C/2009 T1 (McNaught)
T 2009 Oct. 8.7613 TT MPC
q 6.222821 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 282.5715 +0.1281006 +0.5683822
Node 54.3637 +0.5496942 +0.6413998
e 1.0 Incl. 89.9071 -0.8254856 +0.5153135
From 41 observations 2009 Oct. 9-Nov. 10.
An 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.
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 11 05 05 43.28 -60 28.4 6.050 6.226 95.6 9.1 18.4 2009 11 10 05 36.22 -60 36.2 6.040 6.227 96.3 9.1 18.3 2009 11 15 05 28.74 -60 39.1 6.032 6.228 96.8 9.1 18.3 2009 11 20 05 20.95 -60 36.7 6.027 6.230 97.3 9.1 18.3 2009 11 25 05 12.96 -60 28.6 6.024 6.231 97.6 9.0 18.3 2009 11 30 05 04.90 -60 14.5 6.023 6.233 97.7 9.0 18.3 2009 12 05 04 56.88 -59 54.5 6.026 6.235 97.7 9.0 18.3 2009 12 10 04 49.03 -59 28.4 6.031 6.238 97.5 9.0 18.4 2009 12 15 04 41.46 -58 56.5 6.040 6.240 97.2 9.0 18.4 2009 12 20 04 34.26 -58 18.8 6.051 6.243 96.7 9.0 18.4 2009 12 25 04 27.53 -57 35.8 6.066 6.246 96.0 9.0 18.4 2009 12 30 04 21.32 -56 47.8 6.083 6.249 95.1 9.0 18.4 2010 01 04 04 15.68 -55 55.5 6.104 6.252 94.1 9.0 18.4 2010 01 09 04 10.63 -54 59.3 6.127 6.255 92.9 9.0 18.4 2010 01 14 04 06.19 -53 59.8 6.154 6.259 91.6 9.0 18.4 2010 01 19 04 02.35 -52 57.4 6.183 6.263 90.1 9.0 18.4 2010 01 24 03 59.10 -51 52.8 6.214 6.267 88.5 9.0 18.4 2010 01 29 03 56.41 -50 46.5 6.248 6.271 86.8 9.0 18.5 2010 02 03 03 54.27 -49 39.0 6.284 6.275 85.0 9.0 18.5 2010 02 08 03 52.63 -48 30.8 6.321 6.280 83.1 9.0 18.5 2010 02 13 03 51.47 -47 22.2 6.360 6.284 81.1 8.9 18.5 2010 02 18 03 50.76 -46 13.8 6.401 6.289 79.1 8.9 18.5 2010 02 23 03 50.46 -45 05.8 6.442 6.294 77.0 8.8 18.5 2010 02 28 03 50.53 -43 58.6 6.484 6.299 74.9 8.7 18.6 2010 03 05 03 50.94 -42 52.5 6.526 6.305 72.8 8.6 18.6 2010 03 10 03 51.66 -41 47.8 6.568 6.311 70.7 8.5 18.6 2010 03 15 03 52.67 -40 44.5 6.610 6.316 68.7 8.4 18.6 2010 03 20 03 53.93 -39 43.0 6.651 6.322 66.6 8.3 18.6 2010 03 25 03 55.43 -38 43.5 6.691 6.328 64.6 8.2 18.6 2010 03 30 03 57.13 -37 46.0 6.730 6.335 62.7 8.1 18.7 2010 04 04 03 59.00 -36 50.6 6.768 6.341 60.9 7.9 18.7 2010 04 09 04 01.04 -35 57.6 6.803 6.348 59.1 7.8 18.7 2010 04 14 04 03.21 -35 06.9 6.837 6.355 57.5 7.6 18.7 2010 04 19 04 05.51 -34 18.6 6.868 6.362 56.0 7.5 18.7 2010 04 24 04 07.91 -33 32.8 6.897 6.369 54.7 7.4 18.7 2010 04 29 04 10.38 -32 49.6 6.923 6.376 53.5 7.3 18.7 2010 05 04 04 12.93 -32 08.9 6.947 6.384 52.6 7.2 18.8 2010 05 09 04 