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C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.7492 TT MPC q 2.630424 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010261 Peri. 182.1093 -0.2358058 -0.9563972 +/-0.000008 Node 281.5630 +0.8941648 -0.1440733 e 0.973010 Incl. 10.1314 +0.3806113 -0.2540616 From 191 observations 2006 Sept. 14-2007 Aug. 13, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.7241 TT MPC q 2.630346 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010304 Peri. 182.1017 -0.2356741 -0.9564296 +/-0.000008 Node 281.5627 +0.8941850 -0.1439504 e 0.972896 Incl. 10.1315 +0.3806453 -0.2540093An 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 08 07.53 +12 48.5 2.643 2.937 96.9 19.8 14.8 2008 04 19 08 12.66 +12 30.8 2.727 2.960 93.3 19.8 14.9 2008 04 24 08 18.04 +12 11.9 2.812 2.984 89.9 19.7 15.0 2008 04 29 08 23.64 +11 51.8 2.898 3.008 86.4 19.5 15.1 2008 05 04 08 29.44 +11 30.6 2.984 3.033 83.1 19.3 15.2 2008 05 09 08 35.41 +11 08.1 3.071 3.058 79.8 19.0 15.3 2008 05 14 08 41.53 +10 44.3 3.158 3.084 76.6 18.6 15.4 2008 05 19 08 47.76 +10 19.3 3.245 3.111 73.4 18.2 15.5 2008 05 24 08 54.10 +09 53.0 3.332 3.138 70.2 17.7 15.6 2008 05 29 09 00.53 +09 25.5 3.418 3.165 67.1 17.2 15.7 2008 06 03 09 07.02 +08 56.9 3.504 3.193 64.0 16.6 15.8 2008 06 08 09 13.57 +08 27.0 3.589 3.221 61.0 16.0 15.9 2008 06 13 09 20.16 +07 56.1 3.673 3.250 58.0 15.4 15.9 2008 06 18 09 26.77 +07 24.1 3.755 3.279 55.0 14.7 16.0 2008 06 23 09 33.40 +06 51.0 3.836 3.309 52.0 14.0 16.1 2008 06 28 09 40.03 +06 17.0 3.916 3.339 49.0 13.3 16.2 2008 07 03 09 46.66 +05 42.1 3.994 3.369 46.1 12.5 16.3 2008 07 08 09 53.28 +05 06.4 4.071 3.400 43.1 11.8 16.4 2008 07 13 09 59.89 +04 29.8 4.145 3.431 40.2 11.0 16.4 2008 07 18 10 06.46 +03 52.5 4.217 3.462 37.2 10.2 16.5 2008 07 23 10 13.01 +03 14.6 4.286 3.494 34.3 9.4 16.6 2008 07 28 10 19.51 +02 36.1 4.353 3.526 31.4 8.6 16.7 2008 08 02 10 25.98 +01 57.0 4.418 3.558 28.4 7.8 16.7 2008 08 07 10 32.40 +01 17.4 4.479 3.591 25.5 7.0 16.8 2008 08 12 10 38.77 +00 37.4 4.538 3.624 22.6 6.2 16.9 2008 08 17 10 45.08 -00 02.9 4.593 3.657 19.8 5.4 16.9 2008 08 22 10 51.32 -00 43.4 4.646 3.690 17.0 4.6 17.0 2008 08 27 10 57.51 -01 24.2 4.694 3.723 14.2 3.8 17.1 2008 09 01 11 03.62 -02 05.2 4.740 3.757 11.7 3.1 17.1 2008 09 06 11 09.67 -02 46.3 4.782 3.791 9.5 2.5 17.2 2008 09 11 11 15.63 -03 27.3 4.819 3.825 8.0 2.1 17.2 2008 09 16 11 21.51 -04 08.3 4.854 3.859 7.6 2.0 17.3 2008 09 21 11 27.30 -04 49.2 4.884 3.894 8.6 2.2 17.3 2008 09 26 11 33.00 -05 30.0 4.910 3.928 10.5 2.7 17.4 2008 10 01 11 38.60 -06 10.5 4.932 3.963 13.1 3.3 17.4 