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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 June 5.5682 TT MPC q 2.497669 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000366 Peri. 276.5942 -0.1151174 -0.9933468 +/-0.000001 Node 180.1828 +0.4742928 -0.0577760 e 0.999087 Incl. 84.8981 -0.8728083 +0.0996196An 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! 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 21.2 2010 07 18 12 24.67 +24 32.3 7.949 7.544 63.1 6.9 21.3 2010 07 23 12 26.05 +24 21.4 8.049 7.580 59.2 6.6 21.3 2010 07 28 12 27.58 +24 10.4 8.146 7.616 55.5 6.3 21.4 2010 08 02 12 29.25 +23 59.2 8.238 7.652 51.8 6.0 21.4 2010 08 07 12 31.04 +23 48.1 8.327 7.688 48.2 5.6 21.5 2010 08 12 12 32.96 +23 37.0 8.411 7.724 44.7 5.3 21.5 2010 08 17 12 34.98 +23 26.1 8.491 7.760 41.4 4.9 21.5 2010 08 22 12 37.09 +23 15.5 8.566 7.796 38.2 4.6 21.6 2010 08 27 12 39.30 +23 05.3 8.635 7.832 35.3 4.3 21.6 2010 09 01 12 41.57 +22 55.6 8.700 7.868 32.6 4.0 21.7 2010 09 06 12 43.92 +22 46.4 8.759 7.904 30.2 3.7 21.7 2010 09 11 12 46.32 +22 37.9 8.812 7.939 28.2 3.4 21.7 2010 09 16 12 48.76 +22 30.2 8.860 7.975 26.8 3.3 21.8 2010 09 21 12 51.24 +22 23.3 8.902 8.011 25.9 3.1 21.8 2010 09 26 12 53.75 +22 17.3 8.938 8.046 25.7 3.1 21.8 2010 10 01 12 56.27 +22 12.3 8.969 8.082 26.1 3.1 21.8 2010 10 06 12 58.80 +22 08.4 8.993 8.117 27.3 3.2 21.9 2010 10 11 13 01.33 +22 05.6 9.012 8.153 28.9 3.4 21.9 2010 10 16 13 03.85 +22 04.1 9.026 8.188 31.1 3.6 21.9 2010 10 21 13 06.34 +22 03.8 9.033 8.224 33.7 3.9 21.9 2010 10 26 13 08.80 +22 05.0 9.036 8.259 36.6 4.1 21.9 2010 10 31 13 11.22 +22 07.5 9.033 8.294 39.8 4.4 22.0 2010 11 05 13 13.58 +22 11.6 9.025 8.330 43.2 4.7 22.0 2010 11 10 13 15.88 +22 17.3 9.012 8.365 46.8 4.9 22.0 2010 11 15 13 18.10 +22 24.5 8.995 8.400 50.5 5.2 22.0 2010 11 20 13 20.23 +22 33.5 8.974 8.435 54.3 5.5 22.0 2010 11 25 13 22.27 +22 44.1 8.948 8.470 58.2 5.7 22.0 2010 11 30 13 24.20 +22 56.4 8.920 8.505 62.2 5.9 22.0 2010 12 05 13 26.01 +23 10.5 8.888 8.540 66.3 6.1 22.1 2010 12 10 13 27.69 +23 26.4 8.854 8.575 70.5 6.2 22.1 2010 12 15 13 29.23 +23 44.1 8.818 8.610 74.7 6.3 22.1 2010 12 20 13 30.61 +24 03.4 8.780 8.645 78.9 6.4 22.1 2010 12 25 13 31.83 +24 24.4 8.741 8.680 83.2 6.5 22.1 2010 12 30 13 32.88 +24 47.1 8.702 8.715 87.5 6.5 22.1 2011 01 04 13 33.74 +25 11.3 8.663 8.749 91.8 6.4 22.1 2011 01 09 13 34.42 +25 37.0 8.625 8.784 96.1 6.4 22.1 2011 01 14 13 34.89 +26 04.1 8.587 8.819 100.4 6.3 22.1 2011 01 19 13 35.16 +26 32.3 8.552 8.853 104.7 6.2 22.1 2011 01 24 13 35.23 +27 01.6 8.519 8.888 109.0 6.0 22.1 2011 01 29 13 35.08 +27 31.7 8.489 8.923 113.2 5.8 22.1 2011 02 03 13 34.71 +28 02.5 8.463 8.957 117.2 5.6 22.2 2011 02 08 13 34.13 +28 33.7 8.441 8.992 121.2 5.4 22.2 2011 02 13 13 33.34 +29 05.1 8.423 9.026 125.0 5.1 22.2 2011 02 18 13 32.34 +29 36.4 8.411 9.060 128.6 4.9 22.2 2011 02 23 13 31.15 +30 07.4 8.404 9.095 131.9 4.6 22.2 2011 02 28 13 29.77 +30 37.8 8.403 9.129 134.9 4.4 22.2This 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.
