C/2006 V1 (Catalina)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62580:C/2006 V1 (Catalina) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Nov. 26.5460 TT MPC q 2.674769 (2000.0) P Q z +0.003833 Peri. 253.4140 -0.5975599 +0.7731534 +/-0.000002 Node 335.7219 -0.3814838 -0.5072390 e 0.989749 Incl. 31.1193 -0.7052604 -0.3807132 From 612 observations 2006 Nov. 11-2008 Apr. 5, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 V1 (Catalina) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 Nov. 25.7054 TT MPC q 2.669531 (2000.0) P Q z +0.004595 Peri. 253.3800 -0.5993086 +0.7710031 +/-0.000002 Node 335.5343 -0.3766082 -0.5089561 e 0.987734 Incl. 31.3339 -0.7063961 -0.3827765An 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 22 40.56 -14 36.1 5.640 5.918 101.0 9.7 19.5 2009 06 13 22 40.52 -14 30.1 5.598 5.954 105.7 9.4 19.5 2009 06 18 22 40.20 -14 25.4 5.559 5.991 110.5 9.1 19.5 2009 06 23 22 39.61 -14 22.1 5.522 6.028 115.4 8.8 19.5 2009 06 28 22 38.75 -14 20.1 5.487 6.064 120.3 8.3 19.5 2009 07 03 22 37.63 -14 19.4 5.457 6.101 125.3 7.8 19.5 2009 07 08 22 36.25 -14 19.7 5.430 6.137 130.3 7.3 19.6 2009 07 13 22 34.64 -14 21.0 5.408 6.174 135.5 6.6 19.6 2009 07 18 22 32.80 -14 23.2 5.391 6.210 140.6 6.0 19.6 2009 07 23 22 30.77 -14 26.2 5.380 6.247 145.8 5.2 19.6 2009 07 28 22 28.55 -14 29.7 5.375 6.283 151.1 4.5 19.6 2009 08 02 22 26.18 -14 33.7 5.377 6.319 156.4 3.7 19.7 2009 08 07 22 23.70 -14 37.9 5.385 6.356 161.7 2.9 19.7 2009 08 12 22 21.12 -14 42.2 5.401 6.392 166.9 2.1 19.7 2009 08 17 22 18.50 -14 46.4 5.424 6.428 171.9 1.3 19.8 2009 08 22 22 15.85 -14 50.4 5.455 6.465 175.9 0.6 19.8 2009 08 27 22 13.21 -14 53.9 5.494 6.501 174.7 0.8 19.8 2009 09 01 22 10.64 -14 57.0 5.541 6.537 170.1 1.5 19.9 2009 09 06 22 08.14 -14 59.3 5.595 6.573 164.9 2.3 19.9 2009 09 11 22 05.77 -15 01.0 5.656 6.609 159.7 3.0 20.0 2009 09 16 22 03.53 -15 01.7 5.725 6.645 154.4 3.8 20.0 2009 09 21 22 01.47 -15 01.6 5.800 6.681 149.1 4.4 20.1 2009 09 26 21 59.60 -15 00.4 5.882 6.717 143.8 5.1 20.1 2009 10 01 21 57.94 -14 58.3 5.971 6.753 138.5 5.6 20.2 2009 10 06 21 56.51 -14 55.0 6.064 6.789 133.3 6.2 20.2 2009 10 11 21 55.32 -14 50.8 6.163 6.825 128.1 6.6 20.3 2009 10 16 21 54.37 -14 45.5 6.267 6.861 123.0 7.0 20.3 2009 10 21 21 53.66 -14 39.1 6.374 6.897 117.9 7.3 20.4 2009 10 26 21 53.21 -14 31.8 6.485 6.933 112.9 7.6 20.5 2009 10 31 21 53.00 -14 23.4 6.599 6.968 107.9 7.8 20.5 2009 11 05 21 53.04 -14 14.0 6.714 7.004 103.0 7.9 20.6 2009 11 10 21 53.31 -14 03.7 6.832 7.040 98.1 8.0 20.6 2009 11 15 21 53.81 -13 52.5 6.950 7.075 93.2 8.0 20.7 2009 11 20 21 54.52 -13 40.4 7.069 7.111 88.4 8.0 20.8 