C/2009 T1 (McNaught)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 67973:C/2009 T1 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 Oct. 16.0 TT = JDT 2455120.5 T 2009 Oct. 8.3956 TT MPC q 6.220716 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000190 Peri. 282.5410 +0.1278281 +0.5679857 +/-0.000035 Node 54.3953 +0.5493349 +0.6419969 e 0.998821 Incl. 89.8980 -0.8257670 +0.5150070 From 58 observations 2009 Oct. 9-Dec. 16, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2009 T1 (McNaught) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Oct. 8.4396 TT MPC q 6.220732 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000193 Peri. 282.5450 +0.1278713 +0.5679284 +/-0.000035 Node 54.3985 +0.5493771 +0.6419906 e 0.998802 Incl. 89.8971 -0.8257322 +0.5150782An 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 2010 01 24 03 59.10 -51 52.6 6.212 6.265 88.5 9.0 18.4 2010 01 29 03 56.42 -50 46.3 6.246 6.269 86.8 9.0 18.4 2010 02 03 03 54.28 -49 38.8 6.282 6.273 85.0 9.0 18.5 2010 02 08 03 52.64 -48 30.5 6.319 6.278 83.1 9.0 18.5 2010 02 13 03 51.48 -47 22.0 6.359 6.282 81.1 8.9 18.5 2010 02 18 03 50.77 -46 13.5 6.399 6.287 79.1 8.9 18.5 2010 02 23 03 50.47 -45 05.5 6.440 6.292 77.0 8.8 18.5 2010 02 28 03 50.54 -43 58.3 6.482 6.298 74.9 8.7 18.6 2010 03 05 03 50.95 -42 52.2 6.524 6.303 72.8 8.6 18.6 2010 03 10 03 51.68 -41 47.4 6.566 6.309 70.7 8.5 18.6 2010 03 15 03 52.69 -40 44.2 6.608 6.315 68.7 8.4 18.6 2010 03 20 03 53.95 -39 42.6 6.649 6.321 66.6 8.3 18.6 2010 03 25 03 55.45 -38 43.1 6.689 6.327 64.6 8.2 18.6 2010 03 30 03 57.15 -37 45.6 6.728 6.333 62.7 8.1 18.7 2010 04 04 03 59.02 -36 50.2 6.766 6.340 60.9 7.9 18.7 2010 04 09 04 01.06 -35 57.1 6.802 6.346 59.1 7.8 18.7 2010 04 14 04 03.24 -35 06.4 6.835 6.353 57.5 7.7 18.7 2010 04 19 04 05.54 -34 18.2 6.867 6.360 56.0 7.5 18.7 2010 04 24 04 07.93 -33 32.4 6.896 6.367 54.7 7.4 18.7 2010 04 29 04 10.41 -32 49.1 6.922 6.375 53.5 7.3 18.7 2010 05 04 04 12.96 -32 08.4 6.945 6.382 52.5 7.2 18.8 2010 05 09 04 15.55 -31 30.3 6.965 6.390 51.8 7.1 18.8 2010 05 14 04 18.19 -30 54.7 6.982 6.398 51.2 7.1 18.8 2010 05 19 04 20.84 -30 21.8 6.996 6.406 50.9 7.0 18.8 2010 05 24 04 23.50 -29 51.5 7.006 6.414 50.8 7.0 18.8 2010 05 29 04 26.14 -29 23.7 7.013 6.423 50.9 7.0 18.8 2010 06 03 04 28.77 -28 58.5 7.016 6.431 51.3 7.1 18.8 2010 06 08 04 31.36 -28 35.9 7.015 6.440 52.0 7.1 18.8 2010 06 13 04 33.90 -28 15.7 7.011 6.449 52.8 7.2 18.8 2010 06 18 04 36.38 -27 58.2 7.003 6.458 54.0 7.3 18.8 2010 06 23 04 38.78 -27 43.0 6.992 6.467 55.3 7.4 18.8 2010 06 28 04 41.08 -27 30.3 6.977 6.477 56.8 7.5 18.8 2010 07 03 04 43.29 -27 19.9 6.959 6.486 58.5 7.7 18.8 2010 