P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65936:P/2008 Y3 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 11.9500 TT MPC q 4.434292 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0433273 Peri. 238.2764 -0.5930725 -0.5112147 a 8.028389 Node 262.9355 +0.7656282 -0.5971504 e 0.447674 Incl. 38.8138 -0.2491556 -0.6181189 P 22.7 From 128 observations 2007 Dec. 18-2009 Apr. 20, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Jan. 11.5904 TT MPC q 4.433900 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0433682 Peri. 238.2465 -0.5926193 -0.5117963 a 8.023335 Node 262.9165 +0.7661148 -0.5965982 e 0.447374 Incl. 38.8122 -0.2487377 -0.6181708 P 22.7An 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 m2WARNING! 2009 10 26 11 17.57 -31 48.7 5.385 4.698 42.3 8.2 18.9 2009 10 31 11 22.43 -32 35.3 5.362 4.707 44.6 8.5 18.9 2009 11 05 11 27.15 -33 22.4 5.337 4.716 46.9 8.8 18.9 2009 11 10 11 31.73 -34 10.0 5.308 4.725 49.5 9.2 18.9 2009 11 15 11 36.15 -34 57.9 5.276 4.734 52.1 9.5 18.9 2009 11 20 11 40.40 -35 46.1 5.242 4.743 54.9 9.8 18.9 2009 11 25 11 44.45 -36 34.4 5.205 4.752 57.8 10.1 18.9 2009 11 30 11 48.30 -37 22.7 5.166 4.762 60.7 10.4 18.8 2009 12 05 11 51.92 -38 10.8 5.125 4.772 63.7 10.7 18.8 2009 12 10 11 55.30 -38 58.6 5.082 4.781 66.9 10.9 18.8 2009 12 15 11 58.41 -39 46.0 5.037 4.791 70.0 11.1 18.8 2009 12 20 12 01.23 -40 32.8 4.991 4.801 73.3 11.3 18.8 2009 12 25 12 03.74 -41 18.8 4.943 4.811 76.6 11.5 18.8 2009 12 30 12 05.92 -42 03.8 4.894 4.821 80.0 11.6 18.8 2010 01 04 12 07.76 -42 47.5 4.845 4.832 83.4 11.7 18.8 2010 01 09 12 09.23 -43 29.8 4.796 4.842 86.8 11.7 18.8 2010 01 14 12 10.32 -44 10.3 4.747 4.852 90.3 11.7 18.7 2010 01 19 12 11.00 -44 48.8 4.698 4.863 93.8 11.6 18.7 2010 01 24 12 11.27 -45 25.0 4.649 4.874 97.3 11.6 18.7 2010 01 29 12 11.13 -45 58.5 4.602 4.884 100.8 11.4 18.7 2010 02 03 12 10.57 -46 29.0 4.557 4.895 104.4 11.2 18.7 2010 02 08 12 09.60 -46 56.3 4.513 4.906 107.9 11.0 18.7 2010 02 13 12 08.24 -47 19.9 4.472 4.917 111.3 10.8 18.7 2010 02 18 12 06.50 -47 39.5 4.433 4.929 114.7 10.5 18.7 2010 02 23 12 04.43 -47 54.8 4.398 4.940 118.0 10.2 18.7 2010 02 28 12 02.06 -48 05.6 4.366 4.951 121.1 9.9 18.6 2010 03 05 11 59.44 -48 11.8 4.338 4.963 124.1 9.5 18.6 2010 03 10 11 56.64 -48 13.0 4.314 4.974 126.9 9.2 18.6 2010 03 15 11 53.72 -48 09.4 4.295 4.986 129.4 8.9 18.6 2010 03 20 11 50.75 -48 00.8 4.280 4.997 131.6 8.6 18.6 2010 03 25 11 47.80 -47 47.4 4.271 5.009 133.5 8.3 18.7 2010 03 30 11 44.94 -47 29.5 4.266 5.021 134.9 8.1 18.7 2010 04 04 11 42.23 -47 07.3 4.267 5.033 135.8 8.0 18.7 2010 04 09 11 39.74 -46 41.2 4.274 5.045 136.2 7.9 18.7 2010 04 14 