C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59042:C/2006 P1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5 T 2007 Jan. 12.7989 TT MPC q 0.170734 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000100 Peri. 155.9756 +0.1268879 -0.1738845 +/-0.000003 Node 267.4149 +0.6752905 +0.7362763 e 1.000017 Incl. 77.8369 +0.7265550 -0.6539582 From 248 observations 2006 Aug. 7-2007 Mar. 1, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 P1 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 Jan. 12.5023 TT MPC q 0.170818 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000449 Peri. 155.9806 +0.1271317 -0.1730748 +/-0.000003 Node 267.3822 +0.6752763 +0.7363344 e 0.999923 Incl. 77.8744 +0.7265256 -0.6541076An 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 16 34.12 -64 31.1 9.133 9.911 138.0 3.9 20.8 2009 06 13 16 29.51 -64 21.4 9.173 9.949 137.8 3.9 20.8 2009 06 18 16 25.08 -64 09.6 9.219 9.987 137.1 4.0 20.8 2009 06 23 16 20.89 -63 55.9 9.270 10.025 135.9 4.0 20.8 2009 06 28 16 16.99 -63 40.4 9.328 10.063 134.2 4.2 20.9 2009 07 03 16 13.41 -63 23.4 9.391 10.101 132.1 4.3 20.9 2009 07 08 16 10.16 -63 05.1 9.460 10.139 129.7 4.4 20.9 2009 07 13 16 07.28 -62 45.8 9.533 10.177 127.0 4.6 21.0 2009 07 18 16 04.76 -62 25.6 9.612 10.215 124.0 4.7 21.0 2009 07 23 16 02.63 -62 05.0 9.695 10.252 120.8 4.9 21.0 2009 07 28 16 00.87 -61 44.0 9.782 10.290 117.5 5.0 21.1 2009 08 02 15 59.49 -61 22.8 9.872 10.327 114.0 5.1 21.1 2009 08 07 15 58.47 -61 01.8 9.966 10.365 110.5 5.3 21.1 2009 08 12 15 57.80 -60 41.0 10.063 10.402 106.8 5.3 21.2 2009 08 17 15 57.47 -60 20.7 10.163 10.440 103.1 5.4 21.2 2009 08 22 15 57.47 -60 00.9 10.264 10.477 99.4 5.5 21.3 2009 08 27 15 57.78 -59 41.8 10.367 10.514 95.6 5.5 21.3 2009 09 01 15 58.38 -59 23.6 10.470 10.551 91.9 5.5 21.3 2009 09 06 15 59.26 -59 06.2 10.574 10.588 88.1 5.5 21.4 2009 09 11 16 00.39 -58 49.8 10.678 10.625 84.3 5.4 21.4 2009 09 16 16 01.77 -58 34.3 10.782 10.662 80.5 5.3 21.4 2009 09 21 16 03.37 -58 20.0 10.885 10.699 76.7 5.2 21.5 2009 09 26 16 05.18 -58 06.7 10.986 10.736 73.0 5.1 21.5 2009 10 01 16 07.18 -57 54.6 11.085 10.773 69.3 5.0 21.5 2009 10 06 16 09.35 -57 43.6 11.182 10.809 65.7 4.8 21.6 2009 10 11 16 11.68 -57 33.7 11.277 10.846 62.1 4.7 21.6 2009 10 16 16 14.15 -57 25.0 11.368 10.882 58.6 4.5 21.6 2009 10 21 16 16.75 -57 17.3 11.456 10.919 55.2 4.3 21.7 2009 10 26 16 19.46 -57 10.9 11.540 10.955 52.0 4.1 21.7 2009 10 31 16 22.27 -57 05.5 11.620 10.992 48.8 3.9 21.7 2009 11 05 16 25.17 -57 01.2 11.695 11.028 45.9 3.7 21.8 2009 11 10 16 28.13 -56 58.0 11.766 11.064 43.1 3.5 21.8 2009 11 15 16 31.14 -56 55.8 11.832 11.101 40.7 3.3 21.8 2009 11 20 16 34.20 -56 54.6 11.893 11.137 38.5 