07 08 04 45.37 -27 11.9 6.937 6.496 60.5 7.8 18.8 2010 07 13 04 47.33 -27 06.1 6.912 6.506 62.6 8.0 18.8 2010 07 18 04 49.13 -27 02.6 6.883 6.516 64.8 8.1 18.8 2010 07 23 04 50.77 -27 01.1 6.852 6.526 67.2 8.3 18.8 2010 07 28 04 52.24 -27 01.7 6.819 6.537 69.7 8.4 18.8 2010 08 02 04 53.51 -27 04.2 6.782 6.547 72.4 8.5 18.8 2010 08 07 04 54.58 -27 08.4 6.744 6.558 75.2 8.6 18.8 2010 08 12 04 55.43 -27 14.4 6.704 6.569 78.0 8.7 18.8 2010 08 17 04 56.04 -27 22.0 6.662 6.580 81.0 8.7 18.8 2010 08 22 04 56.41 -27 30.9 6.619 6.591 84.0 8.8 18.8 2010 08 27 04 56.50 -27 41.0 6.575 6.602 87.2 8.8 18.8 2010 09 01 04 56.32 -27 52.1 6.530 6.613 90.3 8.8 18.8 2010 09 06 04 55.86 -28 03.9 6.486 6.625 93.6 8.7 18.8 2010 09 11 04 55.09 -28 16.3 6.441 6.637 96.8 8.7 18.8 2010 09 16 04 54.02 -28 29.0 6.398 6.649 100.1 8.6 18.8 2010 09 21 04 52.63 -28 41.6 6.356 6.661 103.4 8.4 18.8 2010 09 26 04 50.92 -28 53.9 6.316 6.673 106.6 8.3 18.7 2010 10 01 04 48.90 -29 05.5 6.279 6.685 109.8 8.1 18.7 2010 10 06 04 46.57 -29 16.2 6.244 6.698 113.0 7.9 18.7 2010 10 11 04 43.94 -29 25.5 6.212 6.710 116.0 7.7 18.7 2010 10 16 04 41.01 -29 33.0 6.184 6.723 118.9 7.5 18.7 2010 10 21 04 37.82 -29 38.5 6.161 6.736 121.6 7.2 18.7 2010 10 26 04 34.39 -29 41.7 6.142 6.749 124.0 7.0 18.7 2010 10 31 04 30.74 -29 42.1 6.129 6.762 126.1 6.8 18.7 2010 11 05 04 26.90 -29 39.6 6.121 6.775 127.9 6.6 18.7 2010 11 10 04 22.93 -29 33.8 6.118 6.789 129.3 6.5 18.8 2010 11 15 04 18.85 -29 24.7 6.122 6.802 130.2 6.4 18.8 2010 11 20 04 14.73 -29 12.0 6.132 6.816 130.5 6.3 18.8 2010 11 25 04 10.59 -28 55.8 6.149 6.830 130.4 6.3 18.8 2010 11 30 04 06.50 -28 36.0 6.172 6.844 129.7 6.4 18.8 2010 12 05 04 02.48 -28 12.8 6.201 6.858 128.5 6.5 18.8 2010 12 10 03 58.59 -27 46.1 6.237 6.872 126.8 6.6 18.8 2010 12 15 03 54.87 -27 16.2 6.279 6.886 124.7 6.8 18.9 2010 12 20 03 51.35 -26 43.4 6.326 6.901 122.2 6.9 18.9 2010 12 25 03 48.05 -26 07.8 6.380 6.915 119.4 7.1 18.9 2010 12 30 03 45.01 -25 29.9 6.439 6.930 116.3 7.3 19.0 2011 01 04 03 42.24 -24 49.8 6.502 6.945 112.9 7.5 19.0 2011 01 09 03 39.76 -24 07.9 6.570 6.960 109.4 7.7 19.0 2011 01 14 03 37.58 -23 24.6 6.643 6.975 105.8 7.8 19.0 2011 01 19 03 35.70 -22 40.1 6.718 6.990 102.0 7.9 19.1 2011 01 24 03 34.11 -21 54.8 6.797 7.005 98.2 8.0 19.1 2011 01 29 03 32.82 -21 08.9 6.877 7.021 94.3 8.0 19.2 2011 02 03 03 31.83 -20 22.6 6.960 7.036 90.4 8.1 19.2 2011 02 08 03 31.12 -19 36.3 7.044 7.052 86.4 8.0 19.2 2011 02 13 03 30.68 -18 50.2 7.129 7.068 82.5 8.0 19.3 2011 02 18 03 30.50 -18 04.4 7.213 7.084 78.5 7.9 19.3 2011 02 23 03 30.56 -17 19.1 7.298 7.100 74.6 7.7 19.3 2011 02 28 03 30.86 -16 34.5 7.381 7.116 70.7 7.5 19.4
