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C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen) Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Sept. 11.6981 TT MPC q 4.948065 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000064 Peri. 335.5076 -0.7571014 -0.5114140 +/-0.000018 Node 154.2889 +0.6364341 -0.4369084 e 1.000319 Incl. 69.5579 -0.1474758 +0.7399776 From 100 observations 2006 Dec. 16-2007 Feb. 22, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2006 Sept. 11.3933 TT MPC q 4.947115 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000100 Peri. 335.4732 -0.7569160 -0.5116999 +/-0.000018 Node 154.2943 +0.6365179 -0.4363226 e 0.999508 Incl. 69.5824 -0.1480650 +0.7401256An 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 12 00.80 +40 55.2 5.962 6.597 125.6 7.1 20.1 2008 04 19 11 58.89 +41 07.9 6.035 6.620 121.9 7.4 20.1 2008 04 24 11 57.18 +41 17.2 6.111 6.644 118.1 7.7 20.2 2008 04 29 11 55.69 +41 23.4 6.192 6.668 114.2 7.9 20.2 2008 05 04 11 54.45 +41 26.5 6.275 6.692 110.3 8.1 20.2 2008 05 09 11 53.47 +41 26.9 6.360 6.716 106.4 8.3 20.3 2008 05 14 11 52.75 +41 24.8 6.448 6.740 102.6 8.4 20.3 2008 05 19 11 52.32 +41 20.4 6.537 6.764 98.7 8.5 20.4 2008 05 24 11 52.16 +41 13.9 6.627 6.789 94.9 8.5 20.4 2008 05 29 11 52.27 +41 05.6 6.717 6.813 91.1 8.6 20.5 2008 06 03 11 52.65 +40 55.6 6.808 6.837 87.4 8.5 20.5 2008 06 08 11 53.31 +40 44.3 6.898 6.862 83.7 8.5 20.6 2008 06 13 11 54.22 +40 31.7 6.987 6.886 80.2 8.4 20.6 2008 06 18 11 55.37 +40 18.2 7.075 6.911 76.6 8.2 20.6 2008 06 23 11 56.77 +40 03.8 7.162 6.936 73.2 8.1 20.7 2008 06 28 11 58.39 +39 48.7 7.246 6.961 69.8 7.9 20.7 2008 07 03 12 00.23 +39 33.1 7.329 6.985 66.5 7.7 20.8 2008 07 08 12 02.27 +39 17.2 7.409 7.010 63.3 7.4 20.8 2008 07 13 12 04.50 +39 01.0 7.485 7.035 60.2 7.2 20.8 2008 07 18 12 06.91 +38 44.8 7.559 7.060 57.2 6.9 20.9 2008 07 23 12 09.48 +38 28.6 7.630 7.085 54.3 6.7 20.9 2008 07 28 12 12.21 +38 12.5 7.697 7.110 51.6 6.4 21.0 2008 08 02 12 15.08 +37 56.7 7.761 7.136 49.0 6.2 21.0 2008 08 07 12 18.09 +37 41.3 7.820 7.161 46.6 5.9 21.0 2008 08 12 12 21.22 +37 26.3 7.875 7.186 44.4 5.7 21.0 2008 08 17 12 24.46 +37 11.9 7.927 7.211 42.4 5.4 21.1 2008 08 22 12 27.79 +36 58.2 7.973 7.237 40.7 5.2 21.1 2008 08 27 12 31.22 +36 45.3 8.016 7.262 39.3 5.1 21.1 2008 09 01 12 34.73 +36 33.2 8.054 7.288 38.2 4.9 21.2 2008 09 06 12 38.31 +36 22.1 8.088 7.313 37.5 4.8 21.2 2008 09 11 12 41.95 +36 12.0 8.117 7.339 37.1 4.7 21.2 2008 09 16 12 45.64 +36 03.1 8.141 7.365 37.1 4.7 21.2 2008 09 21 12 49.38 +35 55.4 8.161 7.390 37.5 4.7 21.2 2008 09 26 12 53.15 +35 49.0 8.177 7.416 