C/2006 W3 (Christensen)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61436:C/2006 W3 (Christensen) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 July 6.6618 TT MPC q 3.126204 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000011 Peri. 133.5190 +0.6760445 -0.0904784 +/-0.000003 Node 113.5726 -0.6488019 -0.5435597 e 1.000035 Incl. 127.0735 +0.3493136 -0.8344798 From 284 observations 2006 Oct. 29-2007 Dec. 16, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 W3 (Christensen) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 July 6.6278 TT MPC q 3.126094 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000119 Peri. 133.5167 +0.6759564 -0.0901391 +/-0.000003 Node 113.5828 -0.6487954 -0.5434812 e 1.000373 Incl. 127.0548 +0.3494960 -0.8345676An 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 19 10.18 -07 23.6 3.404 3.307 76.0 17.0 12.9 2009 10 31 19 10.56 -08 36.6 3.511 3.323 71.0 16.4 12.9 2009 11 05 19 11.35 -09 44.0 3.616 3.339 66.1 15.7 13.0 2009 11 10 19 12.50 -10 46.3 3.719 3.356 61.2 15.0 13.1 2009 11 15 19 13.99 -11 43.8 3.818 3.374 56.5 14.1 13.2 2009 11 20 19 15.78 -12 37.1 3.915 3.392 51.7 13.2 13.3 2009 11 25 19 17.82 -13 26.6 4.006 3.411 47.0 12.2 13.3 2009 11 30 19 20.08 -14 12.5 4.094 3.430 42.4 11.2 13.4 2009 12 05 19 22.54 -14 55.3 4.176 3.450 37.8 10.1 13.5 2009 12 10 19 25.16 -15 35.4 4.252 3.471 33.2 8.9 13.5 2009 12 15 19 27.93 -16 12.9 4.323 3.491 28.7 7.8 13.6 2009 12 20 19 30.81 -16 48.3 4.387 3.513 24.2 6.6 13.7 2009 12 25 19 33.78 -17 21.7 4.445 3.534 19.7 5.4 13.7 2009 12 30 19 36.83 -17 53.4 4.496 3.557 15.2 4.2 13.8 2010 01 04 19 39.92 -18 23.7 4.541 3.579 10.7 2.9 13.8 2010 01 09 19 43.04 -18 52.8 4.578 3.602 6.3 1.7 13.9 2010 01 14 19 46.18 -19 21.0 4.609 3.626 2.3 0.6 13.9 2010 01 19 19 49.30 -19 48.4 4.632 3.650 3.3 0.9 14.0 2010 01 24 19 52.39 -20 15.4 4.648 3.674 7.5 2.0 14.0 2010 01 29 19 55.43 -20 42.1 4.657 3.699 12.0 3.2 14.0 2010 02 03 19 58.39 -21 08.7 4.659 3.724 16.5 4.3 14.1 2010 02 08 20 01.27 -21 35.5 4.654 3.749 21.0 5.4 14.1 2010 02 13 20 04.05 -22 02.8 4.642 3.775 25.5 6.5 14.1 2010 02 18 20 06.69 -22 30.6 4.624 3.801 30.1 7.5 14.1 2010 02 23 20 09.18 -22 59.4 4.599 3.828 34.7 8.5 14.1 2010 02 28 20 11.49 -23 29.2 4.569 3.855 39.4 9.4 14.2 2010 03 05 20 13.61 -24 00.4 4.533 3.882 44.0 10.2 14.2 2010 03 10 20 15.50 -24 33.1 4.492 3.909 48.8 11.0 14.2 2010 03 15 20 17.16 -25 07.7 4.446 3.937 53.5 11.7 14.2 2010 03 20 20 18.53 -25 44.3 4.396 3.965 58.3 12.3 14.2 2010 03 25 20 19.60 -26 23.1 4.342 3.993 63.2 12.9 14.2 2010 03 30 20 20.33 -27 04.5 4.284 4.021 68.2 13.3 14.2 2010 04 04 20 20.70 -27 48.5 4.225 4.050 73.2 13.7 14.2 2010 04 09 20 20.66 -28 35.4 4.163 4.079 78.3 13.9 