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C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5 T 2008 July 3.8539 TT MPC q 2.763648 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000065 Peri. 344.3796 -0.9539006 -0.0880174 +/-0.000001 Node 199.5466 -0.0840335 -0.8394593 e 0.999821 Incl. 59.0469 -0.2881180 +0.5362472 From 355 observations 2006 Aug. 20-2008 Feb. 12, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 July 3.8507 TT MPC q 2.763652 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000058 Peri. 344.3785 -0.9538986 -0.0880297 +/-0.000001 Node 199.5469 -0.0840208 -0.8394668 e 0.999840 Incl. 59.0463 -0.2881283 +0.5362335An 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.
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! 2008 04 14 09 31.63 -32 58.5 2.245 2.887 120.5 17.4 11.4 2008 04 19 09 34.72 -30 53.1 2.255 2.872 118.4 17.9 11.3 2008 04 24 09 38.34 -28 48.3 2.272 2.859 116.0 18.4 11.3 2008 04 29 09 42.47 -26 45.2 2.294 2.846 113.3 19.0 11.3 2008 05 04 09 47.06 -24 45.1 2.321 2.834 110.3 19.5 11.4 2008 05 09 09 52.08 -22 49.0 2.354 2.823 107.2 20.0 11.4 2008 05 14 09 57.48 -20 57.7 2.392 2.813 104.0 20.4 11.4 2008 05 19 10 03.22 -19 11.8 2.434 2.804 100.7 20.8 11.4 2008 05 24 10 09.26 -17 31.8 2.481 2.796 97.3 21.1 11.4 2008 05 29 10 15.58 -15 58.0 2.531 2.788 93.8 21.3 11.5 2008 06 03 10 22.13 -14 30.6 2.584 2.782 90.4 21.4 11.5 2008 06 08 10 28.90 -13 09.6 2.640 2.777 86.9 21.4 11.5 2008 06 13 10 35.85 -11 54.9 2.699 2.772 83.4 21.3 11.6 2008 06 18 10 42.96 -10 46.5 2.759 2.769 80.0 21.2 11.6 2008 06 23 10 50.21 -09 44.0 2.820 2.766 76.5 20.9 11.7 2008 06 28 10 57.57 -08 47.2 2.883 2.764 73.1 20.6 11.7 2008 07 03 11 05.04 -07 55.8 2.947 2.764 69.7 20.2 11.8 2008 07 08 11 12.60 -07 09.6 3.010 2.764 66.3 19.7 11.8 2008 07 13 11 20.23 -06 28.2 3.074 2.765 63.0 19.1 11.9 2008 07 18 11 27.93 -05 51.1 3.137 2.768 59.7 18.5 11.9 2008 07 23 11 35.68 -05 18.2 3.200 2.771 56.4 17.8 12.0 2008 07 28 11 43.47 -04 48.9 3.262 2.775 53.2 17.0 12.0 2008 08 02 11 51.30 -04 23.1 3.322 2.780 50.0 16.2 12.0 2008 08 07 11 59.16 -04 00.4 3.381 2.786 46.8 15.4 12.1 2008 08 12 12 07.04 -03 40.4 3.438 2.793 43.6 14.5 12.1 2008 08 17 12 14.95 -03 22.9 3.493 2.801 40.5 13.6 12.2 2008 08 22 12 22.86 -03 07.5 3.546 2.810 37.3 12.6 12.2 2008 08 27 12 30.79 -02 54.0 3.597 2.820 34.2 11.6 12.3 2008 09 01 12 38.73 -02 42.0 3.645 2.830 31.2 10.6 12.3 2008 09 06 12 46.68 -02 31.4 3.691 2.842 28.1 9.6 12.4 2008 09 11 12 54.63 -02 21.7 3.733 2.854 25.2 8.6 12.4 2008 09 16 13 02.57 -02 12.9 3.773 2.867 22.2 7.6 12.5 2008 09 21 13 10.51 -02 04.6 3.809 2.882 19.4 6.7 12.5 2008 09 26 13 18.44 -01 56.5 3.842 2.896 16.7 5.7 12.5 2008 