11 37.51 -46 11.6 4.286 5.057 136.1 7.9 18.7 2010 04 19 11 35.60 -45 39.1 4.304 5.069 135.5 8.0 18.7 2010 04 24 11 34.03 -45 04.1 4.327 5.081 134.4 8.1 18.7 2010 04 29 11 32.84 -44 27.3 4.355 5.094 132.9 8.3 18.8 2010 05 04 11 32.03 -43 49.1 4.389 5.106 130.9 8.6 18.8 2010 05 09 11 31.61 -43 10.1 4.428 5.119 128.6 8.9 18.8 2010 05 14 11 31.59 -42 30.8 4.471 5.131 126.0 9.2 18.9 2010 05 19 11 31.97 -41 51.8 4.519 5.144 123.2 9.5 18.9 2010 05 24 11 32.73 -41 13.4 4.572 5.157 120.2 9.8 18.9 2010 05 29 11 33.86 -40 36.0 4.628 5.169 117.1 10.1 19.0 2010 06 03 11 35.34 -39 59.9 4.688 5.182 113.9 10.3 19.0 2010 06 08 11 37.17 -39 25.5 4.751 5.195 110.5 10.5 19.0 2010 06 13 11 39.31 -38 53.0 4.818 5.208 107.1 10.7 19.1 2010 06 18 11 41.75 -38 22.6 4.886 5.221 103.7 10.9 19.1 2010 06 23 11 44.48 -37 54.4 4.957 5.234 100.2 11.0 19.2 2010 06 28 11 47.47 -37 28.5 5.030 5.247 96.7 11.1 19.2 2010 07 03 11 50.70 -37 05.0 5.104 5.260 93.2 11.1 19.2 2010 07 08 11 54.16 -36 43.9 5.179 5.274 89.7 11.1 19.3 2010 07 13 11 57.83 -36 25.3 5.255 5.287 86.3 11.1 19.3 2010 07 18 12 01.69 -36 09.2 5.331 5.300 82.8 11.0 19.4 2010 07 23 12 05.73 -35 55.4 5.407 5.314 79.3 10.8 19.4 2010 07 28 12 09.93 -35 44.0 5.483 5.327 75.9 10.7 19.5 2010 08 02 12 14.28 -35 34.9 5.558 5.341 72.5 10.4 19.5 2010 08 07 12 18.76 -35 28.0 5.632 5.354 69.1 10.2 19.5 2010 08 12 12 23.38 -35 23.2 5.705 5.368 65.7 9.9 19.6 2010 08 17 12 28.10 -35 20.6 5.776 5.382 62.3 9.6 19.6 2010 08 22 12 32.93 -35 19.9 5.845 5.395 59.0 9.3 19.7 2010 08 27 12 37.85 -35 21.0 5.912 5.409 55.8 8.9 19.7 2010 09 01 12 42.85 -35 23.9 5.977 5.423 52.6 8.5 19.7 2010 09 06 12 47.92 -35 28.5 6.039 5.437 49.4 8.1 19.8 2010 09 11 12 53.06 -35 34.7 6.097 5.451 46.3 7.7 19.8 2010 09 16 12 58.26 -35 42.4 6.153 5.465 43.3 7.2 19.8 2010 09 21 13 03.50 -35 51.4 6.205 5.479 40.4 6.8 19.9 2010 09 26 13 08.78 -36 01.8 6.254 5.493 37.6 6.4 19.9 2010 10 01 13 14.09 -36 13.3 6.298 5.507 34.9 6.0 19.9 2010 10 06 13 19.42 -36 25.9 6.339 5.521 32.4 5.6 19.9 2010 10 11 13 24.76 -36 39.5 6.376 5.535 30.2 5.2 20.0 2010 10 16 13 30.11 -36 54.0 6.408 5.549 28.2 4.9 20.0 2010 10 21 13 35.45 -37 09.4 6.435 5.564 26.7 4.6 20.0 2010 10 26 13 40.78 -37 25.5 6.459 5.578 25.5 4.4 20.0 2010 10 31 13 46.09 -37 42.3 6.477 5.592 24.9 4.3 20.0 2010 11 05 13 51.36 -37 59.7 6.491 5.607 24.8 4.3 20.0 2010 11 10 13 56.59 -38 17.7 6.500 5.621 25.4 4.3 20.1 2010 11 15 14 01.77 -38 36.1 6.504 5.636 26.4 4.5 20.1 2010 11 20 14 06.87 -38 54.8 6.504 5.650 28.0 4.7 20.1 2010 11 25 14 11.90 -39 13.9 6.498 5.664 29.9 5.0 20.1 2010 11 30 14 16.84 -39 33.2 6.488 5.679 32.3 5.3 20.1This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
