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P/2006 T1 (Levy) Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Oct. 7.4282 TT MPC q 0.989461 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1880080 Peri. 179.4502 -0.1613107 -0.9370331 a 3.017763 Node 279.8050 +0.9042623 -0.0146060 e 0.672121 Incl. 18.3214 +0.3953335 -0.3489351 P 5.24 From 294 observations 2006 Oct. 2-Nov. 24, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2006 T1 (Levy) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2006 Oct. 7.0578 TT MPC q 0.995643 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1873634 Peri. 179.6796 -0.1644183 -0.9364072 a 3.024681 Node 279.7676 +0.9042947 -0.0175643 e 0.670827 Incl. 18.3351 +0.3939768 -0.3504755 P 5.26An 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 18 02.13 -31 14.4 3.893 4.392 113.6 12.1 19.9 2008 04 19 18 00.96 -31 16.5 3.838 4.409 118.7 11.5 19.9 2008 04 24 17 59.31 -31 18.1 3.785 4.425 123.9 10.9 19.9 2008 04 29 17 57.18 -31 19.1 3.737 4.442 129.1 10.1 19.8 2008 05 04 17 54.60 -31 19.3 3.693 4.458 134.4 9.3 19.8 2008 05 09 17 51.58 -31 18.7 3.655 4.474 139.8 8.4 19.8 2008 05 14 17 48.17 -31 16.9 3.622 4.489 145.2 7.4 19.8 2008 05 19 17 44.41 -31 13.9 3.595 4.504 150.7 6.3 19.8 2008 05 24 17 40.36 -31 09.5 3.575 4.520 156.1 5.2 19.8 2008 05 29 17 36.07 -31 03.5 3.562 4.534 161.4 4.1 19.8 2008 06 03 17 31.61 -30 56.1 3.557 4.549 166.5 3.0 19.8 2008 06 08 17 27.06 -30 47.0 3.559 4.564 170.7 2.1 19.8 2008 06 13 17 22.50 -30 36.5 3.569 4.578 172.6 1.6 19.9 2008 06 18 17 18.00 -30 24.6 3.587 4.592 170.5 2.1 19.9 2008 06 23 17 13.63 -30 11.5 3.612 4.606 166.2 3.0 19.9 2008 06 28 17 09.47 -29 57.4 3.645 4.619 161.1 4.1 20.0 2008 07 03 17 05.56 -29 42.5 3.686 4.632 155.9 5.1 20.0 2008 07 08 17 01.96 -29 27.1 3.733 4.646 150.5 6.2 20.0 2008 07 13 16 58.72 -29 11.5 3.788 4.658 145.2 7.2 20.1 2008 07 18 16 55.87 -28 55.8 3.848 4.671 139.9 8.1 20.1 2008 07 23 16 53.43 -28 40.4 3.914 4.684 134.6 8.9 20.2 2008 07 28 16 51.41 -28 25.4 3.984 4.696 129.5 9.6 20.2 2008 08 02 16 49.83 -28 11.1 4.060 4.708 124.4 10.3 20.3 2008 08 07 16 48.68 -27 57.4 4.139 4.720 119.3 10.8 20.3 2008 08 12 16 47.96 -27 44.7 4.222 4.731 114.4 11.2 20.4 2008 08 17 16 47.65 -27 32.8 4.307 4.743 109.5 11.6 20.4 2008 08 22 16 47.76 -27 21.9 4.395 4.754 104.7 11.9 20.5 2008 08 27 16 48.25 -27 11.9 4.484 4.765 100.0 12.1 20.5 2008 09 01 16 49.12 -27 02.9 4.574 4.775 95.4 12.1 20.6 2008 09 06 16 50.34 -26 54.8 4.664 4.786 90.8 12.2 20.6 2008 09 11 16 51.91 -26 47.6 4.755 4.796 86.3 12.1 20.7 2008 09 16 16 53.79 -26 41.2 4.845 4.806 81.9 12.0 20.7 2008 09 21 16 55.97 -26 35.6 4.933 4.816 77.5 11.7 20.8 2008 09 26 16 58.42 -26 30.6 5.021 