C/2007 M1 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63376:C/2007 M1 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 11.3547 TT MPC q 7.474827 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000619 Peri. 52.6089 +0.1763393 -0.9184943 +/-0.000008 Node 326.8073 -0.9747106 -0.1127919 e 0.995377 Incl. 139.7206 +0.1372723 +0.3790069 From 97 observations 2007 June 16-2008 June 27, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 M1 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Aug. 12.7555 TT MPC q 7.476212 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000546 Peri. 52.7011 +0.1748547 -0.9187776 +/-0.000008 Node 326.8070 -0.9748925 -0.1112188 e 0.995920 Incl. 139.7209 +0.1378783 +0.3787851An 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 m2 2010 01 24 16 50.56 +15 49.8 8.567 8.171 63.2 6.2 19.8 2010 01 29 16 50.94 +16 09.8 8.518 8.183 67.0 6.4 19.8 2010 02 03 16 51.15 +16 31.3 8.465 8.196 70.9 6.5 19.8 2010 02 08 16 51.18 +16 54.4 8.410 8.208 74.9 6.7 19.8 2010 02 13 16 51.01 +17 18.9 8.354 8.221 78.9 6.8 19.8 2010 02 18 16 50.64 +17 44.6 8.297 8.234 82.9 6.8 19.8 2010 02 23 16 50.04 +18 11.6 8.239 8.247 87.0 6.9 19.7 2010 02 28 16 49.22 +18 39.5 8.181 8.260 91.1 6.9 19.7 2010 03 05 16 48.15 +19 08.3 8.123 8.273 95.2 6.9 19.7 2010 03 10 16 46.84 +19 37.7 8.068 8.286 99.3 6.8 19.7 2010 03 15 16 45.28 +20 07.5 8.014 8.299 103.3 6.7 19.7 2010 03 20 16 43.47 +20 37.5 7.963 8.312 107.2 6.6 19.7 2010 03 25 16 41.40 +21 07.5 7.914 8.326 111.1 6.4 19.7 2010 03 30 16 39.08 +21 37.2 7.870 8.339 114.8 6.2 19.7 2010 04 04 16 36.51 +22 06.3 7.830 8.353 118.4 6.0 19.7 2010 04 09 16 33.71 +22 34.6 7.795 8.366 121.8 5.8 19.7 2010 04 14 16 30.68 +23 01.7 7.766 8.380 124.9 5.6 19.7 2010 04 19 16 27.45 +23 27.4 7.742 8.394 127.7 5.4 19.7 2010 04 24 16 24.02 +23 51.5 7.724 8.408 130.2 5.2 19.7 2010 04 29 16 20.44 +24 13.6 7.713 8.422 132.1 5.1 19.7 2010 05 04 16 16.71 +24 33.6 7.709 8.436 133.6 5.0 19.7 2010 05 09 16 12.87 +24 51.2 7.711 8.450 134.6 4.9 19.7 2010 05 14 16 08.95 +25 06.4 7.720 8.464 134.9 4.8 19.7 2010 05 19 16 04.99 +25 18.9 7.737 8.479 134.7 4.9 19.7 2010 05 24 16 01.01 +25 28.7 7.760 8.493 133.8 4.9 19.7 2010 05 29 15 57.05 +25 35.7 7.790 8.507 132.5 5.0 19.8 2010 06 03 15 53.14 +25 40.0 7.827 8.522 130.6 5.2 19.8 2010 06 08 15 49.32 +25 41.6 7.870 8.537 128.3 5.4 19.8 2010 06 13 15 45.60 +25 40.5 7.920 8.551 125.6 5.5 19.8 2010 06 18 15 42.03 +25 36.9 7.975 8.566 122.7 5.7 19.8 2010 06 23 15 38.61 +25 30.8 8.035 8.581 119.5 5.9 19.9 2010 06 28 15 35.39 +25 22.6 8.100 8.596 116.1 6.1 19.9 2010 07 03 15 32.35 +25 12.3 8.170 8.611 112.5 6.3 19.9 2010 07 