C/2006 S5 (Hill)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 60465:C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.7492 TT MPC q 2.630424 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010261 Peri. 182.1093 -0.2358058 -0.9563972 +/-0.000008 Node 281.5630 +0.8941648 -0.1440733 e 0.973010 Incl. 10.1314 +0.3806113 -0.2540616 From 191 observations 2006 Sept. 14-2007 Aug. 13, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.5994 TT MPC q 2.627162 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010507 Peri. 182.0596 -0.2342603 -0.9567696 +/-0.000008 Node 281.5207 +0.8944483 -0.1426449 e 0.972396 Incl. 10.1323 +0.3808995 -0.2534649An 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 13 33.29 -18 52.0 7.770 6.791 9.4 1.4 20.8 2009 10 31 13 36.58 -19 10.9 7.795 6.827 11.8 1.7 20.8 2009 11 05 13 39.82 -19 29.7 7.815 6.862 15.0 2.1 20.8 2009 11 10 13 43.01 -19 48.5 7.829 6.898 18.6 2.6 20.9 2009 11 15 13 46.12 -20 07.0 7.838 6.933 22.4 3.1 20.9 2009 11 20 13 49.15 -20 25.4 7.840 6.969 26.4 3.6 20.9 2009 11 25 13 52.09 -20 43.5 7.837 7.004 30.5 4.1 20.9 2009 11 30 13 54.93 -21 01.2 7.829 7.039 34.6 4.6 20.9 2009 12 05 13 57.64 -21 18.6 7.815 7.075 38.9 5.0 21.0 2009 12 10 14 00.24 -21 35.5 7.797 7.110 43.2 5.4 21.0 2009 12 15 14 02.69 -21 51.9 7.773 7.145 47.5 5.8 21.0 2009 12 20 14 05.00 -22 07.8 7.746 7.181 51.9 6.2 21.0 2009 12 25 14 07.14 -22 23.1 7.714 7.216 56.4 6.5 21.0 2009 12 30 14 09.11 -22 37.8 7.678 7.251 60.9 6.8 21.0 2010 01 04 14 10.90 -22 51.7 7.640 7.286 65.4 7.1 21.0 2010 01 09 14 12.50 -23 04.9 7.598 7.321 70.0 7.3 21.0 2010 01 14 14 13.89 -23 17.3 7.554 7.356 74.7 7.4 21.1 2010 01 19 14 15.06 -23 28.8 7.508 7.391 79.4 7.5 21.1 2010 01 24 14 16.02 -23 39.3 7.461 7.426 84.2 7.6 21.1 2010 01 29 14 16.74 -23 48.8 7.414 7.461 89.0 7.6 21.1 2010 02 03 14 17.24 -23 57.3 7.366 7.496 93.8 7.5 21.1 2010 02 08 14 17.50 -24 04.7 7.318 7.531 98.7 7.4 21.1 2010 02 13 14 17.52 -24 10.9 7.271 7.565 103.6 7.3 21.1 2010 02 18 14 17.30 -24 15.8 7.226 7.600 108.6 7.1 21.1 2010 02 23 14 16.85 -24 19.5 7.184 7.635 113.7 6.8 21.1 2010 02 28 14 16.17 -24 21.9 7.144 7.670 118.7 6.5 21.1 2010 03 05 14 15.27 -24 22.9 7.108 7.704 123.8 6.1 21.1 2010 03 10 14 14.17 -24 22.6 7.076 7.739 128.9 5.7 21.1 2010 03 15 14 12.87 -24 20.8 7.049 7.773 134.0 5.3 21.1 2010 03 20 14 11.40 -24 17.8 7.027 7.808 139.1 4.8 21.2 2010 03 25 14 09.77 -24 13.3 7.011 7.842 144.2 4.3 21.2 2010 03 30 14 08.01 -24 07.6 7.002 7.877 149.3 3.7 21.2 2010 04 04 14 06.15 -24 00.6 6.999 7.911 154.2 3.2 21.2 2010 04 09 14 04.20 -23 52.5 7.002 7.945 159.0 2.6 21.2 2010 04 14 14 02.21 -23 43.3 7.013 7.980 