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Minor Planet Center

C/2007 M2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 68392:
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5
T 2008 Dec. 8.5813 TT                                   MPC
q   3.541007             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000241       Peri.  220.6712      -0.7624655      +0.6453356
 +/-0.000001       Node   357.2849      +0.1950418      +0.1603009
e   0.999146       Incl.   80.9514      -0.6169320      -0.7468906
From 398 observations 2007 June 20-2010 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".6.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5
T 2008 Dec. 8.5287 TT                                   MPC
q   3.541109             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000420       Peri.  220.6680      -0.7624933      +0.6453107
 +/-0.000001       Node   357.2914      +0.1949764      +0.1604049
e   0.998512       Incl.   80.9534      -0.6169183      -0.7468898
An 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    00 43.61   -67 53.2    5.440    5.066    62.8     9.9  18.7
2010 01 29    00 46.17   -66 36.8    5.486    5.096    61.9     9.8  18.8
2010 02 03    00 49.07   -65 22.9    5.530    5.126    61.0     9.7  18.8
2010 02 08    00 52.24   -64 11.7    5.573    5.155    60.3     9.6  18.9
2010 02 13    00 55.63   -63 03.2    5.614    5.185    59.6     9.5  18.9
2010 02 18    00 59.19   -61 57.6    5.654    5.216    59.1     9.4  18.9
2010 02 23    01 02.89   -60 54.9    5.692    5.246    58.7     9.3  19.0
2010 02 28    01 06.68   -59 55.3    5.727    5.276    58.4     9.2  19.0
2010 03 05    01 10.55   -58 58.7    5.761    5.306    58.2     9.1  19.1
2010 03 10    01 14.48   -58 05.3    5.792    5.337    58.2     9.1  19.1
2010 03 15    01 18.44   -57 15.0    5.821    5.367    58.4     9.1  19.1
2010 03 20    01 22.42   -56 28.0    5.848    5.398    58.7     9.1  19.2
2010 03 25    01 26.39   -55 44.3    5.872    5.429    59.2     9.1  19.2
2010 03 30    01 30.35   -55 04.0    5.893    5.460    59.8     9.1  19.2
2010 04 04    01 34.28   -54 26.9    5.911    5.490    60.6     9.1  19.3
2010 04 09    01 38.16   -53 53.2    5.927    5.521    61.6     9.2  19.3
2010 04 14    01 41.99   -53 22.9    5.941    5.552    62.7     9.2  19.3
2010 04 19    01 45.75   -52 56.1    5.951    5.583    63.9     9.3  19.3
2010 04 24    01 49.42   -52 32.7    5.959    5.615    65.3     9.4  19.4
2010 04 29    01 52.99   -52 12.7    5.965    5.646    66.9     9.4  19.4
2010 05 04    01 56.44   -51 56.1    5.968    5.677    68.5     9.5  19.4
2010 05 09    01 59.77   -51 43.0    5.969    5.708    70.3     9.6  19.4
2010 05 14    02 02.96   -51 33.3    5.968    5.740    72.2     9.6  19.5
2010 05 19    02 05.99   -51 27.0    5.964    5.771    74.2     9.7  19.5
2010 05 24    02 08.83   -51 24.1    5.959    5.803    76.2     9.8  19.5
2010 05 29    02 11.49   -51 24.5    5.953    5.834    78.4     9.8  19.5
2010 06 03    02 13.93   -51 28.2    5.945    5.866    80.6     9.8  19.6
2010 06 08    02 16.15   -51 35.1    5.936    5.897    82.9     9.8  19.6
2010 06 13    02 18.11   -51 45.1    5.926    5.929    85.3     9.8  19.6
2010 06 18    02 19.79   -51 58.1    5.915    5.961    87.6     9.8  19.6
2010 06 23    02 21.18   -52 14.0    5.904    5.992    90.1     9.8  19.6
2010 06 28    02 22.24   -52 32.5    5.893    6.024    92.5     9.7  19.7
2010 07 03    02 22.95   -52 53.6    5.883    6.056    94.9     9.6  19.7
2010 07 08    02 23.29   -53 16.9    5.873    6.088    97.4     9.5  19.7