08 15 29.54 +25 00.2 8.243 8.626 108.9 6.4 19.9 2010 07 13 15 26.94 +24 46.3 8.319 8.641 105.1 6.5 20.0 2010 07 18 15 24.58 +24 31.1 8.399 8.656 101.3 6.6 20.0 2010 07 23 15 22.45 +24 14.6 8.480 8.671 97.5 6.7 20.0 2010 07 28 15 20.56 +23 57.0 8.563 8.687 93.6 6.7 20.1 2010 08 02 15 18.90 +23 38.7 8.647 8.702 89.7 6.7 20.1 2010 08 07 15 17.48 +23 19.6 8.732 8.717 85.9 6.7 20.1 2010 08 12 15 16.28 +23 00.1 8.816 8.733 82.0 6.6 20.1 2010 08 17 15 15.31 +22 40.4 8.900 8.749 78.2 6.5 20.2 2010 08 22 15 14.55 +22 20.5 8.983 8.764 74.4 6.4 20.2 2010 08 27 15 14.00 +22 00.7 9.064 8.780 70.6 6.2 20.2 2010 09 01 15 13.64 +21 41.1 9.142 8.796 66.9 6.1 20.2 2010 09 06 15 13.46 +21 21.7 9.218 8.812 63.3 5.9 20.3 2010 09 11 15 13.47 +21 02.8 9.292 8.828 59.8 5.7 20.3 2010 09 16 15 13.63 +20 44.5 9.361 8.844 56.4 5.4 20.3 2010 09 21 15 13.95 +20 26.9 9.427 8.860 53.1 5.2 20.3 2010 09 26 15 14.41 +20 10.1 9.488 8.876 49.9 5.0 20.4 2010 10 01 15 14.99 +19 54.1 9.545 8.892 47.0 4.7 20.4 2010 10 06 15 15.69 +19 39.1 9.597 8.908 44.3 4.5 20.4 2010 10 11 15 16.50 +19 25.2 9.644 8.925 41.8 4.3 20.4 2010 10 16 15 17.39 +19 12.4 9.686 8.941 39.7 4.1 20.4 2010 10 21 15 18.37 +19 00.8 9.721 8.958 38.0 3.9 20.5 2010 10 26 15 19.41 +18 50.5 9.752 8.974 36.7 3.8 20.5 2010 10 31 15 20.50 +18 41.5 9.776 8.991 35.9 3.7 20.5 2010 11 05 15 21.63 +18 33.9 9.795 9.007 35.6 3.7 20.5 2010 11 10 15 22.79 +18 27.8 9.807 9.024 35.9 3.7 20.5 2010 11 15 15 23.97 +18 23.2 9.814 9.041 36.8 3.8 20.5 2010 11 20 15 25.15 +18 20.2 9.815 9.058 38.1 3.9 20.5 2010 11 25 15 26.31 +18 18.8 9.810 9.075 39.9 4.0 20.5 2010 11 30 15 27.45 +18 19.0 9.799 9.092 42.1 4.2 20.5 2010 12 05 15 28.55 +18 20.8 9.783 9.109 44.7 4.4 20.5 2010 12 10 15 29.60 +18 24.4 9.761 9.126 47.6 4.6 20.6 2010 12 15 15 30.59 +18 29.6 9.735 9.143 50.7 4.8 20.6 2010 12 20 15 31.49 +18 36.6 9.703 9.160 54.0 5.0 20.6 2010 12 25 15 32.30 +18 45.2 9.668 9.177 57.5 5.2 20.6 2010 12 30 15 33.01 +18 55.6 9.628 9.194 61.2 5.4 20.6 2011 01 04 15 33.60 +19 07.6 9.585 9.212 65.0 5.6 20.6 2011 01 09 15 34.06 +19 21.3 9.538 9.229 68.9 5.7 20.5 2011 01 14 15 34.37 +19 36.6 9.489 9.247 72.8 5.8 20.5 2011 01 19 15 34.53 +19 53.4 9.438 9.264 76.9 5.9 20.5 2011 01 24 15 34.51 +20 11.6 9.385 9.282 81.0 6.0 20.5 2011 01 29 15 34.32 +20 31.2 9.331 9.299 85.1 6.1 20.5 2011 02 03 15 33.94 +20 52.1 9.277 9.317 89.3 6.1 20.5 2011 02 08 15 33.36 +21 14.1 9.223 9.335 93.5 6.1 20.5 2011 02 13 15 32.57 +21 37.1 9.170 9.352 97.6 6.0 20.5 2011 02 18 15 31.57 +22 00.9 9.118 9.370 101.8 5.9 20.5 2011 02 23 15 30.35 +22 25.3 9.068 9.388 105.9 5.8 20.5 2011 02 28 15 28.91 +22 50.2 9.022 9.406 110.0 5.7 20.5
