P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67413:P/2009 Q5 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 Sept. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455080.5 T 2009 Sept. 8.5437 TT MPC q 2.918523 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0482946 Peri. 209.2665 +0.9459961 -0.2358088 a 7.467985 Node 160.1399 +0.1742671 +0.9485369 e 0.609195 Incl. 40.9049 -0.2733541 -0.2113575 P 20.4 From 236 observations 2009 Aug. 31-Oct. 20, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Sept. 8.5509 TT MPC q 2.918549 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0483541 Peri. 209.2689 +0.9459838 -0.2358649 a 7.461864 Node 160.1409 +0.1743196 +0.9485221 e 0.608871 Incl. 40.9058 -0.2733631 -0.2113612 P 20.4An 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 01 13.93 -31 30.9 2.157 2.942 134.7 13.9 16.4 2009 10 31 01 12.14 -32 02.6 2.198 2.947 131.1 14.7 16.4 2009 11 05 01 10.65 -32 25.2 2.244 2.953 127.4 15.5 16.5 2009 11 10 01 09.52 -32 39.3 2.294 2.959 123.6 16.2 16.5 2009 11 15 01 08.81 -32 45.3 2.347 2.966 119.9 16.8 16.6 2009 11 20 01 08.56 -32 43.7 2.402 2.973 116.1 17.4 16.6 2009 11 25 01 08.80 -32 35.1 2.461 2.981 112.4 17.8 16.7 2009 11 30 01 09.53 -32 20.4 2.522 2.989 108.8 18.2 16.8 2009 12 05 01 10.76 -32 00.2 2.584 2.998 105.2 18.5 16.8 2009 12 10 01 12.47 -31 35.0 2.648 3.007 101.7 18.7 16.9 2009 12 15 01 14.65 -31 05.5 2.713 3.016 98.3 18.8 17.0 2009 12 20 01 17.29 -30 32.1 2.778 3.026 95.0 18.9 17.0 2009 12 25 01 20.37 -29 55.5 2.844 3.037 91.7 18.9 17.1 2009 12 30 01 23.85 -29 16.2 2.911 3.048 88.5 18.8 17.2 2010 01 04 01 27.72 -28 34.5 2.977 3.059 85.4 18.7 17.2 2010 01 09 01 31.94 -27 50.9 3.043 3.071 82.3 18.5 17.3 2010 01 14 01 36.50 -27 05.7 3.109 3.083 79.4 18.3 17.4 2010 01 19 01 41.36 -26 19.2 3.175 3.096 76.4 18.0 17.4 2010 01 24 01 46.51 -25 31.9 3.239 3.109 73.6 17.7 17.5 2010 01 29 01 51.92 -24 43.9 3.303 3.122 70.9 17.3 17.5 2010 02 03 01 57.56 -23 55.5 3.366 3.136 68.2 17.0 17.6 2010 02 08 02 03.43 -23 07.0 3.427 3.150 65.5 16.6 17.7 2010 02 13 02 09.49 -22 18.6 3.488 3.164 63.0 16.1 17.7 2010 02 18 02 15.74 -21 30.5 3.547 3.179 60.5 15.7 17.8 2010 02 23 02 22.15 -20 42.9 3.605 3.194 58.1 15.2 17.8 2010 02 28 02 28.72 -19 56.0 3.661 3.210 55.8 14.8 17.9 2010 03 05 02 35.41 -19 09.9 3.716 3.226 53.5 14.3 17.9 2010 03 10 02 42.23 -18 24.8 3.769 3.242 51.3 13.8 18.0 2010 03 15 02 49.17 -17 40.9 3.820 3.258 49.2 13.4 18.0 2010 03 20 02 56.20 -16 58.3 3.870 3.275 47.2 12.9 18.1 2010 03 25 03 03.31 -16 17.2 3.918 3.292 45.2 12.4 18.1 2010 03 30 03 10.50 -15 37.6 3.963 3.310 43.4 12.0 18.2 2010 04 04 03 17.75 -14 59.7 4.008 3.327 41.6 11.5 18.2 2010 04 09 