15.52 -31 30.8 6.967 6.392 51.8 7.1 18.8 2010 05 14 04 18.15 -30 55.2 6.984 6.400 51.2 7.1 18.8 2010 05 19 04 20.80 -30 22.3 6.998 6.408 50.9 7.0 18.8 2010 05 24 04 23.46 -29 52.0 7.008 6.416 50.8 7.0 18.8 2010 05 29 04 26.10 -29 24.2 7.014 6.424 51.0 7.0 18.8 2010 06 03 04 28.73 -28 59.0 7.018 6.433 51.3 7.1 18.8 2010 06 08 04 31.32 -28 36.4 7.017 6.442 52.0 7.1 18.8 2010 06 13 04 33.86 -28 16.3 7.013 6.451 52.9 7.2 18.8 2010 06 18 04 36.33 -27 58.7 7.005 6.460 54.0 7.3 18.8 2010 06 23 04 38.73 -27 43.6 6.994 6.469 55.3 7.4 18.8 2010 06 28 04 41.03 -27 30.9 6.979 6.478 56.8 7.5 18.8 2010 07 03 04 43.24 -27 20.5 6.960 6.488 58.6 7.7 18.8 2010 07 08 04 45.32 -27 12.5 6.938 6.498 60.5 7.8 18.8 2010 07 13 04 47.27 -27 06.7 6.913 6.508 62.6 8.0 18.8 2010 07 18 04 49.07 -27 03.2 6.885 6.518 64.8 8.1 18.8 2010 07 23 04 50.72 -27 01.7 6.854 6.528 67.2 8.2 18.8 2010 07 28 04 52.18 -27 02.3 6.820 6.538 69.7 8.4 18.8 2010 08 02 04 53.45 -27 04.8 6.784 6.549 72.4 8.5 18.8 2010 08 07 04 54.52 -27 09.1 6.745 6.560 75.2 8.6 18.8 2010 08 12 04 55.37 -27 15.1 6.705 6.570 78.0 8.7 18.8 2010 08 17 04 55.98 -27 22.6 6.663 6.581 81.0 8.7 18.8 2010 08 22 04 56.34 -27 31.5 6.620 6.592 84.1 8.8 18.8 2010 08 27 04 56.43 -27 41.6 6.576 6.604 87.2 8.8 18.8 2010 09 01 04 56.25 -27 52.7 6.532 6.615 90.4 8.8 18.8 2010 09 06 04 55.78 -28 04.6 6.487 6.627 93.6 8.7 18.8 2010 09 11 04 55.01 -28 17.0 6.443 6.639 96.8 8.7 18.8 2010 09 16 04 53.93 -28 29.7 6.400 6.650 100.1 8.6 18.8 2010 09 21 04 52.54 -28 42.3 6.358 6.662 103.4 8.4 18.8 2010 09 26 04 50.84 -28 54.6 6.318 6.675 106.7 8.3 18.7 2010 10 01 04 48.82 -29 06.2 6.280 6.687 109.9 8.1 18.7 2010 10 06 04 46.48 -29 16.8 6.245 6.699 113.0 7.9 18.7 2010 10 11 04 43.85 -29 26.1 6.214 6.712 116.0 7.7 18.7 2010 10 16 04 40.92 -29 33.7 6.186 6.725 118.9 7.5 18.7 2010 10 21 04 37.73 -29 39.2 6.163 6.738 121.6 7.2 18.7 2010 10 26 04 34.29 -29 42.3 6.144 6.751 124.0 7.0 18.7 2010 10 31 04 30.64 -29 42.7 6.131 6.764 126.1 6.8 18.7 2010 11 05 04 26.81 -29 40.2 6.122 6.777 127.9 6.6 18.7 2010 11 10 04 22.83 -29 34.4 6.120 6.791 129.3 6.5 18.8 2010 11 15 04 18.75 -29 25.3 6.124 6.804 130.1 6.4 18.8 2010 11 20 04 14.63 -29 12.6 6.134 6.818 130.5 6.3 18.8 2010 11 25 04 10.49 -28 56.4 6.151 6.832 130.4 6.3 18.8 2010 11 30 04 06.40 -28 36.6 6.174 6.846 129.7 6.4 18.8 2010 12 05 04 02.38 -28 13.3 6.203 6.860 128.5 6.5 18.8 2010 12 10 03 58.49 -27 46.6 6.239 6.874 126.8 6.6 18.8