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C/2006 W3 (Christensen) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 July 6.6618 TT MPC q 3.126204 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000011 Peri. 133.5190 +0.6760445 -0.0904784 +/-0.000003 Node 113.5726 -0.6488019 -0.5435597 e 1.000035 Incl. 127.0735 +0.3493136 -0.8344798 From 284 observations 2006 Oct. 29-2007 Dec. 16, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 W3 (Christensen) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 July 6.5571 TT MPC q 3.126749 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000022 Peri. 133.4920 +0.6760730 -0.0902024 +/-0.000003 Node 113.5700 -0.6485685 -0.5438664 e 1.000069 Incl. 127.0741 +0.3496917 -0.8343098An 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 2008 04 14 03 17.01 +56 00.0 5.749 5.178 51.1 8.7 15.9 2008 04 19 03 19.21 +55 58.5 5.760 5.144 48.1 8.4 15.9 2008 04 24 03 21.61 +55 59.7 5.766 5.110 45.4 8.1 15.9 2008 04 29 03 24.17 +56 03.5 5.766 5.077 43.0 7.8 15.9 2008 05 04 03 26.86 +56 09.8 5.762 5.044 41.0 7.5 15.8 2008 05 09 03 29.68 +56 18.6 5.751 5.010 39.2 7.3 15.8 2008 05 14 03 32.58 +56 29.9 5.736 4.977 37.9 7.2 15.8 2008 05 19 03 35.56 +56 43.7 5.714 4.944 37.0 7.1 15.7 2008 05 24 03 38.57 +56 59.9 5.687 4.911 36.5 7.1 15.7 2008 05 29 03 41.62 +57 18.5 5.654 4.877 36.5 7.1 15.6 2008 06 03 03 44.67 +57 39.6 5.616 4.845 37.0 7.2 15.6 2008 06 08 03 47.69 +58 03.2 5.572 4.812 37.9 7.4 15.6 2008 06 13 03 50.66 +58 29.3 5.523 4.779 39.2 7.7 15.5 2008 06 18 03 53.55 +58 57.8 5.468 4.746 40.8 8.0 15.5 2008 06 23 03 56.33 +59 29.0 5.409 4.714 42.8 8.4 15.4 2008 06 28 03 58.96 +60 02.7 5.344 4.681 45.0 8.8 15.3 2008 07 03 04 01.42 +60 39.1 5.275 4.649 47.5 9.3 15.3 2008 07 08 04 03.64 +61 18.3 5.201 4.617 50.2 9.7 15.2 2008 07 13 04 05.57 +62 00.3 5.123 4.585 53.0 10.2 15.2 2008 07 18 04 07.15 +62 45.2 5.042 4.553 56.0 10.7 15.1 2008 07 23 04 08.30 +63 32.9 4.957 4.521 59.1 11.1 15.0 2008 07 28 04 08.94 +64 23.7 4.869 4.489 62.4 11.6 15.0 2008 08 02 04 08.95 +65 17.5 4.779 4.457 65.7 12.0 14.9 2008 08 07 04 08.18 +66 14.2 4.686 4.426 69.1 12.4 14.8 2008 08 12 04 06.47 +67 13.8 4.592 4.395 72.5 12.7 14.7 2008 08 17 04 03.59 +68 16.0 4.497 4.364 76.0 13.0 14.7 2008 08 22 03 59.29 +69 20.5 4.401 4.333 79.5 13.3 14.6 2008 08 27 03 53.21 +70 26.7 4.306 4.302 83.0 13.5 14.5 2008 09 01 03 44.91 +71 33.8 4.211 4.271 86.6 13.6 14.4 2008 09 06 03 33.87 +72 40.5 4.118 4.241 90.1 13.7 14.3 2008 09 11 03 19.47 +73 44.7 4.027 4.211 93.5 13.8 14.3 2008 09 16 03 01.07 +74 43.9 3.939 4.181 96.9 13.8 14.2 2008 09 21 02 38.11 +75 34.6 3.855 4.151 100.1 13.8 14.1 2008 09 26 02 10.42 +76 12.2 3.775 