2008 10 06 11 44.09 -06 50.7 4.950 3.998 15.9 3.9 17.5 2008 10 11 11 49.47 -07 30.6 4.964 4.033 19.0 4.6 17.5 2008 10 16 11 54.73 -08 10.0 4.973 4.068 22.2 5.3 17.6 2008 10 21 11 59.86 -08 49.0 4.979 4.104 25.6 6.0 17.6 2008 10 26 12 04.85 -09 27.4 4.980 4.139 29.0 6.7 17.7 2008 10 31 12 09.71 -10 05.2 4.977 4.175 32.5 7.3 17.7 2008 11 05 12 14.40 -10 42.3 4.970 4.210 36.1 8.0 17.7 2008 11 10 12 18.93 -11 18.6 4.960 4.246 39.8 8.6 17.8 2008 11 15 12 23.28 -11 54.2 4.945 4.282 43.5 9.1 17.8 2008 11 20 12 27.44 -12 28.8 4.926 4.318 47.3 9.7 17.8 2008 11 25 12 31.40 -13 02.5 4.904 4.354 51.1 10.2 17.8 2008 11 30 12 35.15 -13 35.1 4.879 4.390 55.1 10.6 17.9 2008 12 05 12 38.67 -14 06.6 4.850 4.426 59.1 11.0 17.9 2008 12 10 12 41.95 -14 36.9 4.819 4.462 63.2 11.4 17.9 2008 12 15 12 44.97 -15 05.9 4.785 4.498 67.3 11.6 17.9 2008 12 20 12 47.72 -15 33.6 4.749 4.534 71.5 11.9 17.9 2008 12 25 12 50.18 -15 59.8 4.710 4.571 75.9 12.0 18.0 2008 12 30 12 52.35 -16 24.4 4.671 4.607 80.2 12.1 18.0 2009 01 04 12 54.20 -16 47.3 4.630 4.644 84.7 12.2 18.0 2009 01 09 12 55.72 -17 08.5 4.589 4.680 89.2 12.1 18.0 2009 01 14 12 56.91 -17 27.8 4.547 4.717 93.9 12.0 18.0 2009 01 19 12 57.77 -17 45.0 4.506 4.753 98.6 11.8 18.0 2009 01 24 12 58.27 -18 00.2 4.466 4.790 103.3 11.5 18.1 2009 01 29 12 58.41 -18 13.2 4.427 4.826 108.2 11.2 18.1 2009 02 03 12 58.21 -18 23.9 4.391 4.863 113.1 10.7 18.1 2009 02 08 12 57.67 -18 32.1 4.357 4.900 118.1 10.2 18.1 2009 02 13 12 56.79 -18 37.9 4.326 4.936 123.2 9.6 18.1 2009 02 18 12 55.60 -18 41.2 4.300 4.973 128.3 9.0 18.1 2009 02 23 12 54.11 -18 41.9 4.278 5.010 133.4 8.2 18.2 2009 02 28 12 52.35 -18 40.0 4.261 5.046 138.6 7.5 18.2 2009 03 05 12 50.36 -18 35.7 4.250 5.083 143.7 6.6 18.2 2009 03 10 12 48.18 -18 28.9 4.245 5.120 148.8 5.8 18.2 2009 03 15 12 45.84 -18 19.8 4.246 5.157 153.8 4.9 18.3 2009 03 20 12 43.38 -18 08.6 4.254 5.193 158.5 4.0 18.3 2009 03 25 12 40.87 -17 55.5 4.270 5.230 162.7 3.3 18.3 2009 03 30 12 38.33 -17 40.8 4.292 5.267 166.0 2.6 18.4 2009 04 04 12 35.83 -17 24.7 4.323 5.304 167.5 2.3 18.4 2009 04 09 12 33.41 -17 07.6 4.360 5.340 166.8 2.5 18.5 2009 04 14 12 31.10 -16 49.7 4.406 5.377 164.0 2.9 18.5 2009 04 19 12 28.95 -16 31.5 4.458 5.414 160.2 3.6 18.6 2009 04 24 12 26.98 -16 13.2 4.518 5.450 155.7 4.4 18.6 2009 04 29 12 25.22 -15 55.2 4.584 5.487 151.0 5.1 18.7 2009 05 04 12 23.71 -15 37.7 4.657 5.524 146.2 5.8 18.8 2009 05 09 12 22.45 -15 21.0 4.736 5.560 141.3 6.5 18.8 2009 05 14 12 21.45 -15 05.4 4.821 5.597 136.5 7.1 18.9 2009 05 19 12 20.73 -14 50.9 4.911 5.634 131.6 7.7 19.0This 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.
