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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Aug. 12.2910 TT MPC q 7.475474 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000629 Peri. 52.6726 +0.1753108 -0.9186903 +/-0.000008 Node 326.8069 -0.9748373 -0.1117029 e 0.995299 Incl. 139.7209 +0.1376892 +0.3788543An 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 2009 06 08 17 27.26 +20 08.9 6.937 7.707 136.7 5.2 19.1 2009 06 13 17 22.85 +20 18.6 6.947 7.715 136.5 5.2 19.1 2009 06 18 17 18.45 +20 25.4 6.963 7.723 135.7 5.3 19.1 2009 06 23 17 14.10 +20 29.3 6.987 7.731 134.2 5.4 19.1 2009 06 28 17 09.84 +20 30.4 7.018 7.739 132.3 5.6 19.1 2009 07 03 17 05.69 +20 28.8 7.056 7.747 129.9 5.8 19.1 2009 07 08 17 01.69 +20 24.6 7.100 7.755 127.1 6.0 19.2 2009 07 13 16 57.87 +20 18.0 7.150 7.763 123.9 6.2 19.2 2009 07 18 16 54.24 +20 09.1 7.205 7.772 120.6 6.5 19.2 2009 07 23 16 50.84 +19 58.1 7.266 7.780 117.0 6.7 19.2 2009 07 28 16 47.67 +19 45.3 7.331 7.789 113.3 6.9 19.2 2009 08 02 16 44.75 +19 31.0 7.401 7.798 109.5 7.0 19.3 2009 08 07 16 42.10 +19 15.3 7.473 7.806 105.6 7.2 19.3 2009 08 12 16 39.70 +18 58.5 7.549 7.815 101.6 7.3 19.3 2009 08 17 16 37.57 +18 40.8 7.626 7.825 97.6 7.4 19.3 2009 08 22 16 35.70 +18 22.5 7.705 7.834 93.6 7.4 19.4 2009 08 27 16 34.09 +18 03.7 7.785 7.843 89.6 7.4 19.4 2009 09 01 16 32.75 +17 44.7 7.866 7.853 85.6 7.4 19.4 2009 09 06 16 31.64 +17 25.7 7.946 7.862 81.6 7.3 19.5 2009 09 11 16 30.78 +17 06.8 8.025 7.872 77.6 7.2 19.5 2009 09 16 16 30.15 +16 48.2 8.104 7.882 73.7 7.0 19.5 2009 09 21 16 29.74 +16 30.0 8.180 7.891 69.9 6.9 19.5 2009 09 26 16 29.53 +16 12.4 8.254 7.901 66.1 6.7 19.6 2009 10 01 16 29.52 +15 55.6 8.324 7.911 62.5 6.4 19.6 2009 10 06 16 29.69 +15 39.6 8.392 7.922 58.9 6.2 19.6 2009 10 11 16 30.02 +15 24.5 8.456 7.932 55.4 5.9 19.6 2009 10 16 16 30.51 +15 10.5 8.515 7.942 52.1 5.7 19.7 2009 10 21 16 31.14 +14 57.7 8.571 7.953 49.0 5.4 19.7 2009 10 26 16 31.90 +14 46.1 8.621 7.963 46.1 5.2 19.7 2009 10 31 16 32.77 +14 35.8 8.666 7.974 43.4 4.9 19.7 2009 11 05 16 33.73 +14 26.9 8.706 7.985 41.1 4.7 19.7 2009 11 10 16 34.78 +14 19.5 8.740 7.996 39.1 4.5 19.7 2009 11 15 16 35.90 +14 13.6 8.769 8.007 37.5 4.3 19.7 2009 11 20 16 37.08 +14 09.2 8.791 8.018 36.4 4.2 19.8 2009 11 25 16 38.29 +14 06.4 8.808 8.029 35.9 4.1 19.8 2009 11 30 16 39.53 +14 05.4 8.818 8.040 35.9 4.1 19.8 2009 12 05 16 40.78 +14 06.0 8.823 8.052 36.5 4.2 19.8 2009 12 10 16 42.02 +14 08.3 8.822 8.063 37.5 4.3 19.8 2009 12 15 16 43.25 +14 12.5 8.814 8.075 39.1 4.4 19.8 2009 12 20 16 44.44 +14 18.4 8.801 8.086 41.2 4.6 19.8 2009 12 25 16 45.58 +14 26.1 8.782 8.098 43.6 4.8 19.8 2009 12 30 16 46.66 +14 35.6 8.758 8.110 46.3 5.0 19.8 2010 01 04 16 47.66 +14 46.9 8.729 8.122 49.3 5.3 19.8 2010 01 09 16 48.56 +14 59.9 8.695 8.134 52.5 5.5 19.8 2010 01 14 16 49.36 +15 14.8 8.656 8.146 55.9 5.7 19.8 2010 01 19 16 50.03 +15 31.4 8.614 8.158 59.5 6.0 19.8 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