4.122 103.2 13.7 14.0 2008 10 01 01 38.58 +76 32.0 3.701 4.092 106.0 13.6 14.0 2008 10 06 01 04.19 +76 29.5 3.632 4.063 108.6 13.5 13.9 2008 10 11 00 29.66 +76 02.1 3.570 4.034 110.8 13.4 13.8 2008 10 16 23 57.44 +75 09.6 3.515 4.006 112.6 13.3 13.8 2008 10 21 23 29.22 +73 54.4 3.468 3.977 113.9 13.2 13.7 2008 10 26 23 05.70 +72 19.9 3.429 3.949 114.7 13.2 13.6 2008 10 31 22 46.79 +70 30.4 3.399 3.922 114.9 13.3 13.6 2008 11 05 22 31.97 +68 29.9 3.377 3.894 114.5 13.4 13.5 2008 11 10 22 20.58 +66 21.9 3.363 3.867 113.6 13.6 13.5 2008 11 15 22 11.99 +64 09.5 3.358 3.840 112.0 13.8 13.5 2008 11 20 22 05.67 +61 55.2 3.361 3.813 110.0 14.1 13.4 2008 11 25 22 01.16 +59 41.1 3.371 3.787 107.5 14.4 13.4 2008 11 30 21 58.14 +57 29.2 3.389 3.761 104.6 14.7 13.4 2008 12 05 21 56.30 +55 20.9 3.413 3.736 101.4 15.0 13.4 2008 12 10 21 55.42 +53 17.4 3.443 3.710 98.0 15.2 13.4 2008 12 15 21 55.32 +51 19.7 3.477 3.685 94.4 15.4 13.4 2008 12 20 21 55.86 +49 28.3 3.515 3.661 90.6 15.6 13.4 2008 12 25 21 56.93 +47 43.6 3.557 3.637 86.8 15.7 13.4 2008 12 30 21 58.43 +46 06.1 3.600 3.613 82.9 15.7 13.4 2009 01 04 22 00.28 +44 35.8 3.645 3.590 79.0 15.6 13.4 2009 01 09 22 02.42 +43 12.7 3.691 3.567 75.1 15.5 13.4 2009 01 14 22 04.78 +41 56.6 3.736 3.545 71.3 15.2 13.4 2009 01 19 22 07.32 +40 47.4 3.779 3.523 67.5 15.0 13.4 2009 01 24 22 10.01 +39 44.8 3.821 3.501 63.9 14.6 13.4 2009 01 29 22 12.81 +38 48.6 3.861 3.480 60.3 14.2 13.3 2009 02 03 22 15.68 +37 58.5 3.897 3.460 56.9 13.8 13.3 2009 02 08 22 18.59 +37 14.1 3.930 3.440 53.7 13.4 13.3 2009 02 13 22 21.51 +36 35.2 3.959 3.420 50.7 12.9 13.3 2009 02 18 22 24.44 +36 01.3 3.983 3.401 47.9 12.5 13.3 2009 02 23 22 27.33 +35 32.2 4.002 3.383 45.4 12.0 13.3 2009 02 28 22 30.18 +35 07.6 4.016 3.365 43.3 11.6 13.3 2009 03 05 22 32.95 +34 47.2 4.025 3.347 41.5 11.3 13.3 2009 03 10 22 35.63 +34 30.7 4.027 3.330 40.2 11.1 13.3 2009 03 15 22 38.19 +34 17.8 4.024 3.314 39.3 10.9 13.2 2009 03 20 22 40.62 +34 08.2 4.015 3.299 38.8 10.9 13.2 2009 03 25 22 42.89 +34 01.8 3.999 3.284 38.9 11.0 13.2 2009 03 30 22 44.99 +33 58.2 3.977 3.269 39.5 11.2 13.1 2009 04 04 22 46.87 +33 57.2 3.949 3.255 40.6 11.5 13.1 2009 04 09 22 48.52 +33 58.5 3.915 3.242 42.1 12.0 13.1 2009 04 14 22 49.91 +34 02.0 3.875 3.230 44.0 12.5 13.0 2009 04 19 22 51.00 +34 07.3 3.829 3.218 46.3 13.0 13.0 2009 04 24 22 51.78 +34 14.4 3.777 3.207 48.9 13.7 12.9 2009 04 29 22 52.19 +34 22.8 3.720 3.197 51.8 14.3 12.9 2009 05 04 22 52.20 +34 32.2 3.658 3.187 54.9 15.0 12.8 2009 05 09 22 51.76 +34 42.4 3.590 3.178 58.3 15.7 12.8 2009 05 14 22 50.83 +34 53.0 3.519 3.169 61.8 16.3 12.7 2009 05 19 22 49.35 +35 03.6 3.443 3.162 65.6 16.9 12.7