03 25.06 -14 23.5 4.050 3.345 40.0 11.1 18.3 2010 04 14 03 32.41 -13 49.3 4.090 3.364 38.5 10.7 18.3 2010 04 19 03 39.80 -13 16.9 4.128 3.382 37.1 10.3 18.4 2010 04 24 03 47.21 -12 46.7 4.164 3.401 35.9 10.0 18.4 2010 04 29 03 54.64 -12 18.6 4.198 3.420 34.8 9.7 18.5 2010 05 04 04 02.07 -11 52.6 4.230 3.439 33.9 9.4 18.5 2010 05 09 04 09.49 -11 28.9 4.260 3.458 33.1 9.2 18.5 2010 05 14 04 16.91 -11 07.5 4.287 3.478 32.6 9.0 18.6 2010 05 19 04 24.31 -10 48.5 4.312 3.498 32.2 8.9 18.6 2010 05 24 04 31.67 -10 31.8 4.335 3.518 32.0 8.8 18.6 2010 05 29 04 38.99 -10 17.5 4.356 3.538 32.1 8.8 18.7 2010 06 03 04 46.26 -10 05.7 4.374 3.559 32.4 8.8 18.7 2010 06 08 04 53.48 -09 56.3 4.390 3.579 32.8 8.8 18.8 2010 06 13 05 00.62 -09 49.3 4.403 3.600 33.5 9.0 18.8 2010 06 18 05 07.69 -09 44.8 4.414 3.621 34.4 9.1 18.8 2010 06 23 05 14.67 -09 42.8 4.423 3.642 35.4 9.3 18.8 2010 06 28 05 21.54 -09 43.2 4.429 3.664 36.6 9.5 18.9 2010 07 03 05 28.32 -09 46.0 4.433 3.685 38.0 9.8 18.9 2010 07 08 05 34.97 -09 51.1 4.434 3.707 39.6 10.1 18.9 2010 07 13 05 41.49 -09 58.7 4.433 3.729 41.2 10.4 18.9 2010 07 18 05 47.88 -10 08.6 4.429 3.751 43.0 10.7 19.0 2010 07 23 05 54.11 -10 20.8 4.423 3.773 45.0 11.0 19.0 2010 07 28 06 00.17 -10 35.1 4.414 3.795 47.0 11.3 19.0 2010 08 02 06 06.07 -10 51.7 4.403 3.817 49.2 11.6 19.0 2010 08 07 06 11.78 -11 10.3 4.390 3.840 51.4 11.9 19.1 2010 08 12 06 17.29 -11 31.0 4.374 3.862 53.8 12.2 19.1 2010 08 17 06 22.58 -11 53.6 4.356 3.885 56.2 12.5 19.1 2010 08 22 06 27.65 -12 18.1 4.336 3.908 58.7 12.8 19.1 2010 08 27 06 32.48 -12 44.3 4.314 3.930 61.3 13.0 19.1 2010 09 01 06 37.05 -13 12.1 4.290 3.953 64.0 13.3 19.1 2010 09 06 06 41.36 -13 41.4 4.264 3.976 66.8 13.5 19.1 2010 09 11 06 45.39 -14 12.1 4.236 3.999 69.7 13.7 19.2 2010 09 16 06 49.11 -14 44.0 4.207 4.023 72.6 13.8 19.2 2010 09 21 06 52.51 -15 16.9 4.177 4.046 75.6 13.9 19.2 2010 09 26 06 55.59 -15 50.6 4.145 4.069 78.7 14.0 19.2 2010 10 01 06 58.32 -16 24.9 4.113 4.093 81.8 14.0 19.2 2010 10 06 07 00.69 -16 59.5 4.080 4.116 85.0 14.0 19.2 2010 10 11 07 02.68 -17 34.3 4.047 4.140 88.3 14.0 19.2 2010 10 16 07 04.28 -18 08.8 4.014 4.163 91.6 13.8 19.2 2010 10 21 07 05.47 -18 42.8 3.981 4.187 95.0 13.7 19.2 2010 10 26 07 06.26 -19 15.9 3.949 4.211 98.4 13.5 19.2 2010 10 31 07 06.63 -19 47.7 3.918 4.234 101.8 13.3 19.2 2010 11 05 07 06.58 -20 17.9 3.888 4.258 105.3 13.0 19.2 2010 11 10 07 06.11 -20 46.0 3.860 4.282 108.7 12.7 19.2 2010 11 15 07 05.22 -21 11.6 3.835 4.306 112.1 12.3 19.3 2010 11 20 07 03.94 -21 34.1 3.812 4.330 115.5 11.9 19.3 2010 11 25 07 02.29 -21 53.3 3.793 4.354 118.7 11.5 19.3 2010 11 30 07 00.29 -22 08.8 3.777 4.378 121.8 11.0 19.3
