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 -0.7468593An 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