2010 07 13    02 23.22   -53 42.3    5.864    6.119    99.8     9.4  19.7
2010 07 18    02 22.72   -54 09.5    5.857    6.151   102.1     9.3  19.7
2010 07 23    02 21.76   -54 38.0    5.851    6.183   104.4     9.2  19.7
2010 07 28    02 20.32   -55 07.5    5.847    6.215   106.7     9.0  19.8
2010 08 02    02 18.38   -55 37.7    5.846    6.247   108.8     8.8  19.8
2010 08 07    02 15.91   -56 08.0    5.848    6.279   110.8     8.7  19.8
2010 08 12    02 12.90   -56 38.0    5.852    6.311   112.6     8.5  19.8
2010 08 17    02 09.35   -57 07.1    5.860    6.343   114.2     8.4  19.9
2010 08 22    02 05.24   -57 34.9    5.872    6.375   115.7     8.2  19.9
2010 08 27    02 00.61   -58 00.7    5.887    6.407   116.8     8.1  19.9
2010 09 01    01 55.47   -58 24.0    5.907    6.439   117.8     8.0  19.9
2010 09 06    01 49.86   -58 44.3    5.931    6.472   118.4     7.9  20.0
2010 09 11    01 43.83   -59 01.1    5.960    6.504   118.7     7.8  20.0
2010 09 16    01 37.45   -59 14.0    5.993    6.536   118.7     7.8  20.0
2010 09 21    01 30.81   -59 22.5    6.031    6.568   118.4     7.7  20.1
2010 09 26    01 23.98   -59 26.4    6.073    6.600   117.8     7.7  20.1
2010 10 01    01 17.07   -59 25.6    6.120    6.632   116.8     7.7  20.2
2010 10 06    01 10.18   -59 19.8    6.172    6.665   115.6     7.8  20.2
2010 10 11    01 03.41   -59 09.2    6.228    6.697   114.0     7.8  20.2
2010 10 16    00 56.85   -58 53.8    6.289    6.729   112.2     7.9  20.3
2010 10 21    00 50.58   -58 33.8    6.354    6.761   110.1     7.9  20.3
2010 10 26    00 44.69   -58 09.6    6.422    6.794   107.9     8.0  20.4
2010 10 31    00 39.21   -57 41.4    6.494    6.826   105.4     8.1  20.4
2010 11 05    00 34.20   -57 09.6    6.570    6.858   102.8     8.1  20.4
2010 11 10    00 29.69   -56 34.7    6.648    6.890   100.0     8.1  20.5
2010 11 15    00 25.69   -55 56.9    6.730    6.922    97.1     8.2  20.5
2010 11 20    00 22.21   -55 16.9    6.813    6.955    94.2     8.1  20.6
2010 11 25    00 19.23   -54 34.9    6.898    6.987    91.1     8.1  20.6
2010 11 30    00 16.76   -53 51.3    6.984    7.019    88.0     8.1  20.7
2010 12 05    00 14.76   -53 06.6    7.072    7.052    84.8     8.0  20.7
2010 12 10    00 13.22   -52 20.9    7.160    7.084    81.6     7.9  20.8
2010 12 15    00 12.11   -51 34.7    7.248    7.116    78.4     7.8  20.8
2010 12 20    00 11.40   -50 48.2    7.336    7.148    75.2     7.6  20.9
2010 12 25    00 11.06   -50 01.7    7.423    7.181    72.0     7.5  20.9
2010 12 30    00 11.07   -49 15.4    7.509    7.213    68.9     7.3  21.0
2011 01 04    00 11.40   -48 29.5    7.593    7.245    65.7     7.1  21.0
2011 01 09    00 12.02   -47 44.2    7.676    7.277    62.7     6.9  21.0
2011 01 14    00 12.90   -46 59.6    7.756    7.310    59.7     6.7  21.1
2011 01 19    00 14.01   -46 15.9    7.833    7.342    56.9     6.4  21.1
2011 01 24    00 15.34   -45 33.2    7.908    7.374    54.1     6.2  21.2
2011 01 29    00 16.86   -44 51.6    7.979    7.406    51.5     6.0  21.2
2011 02 03    00 18.55   -44 11.2    8.047    7.438    49.1     5.7  21.2
2011 02 08    00 20.39   -43 32.2    8.111    7.471    46.8     5.5  21.3
2011 02 13    00 22.36   -42 54.5    8.171    7.503    44.8     5.3  21.3
2011 02 18    00 24.43   -42 18.4    8.227    7.535    43.1     5.1  21.3
2011 02 23    00 26.60   -41 43.7    8.278    7.567    41.7     5.0  21.4
2011 02 28    00 28.85   -41 10.6    8.325    7.599    40.6     4.9  21.4

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