C/2009 F5 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66204:C/2009 F5 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 Oct. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454760.5 T 2008 Nov. 4.8058 TT MPC q 2.245133 (2000.0) P Q z +0.012536 Peri. 297.3560 -0.4057139 -0.6642839 +/-0.000041 Node 219.0652 +0.1415552 -0.7242423 e 0.971855 Incl. 84.9849 -0.9029720 +0.1849326 From 371 observations 2009 Mar. 20-June 1, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 F5 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Nov. 4.7970 TT MPC q 2.245115 (2000.0) P Q z +0.012601 Peri. 297.3562 -0.4055828 -0.6643142 +/-0.000041 Node 219.0683 +0.1414044 -0.7242077 e 0.971709 Incl. 84.9973 -0.9030545 +0.1849592An 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 14 55.61 +05 28.5 5.234 4.331 22.3 5.0 20.0 2009 10 31 14 59.96 +05 36.7 5.276 4.371 21.9 4.9 20.0 2009 11 05 15 04.30 +05 46.2 5.313 4.411 22.2 4.9 20.1 2009 11 10 15 08.62 +05 57.3 5.344 4.450 23.1 5.0 20.1 2009 11 15 15 12.91 +06 09.9 5.370 4.490 24.7 5.3 20.2 2009 11 20 15 17.16 +06 24.4 5.391 4.530 26.7 5.6 20.2 2009 11 25 15 21.35 +06 40.7 5.406 4.570 29.2 6.0 20.3 2009 11 30 15 25.47 +06 58.9 5.416 4.609 32.0 6.5 20.3 2009 12 05 15 29.51 +07 19.3 5.421 4.649 35.0 7.0 20.3 2009 12 10 15 33.45 +07 41.8 5.422 4.689 38.3 7.5 20.4 2009 12 15 15 37.29 +08 06.6 5.418 4.728 41.7 8.0 20.4 2009 12 20 15 41.00 +08 33.8 5.410 4.768 45.2 8.4 20.4 2009 12 25 15 44.58 +09 03.4 5.398 4.808 48.8 8.9 20.5 2009 12 30 15 48.00 +09 35.4 5.382 4.847 52.6 9.3 20.5 2010 01 04 15 51.25 +10 10.0 5.362 4.887 56.4 9.6 20.5 2010 01 09 15 54.32 +10 47.2 5.340 4.926 60.2 10.0 20.6 2010 01 14 15 57.19 +11 26.9 5.315 4.966 64.1 10.3 20.6 2010 01 19 15 59.84 +12 09.2 5.288 5.005 68.1 10.5 20.6 2010 01 24 16 02.25 +12 54.0 5.260 5.045 72.1 10.7 20.6 2010 01 29 16 04.41 +13 41.3 5.230 5.084 76.1 10.8 20.7 2010 02 03 16 06.31 +14 30.9 5.200 5.123 80.1 10.9 20.7 2010 02 08 16 07.92 +15 22.8 5.169 5.163 84.2 11.0 20.7 2010 02 13 16 09.23 +16 16.8 5.139 5.202 88.2 10.9 20.7 2010 02 18 16 10.23 +17 12.7 5.109 5.241 92.2 10.9 20.7 2010 02 23 16 10.90 +18 10.2 5.081 5.280 96.2 10.7 20.8 2010 02 28 16 11.23 +19 09.1 5.056 5.319 100.1 10.6 20.8 2010 03 05 16 11.21 +20 08.9 5.032 5.359 103.9 10.3 20.8 2010 03 10 16 10.84 +21 09.5 5.012 5.398 107.7 10.1 20.8 2010 03 15 16 10.11 +22 10.3 4.996 5.437 111.3 9.8 20.8 2010 03 20 16 09.01 +23 10.9 4.983 5.476 114.8 9.5 20.9 2010 03 25 16 07.56 +24 10.9 4.975 5.515 118.0 9.2 20.9 2010 03 30 16 05.77 +25 09.6 4.973 5.553 121.0 8.9 20.9 2010 04 04 16 03.65 +26 06.7 4.975 5.592 123.7 8.6 21.0 2010 04 09 16 01.22 +27 01.6 4.983 5.631 126.1 8.3 