C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67147:C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN) Epoch 2009 May 9.0 TT = JDT 2454960.5 T 2009 May 7.4341 TT MPC q 1.274160 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001958 Peri. 129.7728 -0.0404252 -0.1626843 +/-0.000012 Node 278.6790 +0.2832001 +0.9443303 e 0.997505 Incl. 85.7647 +0.9582085 -0.2859618 From 417 observations 2009 Apr. 6-Sept. 27, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 May 7.4311 TT MPC q 1.274083 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001953 Peri. 129.7685 -0.0403263 -0.1626977 +/-0.000012 Node 278.6763 +0.2831411 +0.9443506 e 0.997512 Incl. 85.7605 +0.9582301 -0.2858870An 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 08 09.24 -25 22.4 2.629 2.695 83.0 21.5 12.4 2009 10 31 08 07.19 -27 42.0 2.625 2.749 86.5 21.1 12.5 2009 11 05 08 04.36 -29 59.3 2.625 2.802 89.8 20.7 12.6 2009 11 10 08 00.69 -32 13.4 2.628 2.856 93.0 20.3 12.7 2009 11 15 07 56.16 -34 22.9 2.635 2.909 96.0 19.8 12.7 2009 11 20 07 50.72 -36 26.4 2.646 2.963 98.8 19.2 12.8 2009 11 25 07 44.40 -38 22.5 2.662 3.016 101.3 18.7 12.9 2009 11 30 07 37.20 -40 09.9 2.683 3.069 103.6 18.2 13.0 2009 12 05 07 29.19 -41 47.2 2.710 3.122 105.5 17.7 13.1 2009 12 10 07 20.45 -43 13.3 2.741 3.175 107.2 17.2 13.2 2009 12 15 07 11.12 -44 27.2 2.778 3.227 108.4 16.8 13.3 2009 12 20 07 01.35 -45 28.3 2.820 3.280 109.3 16.4 13.4 2009 12 25 06 51.34 -46 16.2 2.868 3.332 109.8 16.1 13.5 2009 12 30 06 41.30 -46 51.1 2.920 3.384 110.0 15.8 13.6 2010 01 04 06 31.44 -47 13.6 2.977 3.436 109.7 15.6 13.7 2010 01 09 06 21.95 -47 24.2 3.039 3.488 109.2 15.4 13.8 2010 01 14 06 13.01 -47 24.1 3.104 3.540 108.4 15.3 13.9 2010 01 19 06 04.76 -47 14.5 3.174 3.591 107.3 15.2 14.1 2010 01 24 05 57.30 -46 56.7 3.247 3.643 105.9 15.1 14.2 2010 01 29 05 50.69 -46 32.2 3.323 3.694 104.4 15.0 14.3 2010 02 03 05 44.96 -46 02.1 3.402 3.745 102.7 14.9 14.4 2010 02 08 05 40.12 -45 27.9 3.484 3.796 100.9 14.8 14.5 2010 02 13 05 36.13 -44 50.5 3.567 3.846 99.0 14.7 14.6 2010 02 18 05 32.98 -44 11.0 3.652 3.897 96.9 14.6 14.7 2010 02 23 05 30.61 -43 30.3 3.738 3.947 94.9 14.5 14.8 2010 02 28 05 28.98 -42 49.2 3.825 3.997 92.8 14.3 14.9 2010 03 05 05 28.01 -42 08.3 3.912 4.047 90.7 14.2 15.0 2010 03 10 05 27.67 -41 28.2 4.000 4.097 88.6 14.0 15.1 2010 03 15 05 27.89 -40 49.3 4.087 4.147 86.5 13.8 15.2 2010 03 20 05 28.64 -40 12.0 4.175 4.196 84.4 13.7 15.3 2010 03 25 05 29.85 -39 36.7 4.261 4.246 82.4 13.5 15.4 2010 03 30 05 31.48 -39 03.6 4.347 4.295 80.4 13.3 15.5 2010 04 04 05 33.48 -38 32.8 4.432 4.344 78.5 13.0 15.6 2010 04 09 05 35.83 -38 