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C/2006 K1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5 T 2007 July 20.5586 TT MPC q 4.425510 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000336 Peri. 296.4432 +0.6390938 +0.0251448 +/-0.000001 Node 72.1149 +0.5277811 +0.7126807 e 1.001488 Incl. 53.8770 -0.5594696 +0.7010377 From 280 observations 2006 May 17-2008 Feb. 29, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 K1 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 July 20.6047 TT MPC q 4.425501 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000465 Peri. 296.4453 +0.6391108 +0.0250751 +/-0.000001 Node 72.1169 +0.5278129 +0.7126700 e 1.002056 Incl. 53.8748 -0.5594202 +0.7010512An 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 m2WARNING! 2008 04 14 03 30.62 +00 40.6 5.761 4.931 31.2 6.1 18.2 2008 04 19 03 34.45 +01 25.7 5.813 4.949 28.0 5.5 18.3 2008 04 24 03 38.35 +02 09.3 5.861 4.967 25.0 4.9 18.3 2008 04 29 03 42.30 +02 51.3 5.904 4.985 22.1 4.4 18.3 2008 05 04 03 46.28 +03 31.9 5.943 5.004 19.5 3.9 18.4 2008 05 09 03 50.30 +04 11.1 5.977 5.022 17.3 3.4 18.4 2008 05 14 03 54.33 +04 48.8 6.007 5.041 15.6 3.1 18.4 2008 05 19 03 58.36 +05 25.1 6.032 5.060 14.8 2.9 18.4 2008 05 24 04 02.39 +06 00.0 6.052 5.079 14.8 2.9 18.5 2008 05 29 04 06.40 +06 33.5 6.067 5.099 15.7 3.1 18.5 2008 06 03 04 10.38 +07 05.8 6.078 5.119 17.3 3.4 18.5 2008 06 08 04 14.32 +07 36.8 6.084 5.138 19.6 3.8 18.5 2008 06 13 04 18.21 +08 06.5 6.084 5.159 22.2 4.3 18.5 2008 06 18 04 22.04 +08 35.0 6.080 5.179 25.2 4.8 18.6 2008 06 23 04 25.80 +09 02.4 6.072 5.199 28.3 5.3 18.6 2008 06 28 04 29.48 +09 28.7 6.058 5.220 31.6 5.9 18.6 2008 07 03 04 33.05 +09 54.0 6.041 5.241 35.1 6.4 18.6 2008 07 08 04 36.52 +10 18.2 6.018 5.262 38.6 6.9 18.6 2008 07 13 04 39.87 +10 41.6 5.992 5.283 42.2 7.4 18.6 2008 07 18 04 43.08 +11 04.0 5.961 5.305 45.9 7.9 18.6 2008 07 23 04 46.14 +11 25.6 5.927 5.326 49.7 8.4 18.6 2008 07 28 04 49.05 +11 46.5 5.888 5.348 53.6 8.8 18.6 2008 08 02 04 51.78 +12 06.6 5.847 5.370 57.5 9.2 18.6 2008 08 07 04 54.32 +12 26.2 5.802 5.392 61.5 9.5 18.6 2008 08 12 04 56.66 +12 45.2 5.754 5.415 65.6 9.8 18.6 2008 08 17 04 58.77 +13 03.7 5.704 5.437 69.8 10.1 18.6 2008 08 22 05 00.66 +13 21.8 5.651 5.460 74.0 10.3 18.6 2008 08 27 05 02.30 +13 39.5 5.597 5.482 78.3 10.4 18.6 2008 09 01 05 03.68 +13 57.0 5.541 5.505 82.7 10.5 18.6 2008 09 06 05 04.78 +14 14.3 5.485 5.528 87.2 10.5 18.6 2008 09 11 05 05.60 +14 31.5 5.428 5.552 91.8 10.4 18.6 2008 09 16 05 06.12 +14 48.6 5.372 5.575 96.5 10.3 18.6 2008 09 21 05 06.33 +15 05.7 5.316 5.598 101.2 10.1 18.6 2008 09 26 05 06.22 +15 22.9 5.261 5.622 106.1 9.9 18.6 