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Minor Planet Center

C/2007 M2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61437:
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5
T 2008 Dec. 8.5910 TT                                   MPC
q   3.540900             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000261       Peri.  220.6739      -0.7624349      +0.6453713
 +/-0.000036       Node   357.2846      +0.1950626      +0.1602990
e   0.999077       Incl.   80.9522      -0.6169632      -0.7468602
From 61 observations 2007 June 20-Nov. 24, mean residual 0".5.
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. 8.5384 TT                                   MPC
q   3.541002             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000439       Peri.  220.6707      -0.7624627      +0.6453465
 +/-0.000036       Node   357.2910      +0.1949972      +0.1604030
e   0.998444       Incl.   80.9543      -0.6169495      -0.7468593
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
2009 10 26    07 49.76   -81 30.8    4.653    4.555    78.2    12.3  17.9
2009 10 31    07 24.87   -82 47.8    4.688    4.582    77.8    12.2  18.0
2009 11 05    06 47.49   -83 54.5    4.724    4.609    77.3    12.1  18.0
2009 11 10    05 53.76   -84 43.4    4.762    4.637    76.8    12.0  18.1
2009 11 15    04 45.17   -85 04.8    4.801    4.664    76.2    11.9  18.1
2009 11 20    03 34.18   -84 52.8    4.841    4.692    75.5    11.8  18.1
2009 11 25    02 35.59   -84 10.8    4.883    4.720    74.7    11.6  18.2
2009 11 30    01 53.84   -83 08.2    4.926    4.748    73.9    11.5  18.2
2009 12 05    01 25.84   -81 53.6    4.970    4.776    73.0    11.4  18.3
2009 12 10    01 07.35   -80 32.1    5.015    4.804    72.1    11.2  18.3
2009 12 15    00 55.24   -79 07.1    5.062    4.833    71.1    11.1  18.4
2009 12 20    00 47.46   -77 40.3    5.108    4.862    70.1    11.0  18.4
2009 12 25    00 42.67   -76 13.0    5.156    4.890    69.0    10.8  18.5
2009 12 30    00 40.00   -74 46.1    5.203    4.919    67.9    10.7  18.5
2010 01 04    00 38.88   -73 20.2    5.251    4.948    66.9    10.5  18.5
2010 01 09    00 38.92   -71 55.6    5.299    4.978    65.8    10.4  18.6
2010 01 14    00 39.84   -70 32.7    5.347    5.007    64.8    10.2  18.6
2010 01 19    00 41.45   -69 11.7    5.394    5.036    63.7    10.1  18.7
2010 01 24    00 43.60   -67 53.0    5.440    5.066    62.8     9.9  18.7
2010 01 29    00 46.17   -66 36.6    5.485    5.096    61.9     9.8  18.8
2010 02 03    00 49.07   -65 22.7    5.530    5.125    61.0     9.7  18.8
2010 02 08    00 52.24   -64 11.5    5.573    5.155    60.3     9.6  18.9
2010 02 13    00 55.62   -63 03.0    5.614    5.185    59.6     9.5  18.9
2010 02 18    00 59.18   -61 57.4    5.654    5.215    59.1     9.4  18.9
2010 02 23    01 02.88   -60 54.7    5.691    5.246    58.7     9.3  19.0
2010 02 28    01 06.67   -59 55.1    5.727    5.276    58.4     9.2  19.0
2010 03 05    01 10.54   -58 58.5    5.761    5.306    58.2     9.1  19.1
2010 03 10    01 14.47   -58 05.1    5.792    5.337    58.2     9.1  19.1
2010 03 15    01 18.43   -57 14.8    5.821    5.367    58.4     9.1  19.1
2010 03 20    01 22.41   -56 27.8    5.848    5.398    58.7     9.1  19.2
2010 03 25    01 26.39   -55 44.1    5.871    5.429    59.2     9.1  19.2
2010 03 30    01 30.34   -55 03.8    5.893    5.459    59.8     9.1  19.2
2010 04 04    01 34.27   -54 26.7    5.911    5.490    60.6     9.1  19.3
2010 04 09    01 38.16   -53 53.0    5.927    5.521    61.6     9.2  19.3
