C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66204:C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch) Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5 T 2008 June 5.4817 TT MPC q 2.498390 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000508 Peri. 276.5991 -0.1152080 -0.9933362 +/-0.000001 Node 180.1852 +0.4745770 -0.0578890 e 0.998730 Incl. 84.8788 -0.8726419 +0.0996600 From 456 observations 2006 Sept. 15-2009 May 29, mean residual 1".0.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 June 5.5096 TT MPC q 2.498351 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000437 Peri. 276.6034 -0.1152757 -0.9933285 +/-0.000001 Node 180.1813 +0.4744259 -0.0578437 e 0.998909 Incl. 84.8889 -0.8727151 +0.0997623An 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 11 12.99 +05 15.4 4.378 4.493 89.9 13.1 17.7 2009 06 13 11 14.55 +05 40.6 4.499 4.531 85.3 12.9 17.8 2009 06 18 11 16.36 +06 02.5 4.619 4.569 80.8 12.7 17.9 2009 06 23 11 18.40 +06 21.2 4.739 4.607 76.4 12.4 18.0 2009 06 28 11 20.64 +06 37.1 4.857 4.646 72.1 12.0 18.1 2009 07 03 11 23.07 +06 50.4 4.973 4.684 67.8 11.6 18.2 2009 07 08 11 25.67 +07 01.5 5.087 4.722 63.5 11.1 18.3 2009 07 13 11 28.41 +07 10.4 5.198 4.761 59.4 10.6 18.4 2009 07 18 11 31.29 +07 17.5 5.306 4.799 55.2 10.0 18.4 2009 07 23 11 34.29 +07 23.0 5.410 4.838 51.1 9.4 18.5 2009 07 28 11 37.41 +07 26.9 5.510 4.876 47.1 8.8 18.6 2009 08 02 11 40.61 +07 29.7 5.607 4.915 43.1 8.1 18.7 2009 08 07 11 43.90 +07 31.3 5.698 4.953 39.1 7.4 18.7 2009 08 12 11 47.25 +07 32.0 5.785 4.991 35.2 6.7 18.8 2009 08 17 11 50.67 +07 32.0 5.868 5.030 31.3 6.0 18.9 2009 08 22 11 54.14 +07 31.3 5.945 5.068 27.4 5.3 18.9 2009 08 27 11 57.64 +07 30.2 6.016 5.107 23.6 4.5 19.0 2009 09 01 12 01.18 +07 28.8 6.082 5.145 19.9 3.8 19.0 2009 09 06 12 04.73 +07 27.2 6.143 5.184 16.4 3.1 19.1 2009 09 11 12 08.29 +07 25.6 6.198 5.222 13.1 2.5 19.1 2009 09 16 12 11.85 +07 24.1 6.246 5.260 10.3 2.0 19.2 2009 09 21 12 15.40 +07 22.8 6.289 5.299 8.7 1.6 19.2 2009 09 26 12 18.94 +07 21.9 6.326 5.337 8.8 1.6 19.3 2009 10 01 12 22.44 +07 21.5 6.357 5.376 10.6 2.0 19.3 2009 10 06 12 25.91 +07 21.7 6.381 5.414 13.5 2.5 19.4 2009 10 11 12 29.33 +07 22.6 6.400 5.452 16.9 3.0 19.4 2009 10 16 12 32.69 +07 24.4 6.413 5.491 20.6 3.7 19.4 2009 10 21 12 35.99 +07 27.2 6.419 5.529 24.5 4.3 19.5 2009 10 26 12 39.20 +07 31.2 6.420 5.567 28.5 4.9 19.5 2009 10 31 12 42.33 +07 36.3 6.416 5.605 32.6 5.5 19.5 2009 11 05 12 45.36 +07 42.9 6.406 5.643 36.8 6.0 19.5 2009 11 10 12 48.27 +07 50.9 6.391 5.682 41.1 6.6 19.6 2009 11 15 12 51.06 +08 00.5 6.371 5.720 45.4 7.1 19.6 2009 11 20 12 53.72 +08 11.7 6.346 5.758 49.8 7.5 19.6 2009 