2008 10 01 05 05.78 +15 40.1 5.208 5.646 111.0 9.5 18.6 2008 10 06 05 05.02 +15 57.5 5.158 5.670 116.1 9.1 18.6 2008 10 11 05 03.94 +16 15.0 5.112 5.694 121.2 8.6 18.6 2008 10 16 05 02.54 +16 32.7 5.069 5.718 126.5 8.1 18.6 2008 10 21 05 00.82 +16 50.6 5.031 5.742 131.8 7.4 18.6 2008 10 26 04 58.82 +17 08.6 4.997 5.767 137.2 6.7 18.6 2008 10 31 04 56.53 +17 26.7 4.970 5.791 142.7 6.0 18.6 2008 11 05 04 53.99 +17 45.0 4.949 5.816 148.2 5.1 18.6 2008 11 10 04 51.24 +18 03.3 4.935 5.840 153.9 4.3 18.6 2008 11 15 04 48.30 +18 21.6 4.929 5.865 159.5 3.4 18.6 2008 11 20 04 45.23 +18 39.8 4.930 5.890 165.2 2.5 18.7 2008 11 25 04 42.05 +18 58.0 4.939 5.915 170.8 1.5 18.7 2008 11 30 04 38.82 +19 16.1 4.956 5.941 176.0 0.7 18.7 2008 12 05 04 35.58 +19 34.0 4.982 5.966 176.2 0.6 18.7 2008 12 10 04 32.39 +19 51.8 5.017 5.991 171.0 1.5 18.8 2008 12 15 04 29.29 +20 09.3 5.059 6.017 165.4 2.4 18.8 2008 12 20 04 26.33 +20 26.7 5.110 6.042 159.7 3.2 18.9 2008 12 25 04 23.53 +20 43.9 5.168 6.068 154.1 4.1 18.9 2008 12 30 04 20.95 +21 01.0 5.234 6.094 148.4 4.8 18.9 2009 01 04 04 18.60 +21 18.0 5.307 6.120 142.9 5.6 19.0 2009 01 09 04 16.52 +21 34.9 5.386 6.146 137.3 6.2 19.0 2009 01 14 04 14.73 +21 51.7 5.471 6.172 131.9 6.8 19.1 2009 01 19 04 13.23 +22 08.5 5.562 6.198 126.5 7.3 19.1 2009 01 24 04 12.04 +22 25.4 5.657 6.224 121.2 7.8 19.2 2009 01 29 04 11.16 +22 42.3 5.756 6.250 115.9 8.1 19.3 2009 02 03 04 10.60 +22 59.3 5.859 6.277 110.8 8.4 19.3 2009 02 08 04 10.34 +23 16.4 5.964 6.303 105.7 8.7 19.4 2009 02 13 04 10.39 +23 33.6 6.071 6.330 100.7 8.8 19.4 2009 02 18 04 10.73 +23 50.9 6.180 6.356 95.8 8.9 19.5 2009 02 23 04 11.36 +24 08.4 6.289 6.383 91.0 8.9 19.5 2009 02 28 04 12.26 +24 26.0 6.398 6.410 86.2 8.9 19.6 2009 03 05 04 13.42 +24 43.6 6.508 6.436 81.5 8.8 19.7 2009 03 10 04 14.83 +25 01.4 6.616 6.463 76.9 8.6 19.7 2009 03 15 04 16.46 +25 19.3 6.722 6.490 72.3 8.4 19.8 2009 03 20 04 18.31 +25 37.2 6.827 6.517 67.8 8.1 19.8 2009 03 25 04 20.36 +25 55.2 6.930 6.544 63.4 7.8 19.9 2009 03 30 04 22.61 +26 13.3 7.029 6.571 59.0 7.5 19.9 2009 04 04 04 25.02 +26 31.3 7.126 6.599 54.7 7.1 20.0 2009 04 09 04 27.59 +26 49.3 7.218 6.626 50.5 6.7 20.0 2009 04 14 04 30.30 +27 07.3 7.307 6.653 46.2 6.3 20.0 2009 04 19 04 33.15 +27 25.3 7.392 6.680 42.1 5.8 20.1 2009 04 24 04 36.11 +27 43.2 7.472 6.708 38.0 5.3 20.1 2009 04 29 04 39.17 +28 01.1 7.548 6.735 33.9 4.8 20.2 2009 05 04 04 42.33 +28 18.9 7.618 6.763 29.9 4.3 20.2 2009 05 09 04 45.56 +28 36.5 7.684 6.790 26.0 3.7 20.2 2009 05 14 04 48.86 +28 54.1 7.744 6.818 22.1 3.2 20.3 2009 05 19 04 52.21 +29 11.6 7.799 6.846 18.3 2.7 20.3This 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.