2010 04 14    01 41.98   -53 22.7    5.940    5.552    62.7     9.2  19.3
2010 04 19    01 45.74   -52 55.9    5.951    5.583    63.9     9.3  19.3
2010 04 24    01 49.41   -52 32.5    5.959    5.614    65.3     9.4  19.4
2010 04 29    01 52.98   -52 12.5    5.965    5.646    66.9     9.4  19.4
2010 05 04    01 56.43   -51 55.9    5.968    5.677    68.5     9.5  19.4
2010 05 09    01 59.76   -51 42.8    5.969    5.708    70.3     9.6  19.4
2010 05 14    02 02.95   -51 33.1    5.967    5.739    72.2     9.7  19.5
2010 05 19    02 05.98   -51 26.8    5.964    5.771    74.2     9.7  19.5
2010 05 24    02 08.82   -51 23.9    5.959    5.802    76.2     9.8  19.5
2010 05 29    02 11.48   -51 24.3    5.953    5.834    78.4     9.8  19.5
2010 06 03    02 13.92   -51 28.0    5.945    5.865    80.6     9.8  19.6
2010 06 08    02 16.14   -51 34.9    5.935    5.897    82.9     9.8  19.6
2010 06 13    02 18.10   -51 44.9    5.925    5.929    85.3     9.8  19.6
2010 06 18    02 19.78   -51 57.9    5.915    5.960    87.6     9.8  19.6
2010 06 23    02 21.16   -52 13.8    5.904    5.992    90.1     9.8  19.6
2010 06 28    02 22.22   -52 32.3    5.893    6.024    92.5     9.7  19.7
2010 07 03    02 22.94   -52 53.4    5.883    6.056    94.9     9.6  19.7
2010 07 08    02 23.27   -53 16.7    5.873    6.087    97.4     9.5  19.7
2010 07 13    02 23.21   -53 42.1    5.864    6.119    99.8     9.4  19.7
2010 07 18    02 22.71   -54 09.3    5.857    6.151   102.1     9.3  19.7
2010 07 23    02 21.75   -54 37.8    5.851    6.183   104.4     9.2  19.7
2010 07 28    02 20.31   -55 07.3    5.847    6.215   106.7     9.0  19.8
2010 08 02    02 18.37   -55 37.5    5.846    6.247   108.8     8.8  19.8
2010 08 07    02 15.90   -56 07.8    5.847    6.279   110.8     8.7  19.8
2010 08 12    02 12.89   -56 37.8    5.852    6.311   112.6     8.5  19.8
2010 08 17    02 09.33   -57 06.9    5.860    6.343   114.2     8.4  19.9
2010 08 22    02 05.23   -57 34.7    5.872    6.375   115.7     8.2  19.9
2010 08 27    02 00.60   -58 00.4    5.887    6.407   116.8     8.1  19.9
2010 09 01    01 55.46   -58 23.8    5.907    6.439   117.8     8.0  19.9
2010 09 06    01 49.85   -58 44.1    5.931    6.471   118.4     7.9  20.0
2010 09 11    01 43.82   -59 00.9    5.959    6.504   118.7     7.8  20.0
2010 09 16    01 37.44   -59 13.8    5.992    6.536   118.7     7.8  20.0
2010 09 21    01 30.79   -59 22.3    6.030    6.568   118.4     7.7  20.1
2010 09 26    01 23.97   -59 26.2    6.073    6.600   117.8     7.7  20.1
2010 10 01    01 17.06   -59 25.3    6.120    6.632   116.8     7.7  20.2
2010 10 06    01 10.17   -59 19.6    6.172    6.664   115.6     7.8  20.2
2010 10 11    01 03.40   -59 09.0    6.228    6.697   114.0     7.8  20.2
2010 10 16    00 56.84   -58 53.6    6.289    6.729   112.2     7.9  20.3
2010 10 21    00 50.57   -58 33.6    6.353    6.761   110.1     7.9  20.3
2010 10 26    00 44.68   -58 09.3    6.422    6.793   107.9     8.0  20.4
2010 10 31    00 39.20   -57 41.2    6.494    6.825   105.4     8.1  20.4
2010 11 05    00 34.19   -57 09.4    6.570    6.858   102.8     8.1  20.4
2010 11 10    00 29.68   -56 34.4    6.648    6.890   100.0     8.1  20.5
2010 11 15    00 25.68   -55 56.7    6.729    6.922    97.1     8.2  20.5
2010 11 20    00 22.20   -55 16.6    6.813    6.954    94.2     8.1  20.6
2010 11 25    00 19.23   -54 34.6    6.898    6.987    91.1     8.1  20.6
2010 11 30    00 16.75   -53 51.1    6.984    7.019    88.0     8.1  20.7

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