3.2 21.8 2009 11 25 16 37.28 -56 54.5 11.948 11.173 36.8 3.0 21.9 2009 11 30 16 40.37 -56 55.3 11.998 11.209 35.4 2.9 21.9 2009 12 05 16 43.46 -56 57.1 12.042 11.245 34.6 2.9 21.9 2009 12 10 16 46.53 -56 59.8 12.080 11.281 34.3 2.8 21.9 2009 12 15 16 49.57 -57 03.5 12.113 11.317 34.6 2.8 22.0 2009 12 20 16 52.57 -57 08.0 12.140 11.352 35.4 2.9 22.0 2009 12 25 16 55.50 -57 13.4 12.162 11.388 36.7 3.0 22.0 2009 12 30 16 58.36 -57 19.6 12.178 11.424 38.4 3.1 22.0 2010 01 04 17 01.12 -57 26.6 12.188 11.459 40.6 3.2 22.0 2010 01 09 17 03.79 -57 34.5 12.193 11.495 43.1 3.4 22.0 2010 01 14 17 06.33 -57 43.0 12.193 11.531 45.9 3.5 22.0 2010 01 19 17 08.73 -57 52.3 12.188 11.566 49.0 3.7 22.1 2010 01 24 17 10.99 -58 02.3 12.179 11.601 52.2 3.8 22.1 2010 01 29 17 13.08 -58 13.0 12.165 11.637 55.6 4.0 22.1 2010 02 03 17 14.98 -58 24.2 12.147 11.672 59.1 4.2 22.1 2010 02 08 17 16.70 -58 36.0 12.126 11.707 62.8 4.3 22.1 2010 02 13 17 18.20 -58 48.3 12.101 11.743 66.5 4.4 22.1 2010 02 18 17 19.48 -59 01.1 12.073 11.778 70.3 4.5 22.1 2010 02 23 17 20.51 -59 14.2 12.044 11.813 74.2 4.6 22.1 2010 02 28 17 21.30 -59 27.7 12.012 11.848 78.1 4.7 22.1 2010 03 05 17 21.82 -59 41.3 11.979 11.883 82.1 4.7 22.1 2010 03 10 17 22.07 -59 55.0 11.945 11.918 86.0 4.8 22.1 2010 03 15 17 22.03 -60 08.8 11.911 11.953 90.0 4.8 22.2 2010 03 20 17 21.70 -60 22.5 11.876 11.988 94.0 4.8 22.2 2010 03 25 17 21.07 -60 35.9 11.843 12.022 98.0 4.7 22.2 2010 03 30 17 20.15 -60 49.0 11.811 12.057 102.0 4.6 22.2 2010 04 04 17 18.93 -61 01.6 11.780 12.092 105.9 4.6 22.2 2010 04 09 17 17.41 -61 13.6 11.752 12.126 109.7 4.5 22.2 2010 04 14 17 15.60 -61 24.8 11.726 12.161 113.5 4.3 22.2 2010 04 19 17 13.51 -61 35.1 11.704 12.196 117.2 4.2 22.2 2010 04 24 17 11.15 -61 44.3 11.685 12.230 120.8 4.1 22.2 2010 04 29 17 08.56 -61 52.4 11.670 12.265 124.2 3.9 22.2 2010 05 04 17 05.74 -61 59.1 11.660 12.299 127.5 3.7 22.2 2010 05 09 17 02.73 -62 04.4 11.654 12.333 130.5 3.6 22.2 2010 05 14 16 59.56 -62 08.2 11.654 12.368 133.2 3.4 22.3 2010 05 19 16 56.26 -62 10.3 11.659 12.402 135.6 3.3 22.3 2010 05 24 16 52.87 -62 10.9 11.670 12.436 137.6 3.1 22.3 2010 05 29 16 49.42 -62 09.7 11.687 12.470 139.1 3.0 22.3 2010 06 03 16 45.97 -62 06.9 11.709 12.504 140.1 3.0 22.3 2010 06 08 16 42.53 -62 02.4 11.738 12.539 140.6 2.9 22.3 2010 06 13 16 39.16 -61 56.3 11.772 12.573 140.5 2.9 22.3 2010 06 18 16 35.89 -61 48.7 11.813 12.607 139.8 3.0 22.4 2010 06 23 16 32.75 -61 39.6 11.860 12.641 138.6 3.0 22.4 2010 06 28 16 29.78 -61 29.2 11.913 12.674 136.9 3.1 22.4 2010 07 03 16 26.99 -61 17.6 11.971 12.708 134.8 3.3 22.4 2010 07 08 16 24.42 -61 05.0 12.035 12.742 132.3 3.4 22.5 2010 07 13 16 22.07 -60 51.5 12.105 12.776 129.5 3.5 22.5