2009 11 25 21 55.45 -13 27.5 7.188 7.146 83.6 7.9 20.8 2009 11 30 21 56.57 -13 13.8 7.306 7.182 78.9 7.7 20.9 2009 12 05 21 57.88 -12 59.3 7.422 7.217 74.2 7.6 20.9 2009 12 10 21 59.35 -12 44.2 7.537 7.253 69.6 7.3 21.0 2009 12 15 22 00.99 -12 28.3 7.650 7.288 65.0 7.0 21.0 2009 12 20 22 02.77 -12 11.8 7.760 7.323 60.4 6.7 21.1 2009 12 25 22 04.69 -11 54.7 7.866 7.359 55.8 6.3 21.1 2009 12 30 22 06.72 -11 37.1 7.969 7.394 51.3 6.0 21.2 2010 01 04 22 08.86 -11 18.9 8.068 7.429 46.8 5.5 21.2 2010 01 09 22 11.09 -11 00.4 8.162 7.464 42.3 5.1 21.3 2010 01 14 22 13.41 -10 41.3 8.252 7.500 37.9 4.6 21.3 2010 01 19 22 15.79 -10 22.0 8.336 7.535 33.4 4.1 21.4 2010 01 24 22 18.23 -10 02.3 8.415 7.570 29.0 3.6 21.4 2010 01 29 22 20.72 -09 42.3 8.489 7.605 24.7 3.1 21.5 2010 02 03 22 23.24 -09 22.1 8.557 7.640 20.3 2.6 21.5 2010 02 08 22 25.78 -09 01.8 8.618 7.675 15.9 2.0 21.5 2010 02 13 22 28.33 -08 41.3 8.674 7.710 11.6 1.5 21.6 2010 02 18 22 30.89 -08 20.7 8.724 7.744 7.3 0.9 21.6 2010 02 23 22 33.43 -08 00.1 8.767 7.779 3.1 0.4 21.6 2010 02 28 22 35.96 -07 39.6 8.804 7.814 1.8 0.2 21.7 2010 03 05 22 38.46 -07 19.1 8.835 7.849 5.9 0.7 21.7 2010 03 10 22 40.91 -06 58.7 8.859 7.883 10.1 1.3 21.7 2010 03 15 22 43.32 -06 38.6 8.877 7.918 14.4 1.8 21.7 2010 03 20 22 45.68 -06 18.6 8.889 7.953 18.7 2.3 21.7 2010 03 25 22 47.96 -05 59.0 8.895 7.987 23.0 2.8 21.8 2010 03 30 22 50.17 -05 39.7 8.896 8.022 27.3 3.3 21.8 2010 04 04 22 52.29 -05 20.7 8.890 8.056 31.7 3.7 21.8 2010 04 09 22 54.33 -05 02.3 8.880 8.091 36.0 4.2 21.8 2010 04 14 22 56.26 -04 44.3 8.864 8.125 40.3 4.6 21.8 2010 04 19 22 58.08 -04 26.8 8.843 8.160 44.7 5.0 21.8 2010 04 24 22 59.78 -04 10.0 8.817 8.194 49.1 5.3 21.9 2010 04 29 23 01.36 -03 53.8 8.788 8.228 53.5 5.6 21.9 2010 05 04 23 02.81 -03 38.3 8.754 8.263 57.9 5.9 21.9 2010 05 09 23 04.12 -03 23.5 8.717 8.297 62.3 6.2 21.9 2010 05 14 23 05.27 -03 09.6 8.677 8.331 66.8 6.4 21.9 2010 05 19 23 06.28 -02 56.5 8.634 8.365 71.3 6.6 21.9 2010 05 24 23 07.13 -02 44.2 8.589 8.399 75.8 6.7 21.9 2010 05 29 23 07.81 -02 32.9 8.543 8.433 80.4 6.8 21.9 2010 06 03 23 08.32 -02 22.6 8.495 8.467 85.0 6.9 21.9 2010 06 08 23 08.66 -02 13.2 8.447 8.501 89.6 6.9 21.9 2010 06 13 23 08.82 -02 04.9 8.398 8.535 94.3 6.8 21.9 2010 06 18 23 08.80 -01 57.6 8.350 8.569 99.1 6.7 21.9 2010 06 23 23 08.61 -01 51.5 8.303 8.603 103.8 6.6 21.9 2010 06 28 23 08.23 -01 46.4 8.258 8.637 108.6 6.4 21.9 2010 07 03 23 07.68 -01 42.4 8.215 8.671 113.5 6.2 22.0 2010 07 08 23 06.96 -01 39.5 8.175 8.704 118.4 5.9 22.0 2010 07 13 23 06.07 -01 37.7 8.138 8.738 123.3 5.6 22.0This 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.