11 25 12 56.23 +08 24.9 6.317 5.796 54.3 7.9 19.6 2009 11 30 12 58.57 +08 39.9 6.284 5.834 58.8 8.3 19.7 2009 12 05 13 00.74 +08 56.9 6.248 5.872 63.3 8.6 19.7 2009 12 10 13 02.72 +09 15.9 6.209 5.910 67.9 8.9 19.7 2009 12 15 13 04.50 +09 37.2 6.168 5.948 72.6 9.1 19.7 2009 12 20 13 06.07 +10 00.6 6.124 5.986 77.3 9.2 19.7 2009 12 25 13 07.41 +10 26.2 6.079 6.024 82.1 9.3 19.7 2009 12 30 13 08.51 +10 54.0 6.034 6.062 87.0 9.3 19.7 2010 01 04 13 09.36 +11 24.1 5.989 6.100 91.8 9.3 19.7 2010 01 09 13 09.95 +11 56.3 5.944 6.138 96.8 9.2 19.8 2010 01 14 13 10.28 +12 30.6 5.900 6.175 101.7 9.0 19.8 2010 01 19 13 10.32 +13 06.8 5.858 6.213 106.7 8.7 19.8 2010 01 24 13 10.09 +13 44.9 5.819 6.251 111.7 8.4 19.8 2010 01 29 13 09.57 +14 24.6 5.784 6.288 116.7 8.0 19.8 2010 02 03 13 08.77 +15 05.7 5.752 6.326 121.7 7.6 19.8 2010 02 08 13 07.70 +15 47.8 5.725 6.364 126.6 7.1 19.8 2010 02 13 13 06.35 +16 30.8 5.704 6.401 131.5 6.6 19.8 2010 02 18 13 04.75 +17 14.3 5.689 6.439 136.2 6.1 19.9 2010 02 23 13 02.91 +17 57.8 5.680 6.476 140.7 5.6 19.9 2010 02 28 13 00.84 +18 41.0 5.678 6.513 144.9 5.0 19.9 2010 03 05 12 58.58 +19 23.5 5.683 6.551 148.7 4.5 19.9 2010 03 10 12 56.16 +20 04.9 5.696 6.588 151.8 4.1 20.0 2010 03 15 12 53.59 +20 44.9 5.717 6.625 154.0 3.8 20.0 2010 03 20 12 50.92 +21 23.1 5.746 6.663 155.2 3.6 20.0 2010 03 25 12 48.19 +21 59.1 5.783 6.700 155.0 3.6 20.1 2010 03 30 12 45.43 +22 32.7 5.827 6.737 153.7 3.8 20.1 2010 04 04 12 42.68 +23 03.6 5.880 6.774 151.3 4.1 20.2 2010 04 09 12 39.96 +23 31.8 5.939 6.811 148.2 4.4 20.2 2010 04 14 12 37.33 +23 57.1 6.006 6.848 144.6 4.9 20.2 2010 04 19 12 34.81 +24 19.4 6.080 6.885 140.6 5.3 20.3 2010 04 24 12 32.43 +24 38.7 6.160 6.922 136.3 5.8 20.4 2010 04 29 12 30.21 +24 55.0 6.246 6.959 131.9 6.2 20.4 2010 05 04 12 28.19 +25 08.5 6.337 6.996 127.4 6.6 20.5 2010 05 09 12 26.36 +25 19.3 6.433 7.033 122.9 6.9 20.5 2010 05 14 12 24.76 +25 27.4 6.533 7.070 118.4 7.2 20.6 2010 05 19 12 23.38 +25 33.0 6.637 7.106 113.9 7.5 20.6 2010 05 24 12 22.25 +25 36.4 6.743 7.143 109.4 7.7 20.7 2010 05 29 12 21.35 +25 37.6 6.852 7.180 104.9 7.8 20.7 2010 06 03 12 20.69 +25 36.9 6.963 7.216 100.5 7.9 20.8 2010 06 08 12 20.27 +25 34.5 7.074 7.253 96.1 8.0 20.9 2010 06 13 12 20.08 +25 30.5 7.187 7.289 91.8 8.0 20.9 2010 06 18 12 20.12 +25 25.0 7.299 7.326 87.5 8.0 21.0 2010 06 23 12 20.38 +25 18.4 7.412 7.362 83.3 7.9 21.0 2010 06 28 12 20.85 +25 10.7 7.523 7.399 79.1 7.8 21.1 2010 07 03 12 21.53 +25 02.1 7.633 7.435 75.0 7.6 21.1 2010 07 08 12 22.40 +24 52.7 7.741 7.471 71.0 7.4 21.2 2010 07 13 12 23.44 +24 42.7 7.846 7.508 67.0 7.2 21.2This 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.