163.4 2.1 21.2 2010 04 19 14 00.18 -23 33.1 7.032 8.014 167.1 1.6 21.3 2010 04 24 13 58.16 -23 22.2 7.058 8.048 169.2 1.3 21.3 2010 04 29 13 56.18 -23 10.6 7.092 8.082 168.9 1.4 21.3 2010 05 04 13 54.24 -22 58.5 7.133 8.116 166.4 1.7 21.4 2010 05 09 13 52.39 -22 46.1 7.182 8.150 162.6 2.1 21.4 2010 05 14 13 50.65 -22 33.5 7.238 8.184 158.2 2.6 21.4 2010 05 19 13 49.02 -22 20.8 7.301 8.219 153.5 3.1 21.5 2010 05 24 13 47.54 -22 08.4 7.370 8.252 148.7 3.7 21.5 2010 05 29 13 46.22 -21 56.3 7.447 8.286 143.8 4.1 21.5 2010 06 03 13 45.07 -21 44.6 7.529 8.320 138.9 4.6 21.6 2010 06 08 13 44.09 -21 33.5 7.616 8.354 134.1 5.0 21.6 2010 06 13 13 43.30 -21 23.1 7.709 8.388 129.2 5.4 21.7 2010 06 18 13 42.70 -21 13.5 7.806 8.422 124.4 5.7 21.7 2010 06 23 13 42.30 -21 04.7 7.908 8.455 119.6 6.0 21.8 2010 06 28 13 42.09 -20 57.0 8.012 8.489 114.8 6.2 21.8 2010 07 03 13 42.07 -20 50.2 8.120 8.523 110.1 6.4 21.9 2010 07 08 13 42.25 -20 44.4 8.230 8.556 105.4 6.6 21.9 2010 07 13 13 42.61 -20 39.7 8.342 8.590 100.7 6.7 21.9 2010 07 18 13 43.15 -20 36.1 8.456 8.623 96.1 6.7 22.0 2010 07 23 13 43.87 -20 33.6 8.569 8.657 91.6 6.7 22.0 2010 07 28 13 44.76 -20 32.1 8.684 8.690 87.0 6.7 22.1 2010 08 02 13 45.80 -20 31.7 8.797 8.724 82.5 6.6 22.1 2010 08 07 13 47.01 -20 32.3 8.910 8.757 78.1 6.5 22.2 2010 08 12 13 48.35 -20 33.9 9.022 8.790 73.6 6.4 22.2 2010 08 17 13 49.84 -20 36.4 9.132 8.824 69.2 6.2 22.3 2010 08 22 13 51.46 -20 39.9 9.239 8.857 64.9 5.9 22.3 2010 08 27 13 53.19 -20 44.2 9.344 8.890 60.5 5.7 22.3 2010 09 01 13 55.03 -20 49.4 9.446 8.923 56.2 5.4 22.4 2010 09 06 13 56.98 -20 55.3 9.544 8.956 51.9 5.1 22.4 2010 09 11 13 59.02 -21 02.0 9.638 8.990 47.6 4.7 22.5 2010 09 16 14 01.15 -21 09.3 9.728 9.023 43.3 4.4 22.5 2010 09 21 14 03.35 -21 17.3 9.813 9.056 39.0 4.0 22.5 2010 09 26 14 05.62 -21 25.9 9.894 9.089 34.8 3.6 22.6 2010 10 01 14 07.94 -21 34.9 9.969 9.122 30.6 3.2 22.6 2010 10 06 14 10.31 -21 44.4 10.039 9.154 26.5 2.8 22.6 2010 10 11 14 12.72 -21 54.4 10.103 9.187 22.4 2.4 22.7 2010 10 16 14 15.16 -22 04.6 10.161 9.220 18.4 2.0 22.7 2010 10 21 14 17.62 -22 15.2 10.213 9.253 14.6 1.6 22.7 2010 10 26 14 20.09 -22 26.1 10.259 9.286 11.2 1.2 22.7 2010 10 31 14 22.56 -22 37.1 10.299 9.318 8.7 0.9 22.8 2010 11 05 14 25.02 -22 48.3 10.332 9.351 8.0 0.8 22.8 2010 11 10 14 27.47 -22 59.7 10.359 9.384 9.6 1.0 22.8 2010 11 15 14 29.88 -23 11.1 10.379 9.416 12.6 1.3 22.8 2010 11 20 14 32.26 -23 22.4 10.393 9.449 16.3 1.7 22.8 2010 11 25 14 34.59 -23 33.8 10.401 9.481 20.3 2.1 22.9 2010 11 30 14 36.86 -23 45.1 10.402 9.514 24.5 2.5 22.9This 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.
