02 13 08 00.50 -08 26.9 6.769 7.607 145.9 4.2 19.0 2010 02 18 07 57.85 -07 55.3 6.831 7.641 142.8 4.5 19.0 2010 02 23 07 55.39 -07 22.9 6.899 7.674 139.1 4.8 19.0 2010 02 28 07 53.13 -06 50.2 6.975 7.708 135.1 5.2 19.1 2010 03 05 07 51.10 -06 17.3 7.057 7.742 130.8 5.6 19.1 2010 03 10 07 49.29 -05 44.6 7.144 7.775 126.4 5.9 19.2 2010 03 15 07 47.72 -05 12.1 7.238 7.808 121.9 6.2 19.2 2010 03 20 07 46.39 -04 40.2 7.336 7.842 117.3 6.5 19.3 2010 03 25 07 45.31 -04 09.0 7.438 7.875 112.6 6.7 19.3 2010 03 30 07 44.46 -03 38.6 7.543 7.909 108.0 6.9 19.4 2010 04 04 07 43.85 -03 09.3 7.652 7.942 103.3 7.0 19.4 2010 04 09 07 43.47 -02 41.0 7.762 7.975 98.7 7.1 19.5 2010 04 14 07 43.31 -02 13.9 7.874 8.009 94.1 7.2 19.5 2010 04 19 07 43.36 -01 48.1 7.987 8.042 89.5 7.2 19.6 2010 04 24 07 43.61 -01 23.6 8.100 8.075 85.0 7.1 19.6 2010 04 29 07 44.06 -01 00.5 8.213 8.108 80.5 7.0 19.7 2010 05 04 07 44.68 -00 38.7 8.325 8.142 76.1 6.9 19.7 2010 05 09 07 45.47 -00 18.3 8.436 8.175 71.7 6.7 19.8 2010 05 14 07 46.41 +00 00.7 8.544 8.208 67.3 6.5 19.8 2010 05 19 07 47.50 +00 18.3 8.650 8.241 63.0 6.3 19.8 2010 05 24 07 48.72 +00 34.6 8.753 8.274 58.8 6.0 19.9 2010 05 29 07 50.05 +00 49.4 8.853 8.307 54.6 5.7 19.9 2010 06 03 07 51.49 +01 03.0 8.949 8.340 50.5 5.4 20.0 2010 06 08 07 53.03 +01 15.3 9.040 8.374 46.4 5.0 20.0 2010 06 13 07 54.65 +01 26.4 9.128 8.407 42.5 4.7 20.0 2010 06 18 07 56.33 +01 36.2 9.210 8.440 38.6 4.3 20.1 2010 06 23 07 58.08 +01 44.9 9.287 8.473 34.8 3.9 20.1 2010 06 28 07 59.88 +01 52.4 9.359 8.505 31.2 3.5 20.2 2010 07 03 08 01.71 +01 58.9 9.425 8.538 27.7 3.2 20.2 2010 07 08 08 03.56 +02 04.3 9.486 8.571 24.5 2.8 20.2 2010 07 13 08 05.44 +02 08.8 9.540 8.604 21.7 2.5 20.2This 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.