04.6 4.515 4.393 76.6 12.8 15.7 2010 04 14 05 38.49 -37 39.1 4.597 4.441 74.8 12.6 15.8 2010 04 19 05 41.42 -37 16.4 4.677 4.490 73.1 12.4 15.9 2010 04 24 05 44.59 -36 56.6 4.756 4.538 71.5 12.1 16.0 2010 04 29 05 47.97 -36 39.8 4.832 4.586 70.0 11.9 16.0 2010 05 04 05 51.54 -36 25.9 4.907 4.634 68.6 11.7 16.1 2010 05 09 05 55.28 -36 15.1 4.979 4.682 67.2 11.5 16.2 2010 05 14 05 59.16 -36 07.2 5.050 4.730 66.0 11.3 16.3 2010 05 19 06 03.17 -36 02.5 5.118 4.778 64.9 11.1 16.3 2010 05 24 06 07.28 -36 00.8 5.183 4.825 64.0 10.9 16.4 2010 05 29 06 11.48 -36 02.2 5.246 4.872 63.1 10.7 16.5 2010 06 03 06 15.74 -36 06.5 5.307 4.920 62.4 10.5 16.5 2010 06 08 06 20.06 -36 13.9 5.366 4.966 61.7 10.4 16.6 2010 06 13 06 24.42 -36 24.3 5.422 5.013 61.3 10.2 16.7 2010 06 18 06 28.80 -36 37.7 5.476 5.060 60.9 10.1 16.7 2010 06 23 06 33.19 -36 54.0 5.527 5.107 60.7 10.0 16.8 2010 06 28 06 37.57 -37 13.2 5.576 5.153 60.6 9.9 16.9 2010 07 03 06 41.94 -37 35.3 5.622 5.199 60.6 9.8 16.9 2010 07 08 06 46.27 -38 00.1 5.667 5.245 60.7 9.7 17.0 2010 07 13 06 50.56 -38 27.7 5.709 5.291 61.0 9.7 17.0 2010 07 18 06 54.79 -38 58.0 5.749 5.337 61.4 9.6 17.1 2010 07 23 06 58.94 -39 30.9 5.787 5.383 61.8 9.6 17.1 2010 07 28 07 03.01 -40 06.4 5.823 5.429 62.4 9.5 17.2 2010 08 02 07 06.97 -40 44.3 5.858 5.474 63.1 9.5 17.2 2010 08 07 07 10.82 -41 24.7 5.890 5.519 63.9 9.5 17.3 2010 08 12 07 14.53 -42 07.3 5.921 5.564 64.7 9.5 17.3 2010 08 17 07 18.10 -42 52.1 5.950 5.610 65.7 9.5 17.4 2010 08 22 07 21.50 -43 39.0 5.978 5.654 66.7 9.5 17.4 2010 08 27 07 24.71 -44 27.8 6.005 5.699 67.7 9.4 17.5 2010 09 01 07 27.73 -45 18.5 6.030 5.744 68.9 9.4 17.5 2010 09 06 07 30.52 -46 10.8 6.055 5.789 70.0 9.4 17.5 2010 09 11 07 33.06 -47 04.6 6.079 5.833 71.2 9.4 17.6 2010 09 16 07 35.34 -47 59.7 6.101 5.877 72.5 9.4 17.6 2010 09 21 07 37.32 -48 55.9 6.124 5.921 73.7 9.4 17.7 2010 09 26 07 38.99 -49 53.0 6.146 5.965 75.0 9.3 17.7 2010 10 01 07 40.32 -50 50.8 6.167 6.009 76.3 9.3 17.7 2010 10 06 07 41.28 -51 48.9 6.189 6.053 77.6 9.3 17.8 2010 10 11 07 41.84 -52 47.2 6.210 6.097 78.9 9.2 17.8 2010 10 16 07 41.96 -53 45.4 6.232 6.141 80.2 9.2 17.9 2010 10 21 07 41.63 -54 43.0 6.254 6.184 81.4 9.2 17.9 2010 10 26 07 40.82 -55 39.7 6.276 6.227 82.6 9.1 17.9 2010 10 31 07 39.49 -56 35.3 6.299 6.271 83.8 9.1 18.0 2010 11 05 07 37.63 -57 29.2 6.323 6.314 85.0 9.0 18.0 2010 11 10 07 35.20 -58 21.2 6.348 6.357 86.1 8.9 18.0 2010 11 15 07 32.21 -59 10.7 6.373 6.400 87.1 8.9 18.1 2010 11 20 07 28.65 -59 57.3 6.399 6.443 88.1 8.8 18.1 2010 11 25 07 24.52 -60 40.7 6.427 6.485 89.0 8.8 18.2 2010 11 30 07 19.84 -61 20.4 6.456 6.528 89.8 8.7 18.2