14.2 2010 04 14 20 20.18 -29 25.3 4.101 4.108 83.4 14.0 14.2 2010 04 19 20 19.22 -30 18.2 4.038 4.138 88.6 14.0 14.2 2010 04 24 20 17.73 -31 14.3 3.975 4.168 94.0 13.9 14.2 2010 04 29 20 15.68 -32 13.3 3.915 4.197 99.4 13.7 14.2 2010 05 04 20 13.02 -33 15.3 3.856 4.228 104.8 13.3 14.2 2010 05 09 20 09.73 -34 19.8 3.800 4.258 110.3 12.8 14.2 2010 05 14 20 05.74 -35 26.7 3.749 4.288 115.9 12.2 14.2 2010 05 19 20 01.04 -36 35.2 3.703 4.319 121.6 11.5 14.2 2010 05 24 19 55.60 -37 44.6 3.663 4.350 127.2 10.7 14.2 2010 05 29 19 49.42 -38 54.3 3.629 4.381 132.7 9.8 14.2 2010 06 03 19 42.49 -40 03.2 3.604 4.412 138.2 8.8 14.2 2010 06 08 19 34.86 -41 10.3 3.587 4.443 143.4 7.8 14.3 2010 06 13 19 26.56 -42 14.5 3.579 4.475 148.2 6.9 14.3 2010 06 18 19 17.68 -43 14.8 3.581 4.506 152.4 6.0 14.3 2010 06 23 19 08.32 -44 10.2 3.593 4.538 155.6 5.3 14.3 2010 06 28 18 58.61 -44 59.8 3.615 4.570 157.3 4.9 14.4 2010 07 03 18 48.71 -45 43.2 3.648 4.602 157.3 4.9 14.4 2010 07 08 18 38.77 -46 20.0 3.690 4.634 155.5 5.2 14.5 2010 07 13 18 28.95 -46 50.1 3.742 4.667 152.3 5.8 14.6 2010 07 18 18 19.41 -47 13.7 3.804 4.699 148.3 6.5 14.6 2010 07 23 18 10.31 -47 31.3 3.875 4.732 143.7 7.3 14.7 2010 07 28 18 01.74 -47 43.4 3.953 4.764 138.8 8.1 14.8 2010 08 02 17 53.82 -47 50.8 4.039 4.797 133.7 8.8 14.8 2010 08 07 17 46.59 -47 54.3 4.132 4.830 128.6 9.4 14.9 2010 08 12 17 40.10 -47 54.5 4.230 4.863 123.4 10.0 15.0 2010 08 17 17 34.37 -47 52.3 4.334 4.896 118.3 10.5 15.1 2010 08 22 17 29.41 -47 48.4 4.441 4.929 113.2 10.9 15.2 2010 08 27 17 25.18 -47 43.2 4.552 4.962 108.2 11.2 15.2 2010 09 01 17 21.66 -47 37.4 4.666 4.995 103.3 11.3 15.3 2010 09 06 17 18.82 -47 31.4 4.781 5.028 98.4 11.4 15.4 2010 09 11 17 16.62 -47 25.5 4.898 5.062 93.6 11.5 15.5 2010 09 16 17 15.02 -47 20.1 5.015 5.095 88.9 11.4 15.6 2010 09 21 17 13.97 -47 15.3 5.131 5.129 84.3 11.2 15.7 2010 09 26 17 13.43 -47 11.3 5.247 5.162 79.7 11.0 15.7 2010 10 01 17 13.36 -47 08.3 5.361 5.196 75.2 10.7 15.8 2010 10 06 17 13.72 -47 06.2 5.472 5.230 70.8 10.4 15.9 2010 10 11 17 14.47 -47 05.3 5.582 5.264 66.5 10.0 15.9 2010 10 16 17 15.58 -47 05.5 5.687 5.297 62.3 9.6 16.0 2010 10 21 17 17.01 -47 06.9 5.790 5.331 58.1 9.1 16.1 2010 10 26 17 18.72 -47 09.5 5.888 5.365 54.1 8.6 16.1 2010 10 31 17 20.70 -47 13.2 5.982 5.399 50.1 8.1 16.2 2010 11 05 17 22.91 -47 18.1 6.071 5.433 46.3 7.6 16.3 2010 11 10 17 25.32 -47 24.2 6.154 5.467 42.6 7.0 16.3 2010 11 15 17 27.92 -47 31.4 6.233 5.501 39.1 6.5 16.4 2010 11 20 17 30.66 -47 39.8 6.305 5.535 35.9 6.0 16.4 2010 11 25 17 33.54 -47 49.4 6.372 5.569 32.9 5.5 16.5 2010 11 30 17 36.52 -48 00.0 6.433 5.603 30.3 5.1 16.5This 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.