4.826 73.1 11.5 20.8 2008 10 01 17 01.14 -26 26.2 5.106 4.835 68.8 11.1 20.9 2008 10 06 17 04.10 -26 22.3 5.189 4.845 64.5 10.7 20.9 2008 10 11 17 07.29 -26 18.8 5.270 4.854 60.3 10.3 21.0 2008 10 16 17 10.68 -26 15.7 5.347 4.862 56.1 9.8 21.0 2008 10 21 17 14.26 -26 12.8 5.421 4.871 52.0 9.3 21.0 2008 10 26 17 18.01 -26 10.1 5.491 4.880 47.8 8.7 21.1 2008 10 31 17 21.92 -26 07.5 5.557 4.888 43.7 8.1 21.1 2008 11 05 17 25.97 -26 05.0 5.619 4.896 39.6 7.4 21.1 2008 11 10 17 30.14 -26 02.3 5.675 4.904 35.5 6.7 21.2 2008 11 15 17 34.43 -25 59.6 5.727 4.911 31.5 6.0 21.2 2008 11 20 17 38.80 -25 56.8 5.774 4.919 27.4 5.3 21.2 2008 11 25 17 43.26 -25 53.7 5.816 4.926 23.4 4.6 21.2 2008 11 30 17 47.78 -25 50.4 5.852 4.933 19.4 3.8 21.3 2008 12 05 17 52.36 -25 46.9 5.883 4.940 15.4 3.0 21.3 2008 12 10 17 56.97 -25 42.9 5.908 4.946 11.4 2.2 21.3 2008 12 15 18 01.61 -25 38.7 5.927 4.953 7.4 1.5 21.3 2008 12 20 18 06.25 -25 34.1 5.940 4.959 3.7 0.7 21.3 2008 12 25 18 10.89 -25 29.1 5.948 4.965 2.3 0.5 21.3 2008 12 30 18 15.52 -25 23.8 5.949 4.971 5.4 1.1 21.3 2009 01 04 18 20.11 -25 18.1 5.944 4.976 9.3 1.8 21.3 2009 01 09 18 24.65 -25 12.0 5.934 4.982 13.3 2.6 21.3 2009 01 14 18 29.13 -25 05.5 5.917 4.987 17.3 3.4 21.3 2009 01 19 18 33.54 -24 58.7 5.895 4.992 21.4 4.1 21.3 2009 01 24 18 37.86 -24 51.6 5.868 4.997 25.5 4.9 21.3 2009 01 29 18 42.07 -24 44.2 5.834 5.001 29.6 5.6 21.3 2009 02 03 18 46.17 -24 36.5 5.796 5.006 33.7 6.3 21.3 2009 02 08 18 50.13 -24 28.7 5.752 5.010 37.9 6.9 21.3 2009 02 13 18 53.95 -24 20.6 5.704 5.014 42.0 7.6 21.3 2009 02 18 18 57.61 -24 12.5 5.651 5.018 46.2 8.2 21.3 2009 02 23 19 01.09 -24 04.3 5.593 5.022 50.5 8.7 21.2 2009 02 28 19 04.38 -23 56.0 5.531 5.025 54.7 9.3 21.2 2009 03 05 19 07.46 -23 47.8 5.466 5.028 59.0 9.7 21.2 2009 03 10 19 10.31 -23 39.7 5.398 5.031 63.4 10.2 21.2 2009 03 15 19 12.93 -23 31.8 5.326 5.034 67.7 10.5 21.2 2009 03 20 19 15.28 -23 24.1 5.252 5.037 72.2 10.8 21.1 2009 03 25 19 17.37 -23 16.7 5.176 5.039 76.6 11.1 21.1 2009 03 30 19 19.17 -23 09.6 5.098 5.042 81.2 11.3 21.1 2009 04 04 19 20.66 -23 03.0 5.018 5.044 85.7 11.4 21.0 2009 04 09 19 21.83 -22 56.8 4.939 5.046 90.4 11.4 21.0 2009 04 14 19 22.67 -22 51.0 4.859 5.047 95.1 11.4 21.0 2009 04 19 19 23.17 -22 45.8 4.779 5.049 99.8 11.3 20.9 2009 04 24 19 23.30 -22 41.1 4.701 5.050 104.7 11.1 20.9 2009 04 29 19 23.07 -22 37.0 4.624 5.051 109.6 10.8 20.9 2009 05 04 19 22.45 -22 33.5 4.549 5.052 114.6 10.5 20.8 2009 05 09 19 21.46 -22 30.6 4.477 5.053 119.6 10.0 20.8 2009 05 14 19 20.09 -22 28.1 4.408 5.053 124.8 9.5 20.8 2009 05 19 19 18.35 -22 26.1 4.344 5.054 130.0 8.8 20.7This 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.