21.0 2010 04 14 15 58.50 +27 53.8 4.997 5.670 128.0 8.0 21.0 2010 04 19 15 55.52 +28 43.0 5.016 5.708 129.5 7.8 21.1 2010 04 24 15 52.33 +29 28.6 5.042 5.747 130.6 7.6 21.1 2010 04 29 15 48.97 +30 10.3 5.074 5.786 131.1 7.5 21.2 2010 05 04 15 45.47 +30 47.9 5.112 5.824 131.0 7.5 21.2 2010 05 09 15 41.89 +31 21.1 5.156 5.863 130.5 7.5 21.2 2010 05 14 15 38.27 +31 49.8 5.206 5.901 129.5 7.6 21.3 2010 05 19 15 34.67 +32 13.9 5.262 5.939 128.1 7.7 21.3 2010 05 24 15 31.13 +32 33.4 5.323 5.978 126.3 7.9 21.4 2010 05 29 15 27.70 +32 48.5 5.389 6.016 124.1 8.0 21.5 2010 06 03 15 24.42 +32 59.3 5.460 6.054 121.7 8.2 21.5 2010 06 08 15 21.32 +33 06.0 5.535 6.092 119.0 8.4 21.6 2010 06 13 15 18.44 +33 08.8 5.614 6.130 116.2 8.5 21.6 2010 06 18 15 15.80 +33 08.0 5.696 6.168 113.2 8.7 21.7 2010 06 23 15 13.43 +33 04.0 5.782 6.206 110.2 8.8 21.7 2010 06 28 15 11.35 +32 57.1 5.871 6.244 107.0 9.0 21.8 2010 07 03 15 09.55 +32 47.5 5.961 6.282 103.8 9.0 21.9 2010 07 08 15 08.06 +32 35.6 6.054 6.320 100.6 9.1 21.9 2010 07 13 15 06.87 +32 21.8 6.147 6.358 97.3 9.1 22.0 2010 07 18 15 05.99 +32 06.3 6.242 6.395 94.1 9.1 22.0 2010 07 23 15 05.40 +31 49.4 6.338 6.433 90.8 9.1 22.1 2010 07 28 15 05.11 +31 31.4 6.433 6.471 87.6 9.0 22.2 2010 08 02 15 05.10 +31 12.7 6.528 6.508 84.4 8.9 22.2 2010 08 07 15 05.36 +30 53.3 6.622 6.546 81.3 8.8 22.3 2010 08 12 15 05.88 +30 33.6 6.716 6.583 78.2 8.7 22.3 2010 08 17 15 06.66 +30 13.7 6.808 6.620 75.1 8.5 22.4 2010 08 22 15 07.68 +29 53.9 6.898 6.658 72.1 8.3 22.4 2010 08 27 15 08.92 +29 34.4 6.986 6.695 69.2 8.1 22.5 2010 09 01 15 10.37 +29 15.3 7.072 6.732 66.4 7.9 22.5 2010 09 06 15 12.02 +28 56.8 7.156 6.769 63.7 7.7 22.6 2010 09 11 15 13.86 +28 39.0 7.236 6.806 61.1 7.4 22.6 2010 09 16 15 15.88 +28 22.0 7.314 6.843 58.6 7.2 22.7 2010 09 21 15 18.05 +28 06.1 7.388 6.880 56.2 7.0 22.7 2010 09 26 15 20.36 +27 51.3 7.458 6.917 54.1 6.7 22.8 2010 10 01 15 22.81 +27 37.6 7.525 6.954 52.1 6.5 22.8 2010 10 06 15 25.39 +27 25.4 7.588 6.991 50.3 6.3 22.8 2010 10 11 15 28.07 +27 14.5 7.647 7.028 48.7 6.1 22.9 2010 10 16 15 30.85 +27 05.2 7.702 7.065 47.4 6.0 22.9 2010 10 21 15 33.71 +26 57.5 7.752 7.101 46.3 5.8 23.0 2010 10 26 15 36.64 +26 51.5 7.798 7.138 45.6 5.7 23.0 2010 10 31 15 39.64 +26 47.3 7.840 7.174 45.1 5.6 23.0 2010 11 05 15 42.68 +26 44.9 7.878 7.211 45.0 5.6 23.1 2010 11 10 15 45.76 +26 44.4 7.911 7.247 45.2 5.6 23.1 2010 11 15 15 48.86 +26 46.0 7.940 7.284 45.7 5.6 23.1 2010 11 20 15 51.97 +26 49.5 7.965 7.320 46.5 5.6 23.2 2010 11 25 15 55.07 +26 55.2 7.986 7.356 47.6 5.7 23.2 2010 11 30 15 58.17 +27 02.9 8.002 7.392 49.0 5.8 23.2This 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.