10 01 13 26.36 -01 48.6 3.872 2.912 14.2 4.9 12.6 2008 10 06 13 34.27 -01 40.5 3.899 2.929 12.1 4.1 12.6 2008 10 11 13 42.17 -01 31.9 3.922 2.946 10.5 3.6 12.7 2008 10 16 13 50.03 -01 22.8 3.941 2.964 9.8 3.3 12.7 2008 10 21 13 57.87 -01 12.8 3.957 2.983 10.1 3.4 12.7 2008 10 26 14 05.68 -01 01.8 3.970 3.002 11.4 3.8 12.8 2008 10 31 14 13.46 -00 49.6 3.979 3.022 13.4 4.4 12.8 2008 11 05 14 21.19 -00 35.9 3.984 3.043 15.9 5.1 12.8 2008 11 10 14 28.87 -00 20.5 3.986 3.064 18.6 5.9 12.9 2008 11 15 14 36.49 -00 03.3 3.985 3.086 21.5 6.8 12.9 2008 11 20 14 44.04 +00 15.9 3.980 3.109 24.6 7.6 12.9 2008 11 25 14 51.51 +00 37.3 3.972 3.132 27.7 8.4 13.0 2008 11 30 14 58.91 +01 01.1 3.961 3.156 30.9 9.2 13.0 2008 12 05 15 06.20 +01 27.4 3.947 3.181 34.2 10.0 13.0 2008 12 10 15 13.38 +01 56.5 3.930 3.206 37.5 10.8 13.0 2008 12 15 15 20.44 +02 28.5 3.911 3.231 40.8 11.5 13.1 2008 12 20 15 27.37 +03 03.4 3.889 3.257 44.2 12.2 13.1 2008 12 25 15 34.15 +03 41.5 3.865 3.284 47.6 12.8 13.1 2008 12 30 15 40.76 +04 22.8 3.839 3.310 51.1 13.4 13.1 2009 01 04 15 47.19 +05 07.5 3.811 3.338 54.5 13.9 13.1 2009 01 09 15 53.43 +05 55.6 3.781 3.366 58.0 14.4 13.2 2009 01 14 15 59.45 +06 47.2 3.750 3.394 61.5 14.8 13.2 2009 01 19 16 05.23 +07 42.3 3.719 3.423 65.1 15.1 13.2 2009 01 24 16 10.77 +08 40.9 3.687 3.452 68.6 15.4 13.2 2009 01 29 16 16.03 +09 43.0 3.654 3.481 72.2 15.6 13.2 2009 02 03 16 20.99 +10 48.5 3.622 3.511 75.7 15.8 13.2 2009 02 08 16 25.64 +11 57.3 3.590 3.541 79.2 15.9 13.3 2009 02 13 16 29.96 +13 09.2 3.559 3.571 82.7 15.9 13.3 2009 02 18 16 33.92 +14 24.0 3.529 3.602 86.2 15.9 13.3 2009 02 23 16 37.50 +15 41.6 3.501 3.633 89.7 15.8 13.3 2009 02 28 16 40.68 +17 01.4 3.475 3.665 93.1 15.7 13.3 2009 03 05 16 43.44 +18 23.3 3.451 3.696 96.5 15.5 13.4 2009 03 10 16 45.77 +19 46.6 3.430 3.728 99.7 15.2 13.4 2009 03 15 16 47.64 +21 10.8 3.411 3.760 102.9 14.9 13.4 2009 03 20 16 49.05 +22 35.6 3.397 3.793 105.9 14.6 13.4 2009 03 25 16 49.98 +24 00.1 3.385 3.825 108.8 14.3 13.5 2009 03 30 16 50.42 +25 23.8 3.378 3.858 111.5 13.9 13.5 2009 04 04 16 50.37 +26 45.9 3.375 3.891 114.0 13.6 13.5 2009 04 09 16 49.85 +28 05.7 3.377 3.924 116.3 13.2 13.6 2009 04 14 16 48.86 +29 22.4 3.383 3.958 118.3 12.9 13.6 2009 04 19 16 47.42 +30 35.5 3.394 3.992 120.0 12.6 13.7 2009 04 24 16 45.56 +31 44.1 3.409 4.025 121.4 12.3 13.7 2009 04 29 16 43.31 +32 47.7 3.430 4.059 122.4 12.1 13.8 2009 05 04 16 40.73 +33 45.7 3.455 4.094 123.1 11.9 13.8 2009 05 09 16 37.88 +34 37.6 3.485 4.128 123.5 11.8 13.9 2009 05 14 16 34.80 +35 23.1 3.519 4.162 123.4 11.7 13.9 2009 05 19 16 31.57 +36 02.0 3.558 4.197 123.1 11.7 14.0This 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.
