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 -0.7468898An 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