38.3 4.8 21.3 2008 10 01 12 56.94 +35 44.0 8.188 7.442 39.5 4.9 21.3 2008 10 06 13 00.75 +35 40.5 8.194 7.468 40.9 5.0 21.3 2008 10 11 13 04.57 +35 38.6 8.197 7.493 42.7 5.2 21.3 2008 10 16 13 08.38 +35 38.4 8.195 7.519 44.7 5.4 21.3 2008 10 21 13 12.17 +35 39.8 8.190 7.545 47.0 5.5 21.3 2008 10 26 13 15.95 +35 43.1 8.180 7.571 49.4 5.7 21.4 2008 10 31 13 19.69 +35 48.3 8.168 7.597 52.0 5.9 21.4 2008 11 05 13 23.39 +35 55.4 8.152 7.623 54.8 6.1 21.4 2008 11 10 13 27.02 +36 04.5 8.132 7.650 57.7 6.3 21.4 2008 11 15 13 30.60 +36 15.6 8.111 7.676 60.7 6.5 21.4 2008 11 20 13 34.09 +36 28.8 8.086 7.702 63.8 6.6 21.4 2008 11 25 13 37.50 +36 44.1 8.060 7.728 67.0 6.8 21.4 2008 11 30 13 40.80 +37 01.6 8.031 7.754 70.3 6.9 21.4 2008 12 05 13 43.98 +37 21.1 8.002 7.781 73.6 7.0 21.4 2008 12 10 13 47.04 +37 42.8 7.971 7.807 76.9 7.1 21.4 2008 12 15 13 49.95 +38 06.6 7.939 7.833 80.3 7.1 21.4 2008 12 20 13 52.71 +38 32.4 7.908 7.860 83.6 7.1 21.4 2008 12 25 13 55.30 +39 00.2 7.876 7.886 87.0 7.2 21.5 2008 12 30 13 57.70 +39 29.9 7.845 7.913 90.3 7.1 21.5 2009 01 04 13 59.90 +40 01.3 7.816 7.939 93.7 7.1 21.5 2009 01 09 14 01.90 +40 34.3 7.787 7.966 96.9 7.0 21.5 2009 01 14 14 03.67 +41 08.7 7.761 7.992 100.1 7.0 21.5 2009 01 19 14 05.20 +41 44.4 7.736 8.019 103.2 6.9 21.5 2009 01 24 14 06.48 +42 21.2 7.715 8.045 106.2 6.7 21.5 2009 01 29 14 07.51 +42 58.8 7.696 8.072 109.1 6.6 21.5 2009 02 03 14 08.26 +43 36.9 7.681 8.099 111.8 6.5 21.5 2009 02 08 14 08.74 +44 15.2 7.669 8.125 114.3 6.4 21.5 2009 02 13 14 08.94 +44 53.5 7.662 8.152 116.6 6.2 21.5 2009 02 18 14 08.86 +45 31.5 7.658 8.179 118.7 6.1 21.5 2009 02 23 14 08.50 +46 08.8 7.659 8.205 120.5 6.0 21.6 2009 02 28 14 07.86 +46 45.1 7.665 8.232 121.9 5.9 21.6 2009 03 05 14 06.96 +47 20.1 7.676 8.259 123.1 5.8 21.6 2009 03 10 14 05.80 +47 53.5 7.691 8.286 123.9 5.7 21.6 2009 03 15 14 04.40 +48 25.0 7.711 8.313 124.3 5.7 21.6 2009 03 20 14 02.78 +48 54.3 7.736 8.339 124.4 5.7 21.7 2009 03 25 14 00.97 +49 21.2 7.766 8.366 124.1 5.7 21.7 2009 03 30 13 58.99 +49 45.5 7.800 8.393 123.5 5.7 21.7 2009 04 04 13 56.87 +50 07.0 7.840 8.420 122.6 5.7 21.7 2009 04 09 13 54.66 +50 25.5 7.883 8.447 121.3 5.8 21.8 2009 04 14 13 52.39 +50 41.0 7.931 8.474 119.8 5.9 21.8 2009 04 19 13 50.08 +50 53.4 7.983 8.501 118.0 6.0 21.8 2009 04 24 13 47.79 +51 02.8 8.038 8.528 116.0 6.1 21.8 2009 04 29 13 45.53 +51 09.0 8.097 8.555 113.9 6.2 21.9 2009 05 04 13 43.37 +51 12.2 8.160 8.582 111.6 6.3 21.9 2009 05 09 13 41.31 +51 12.6 8.225 8.609 109.2 6.4 21.9 2009 05 14 13 39.40 +51 10.1 8.292 8.636 106.6 6.4 22.0 2009 05 19 13 37.65 +51 05.1 8.362 8.663 104.0 6.5 22.0
