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C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5 T 2005 July 5.1063 TT MPC q 3.399154 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000485 Peri. 97.7563 -0.5980311 -0.7642605 +/-0.000001 Node 326.9273 -0.7899871 +0.6128968 e 0.998352 Incl. 153.7474 +0.1352007 +0.2006573 From 963 observations 2004 May 2-2006 Mar. 11, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2004 K1 (Catalina) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2005 July 5.1062 TT MPC q 3.399921 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000456 Peri. 97.8025 -0.5980711 -0.7643030 +/-0.000001 Node 326.9737 -0.7899397 +0.6129659 e 0.998448 Incl. 153.7396 +0.1353005 +0.2002843An 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! 2007 05 30 08 53.81 +13 55.1 7.225 6.840 63.9 7.6 19.6 2007 06 04 08 54.18 +13 48.8 7.336 6.872 59.2 7.3 19.7 2007 06 09 08 54.73 +13 41.7 7.443 6.905 54.6 6.9 19.8 2007 06 14 08 55.44 +13 34.1 7.547 6.938 50.1 6.4 19.8 2007 06 19 08 56.28 +13 25.8 7.645 6.971 45.5 6.0 19.9 2007 06 24 08 57.25 +13 16.9 7.739 7.004 41.1 5.5 19.9 2007 06 29 08 58.33 +13 07.5 7.827 7.037 36.6 4.9 19.9 2007 07 04 08 59.50 +12 57.6 7.909 7.070 32.2 4.4 20.0 2007 07 09 09 00.75 +12 47.2 7.986 7.103 27.8 3.8 20.0 2007 07 14 09 02.07 +12 36.5 8.057 7.136 23.5 3.3 20.1 2007 07 19 09 03.43 +12 25.3 8.121 7.169 19.2 2.7 20.1 2007 07 24 09 04.83 +12 13.8 8.178 7.202 15.0 2.1 20.1 2007 07 29 09 06.26 +12 02.1 8.229 7.235 10.9 1.5 20.2 2007 08 03 09 07.69 +11 50.1 8.273 7.268 7.2 1.0 20.2 2007 08 08 09 09.12 +11 37.8 8.311 7.300 4.7 0.7 20.2 2007 08 13 09 10.54 +11 25.4 8.341 7.333 5.6 0.8 20.3 2007 08 18 09 11.94 +11 12.9 8.364 7.366 9.0 1.2 20.3 2007 08 23 09 13.29 +11 00.3 8.381 7.399 13.0 1.8 20.3 2007 08 28 09 14.59 +10 47.6 8.391 7.432 17.2 2.3 20.3 2007 09 02 09 15.83 +10 35.0 8.394 7.465 21.5 2.8 20.3 2007 09 07 09 16.99 +10 22.4 8.391 7.497 26.0 3.4 20.4 2007 09 12 09 18.07 +10 10.0 8.381 7.530 30.4 3.9 20.4 2007 09 17 09 19.05 +09 57.8 8.365 7.563 35.0 4.4 20.4 2007 09 22 09 19.91 +09 45.7 8.343 7.596 39.5 4.8 20.4 2007 09 27 09 20.65 +09 34.0 8.316 7.629 44.2 5.3 20.4 2007 10 02 09 21.26 +09 22.6 8.283 7.661 48.8 5.6 20.4 2007 10 07 09 21.72 +09 11.7 8.246 7.694 53.6 6.0 20.4 2007 10 12 09 22.02 +09 01.2 8.204 7.727 58.3 6.3 20.5 2007 10 17 09 22.15 +08 51.2 8.158 7.759 63.2 6.6 20.5 2007 10 22 09 22.09 +08 41.9 8.109 7.792 68.1 6.8 20.5 2007 10 27 09 21.85 +08 33.2 8.057 7.825 73.1 7.0 20.5 2007 11 01 09 21.40 +08 25.2 8.002 7.858 78.1 7.1 20.5 2007 11 06 09 20.74 +08 18.1 7.946 7.890 83.2 7.2 20.5 2007 11 11 09 19.87 +08 11.7 7.890 7.923 88.3 7.2 20.5 2007 11 16 09 18.77 +08 06.3 7.833 7.955 93.6 7.1 20.5 2007 11 21 09 17.44 +08 01.9 7.776 7.988 98.8 7.0 20.5 2007 11 26 09 15.88 +07 58.4 7.721 8.021 104.2 6.9 20.5 2007 12 01 09 14.09 +07 55.9 7.668 8.053 109.6 6.6 20.5 2007 12 06 09 12.07 +07 54.5 7.618 8.086 115.1 6.3 20.5 2007 12 11 09 09.83 +07 54.2 7.572 8.118 120.6 6.0 20.5 2007 12 16 09 07.38 +07 54.9 7.531 8.151 126.2 5.6 20.5 2007 12 21 09 04.73 +07 56.7 7.495 8.183 131.8 5.1 20.5 2007 12 26 09 01.89 +07 59.6 7.464 8.216 137.4 4.6 20.5 2007 12 31 08 58.89 +08 03.4 7.441 8.248 143.1 4.1 20.5 2008 01 05 08 55.74 +08 08.1 7.425 8.281 148.7 3.5 20.5 2008 01 10 08 52.48 +08 13.7 7.416 8.313 154.3 2.9 20.5 2008 01 15 08 49.13 +08 20.2 7.416 8.345 159.6 2.4 20.6 2008 01 20 08 45.71 +08 27.3 7.425 8.378 164.6 1.8 20.6 2008 01 25 08 42.27 +08 35.0 7.443 8.410 168.7 1.3 20.6 2008 01 30 08 38.83 +08 43.1 7.469 8.442 170.6 1.1 20.6 2008 02 04 08 35.43 +08 51.7 7.505 8.475 169.1 1.3 20.7 2008 02 09 08 32.09 +09 00.5 7.550 8.507 165.2 1.7 20.7 2008 02 14 08 28.84 +09 09.5 7.603 8.539 160.3 2.2 20.7 2008 02 19 08 25.71 +09 18.5 7.665 8.572 155.0 2.8 20.8 2008 02 24 08 22.74 +09 27.5 7.736 8.604 149.6 3.3 20.8 2008 02 29 08 19.92 +09 36.3 7.813 8.636 144.2 3.9 20.8 2008 03 05 08 17.30 +09 44.8 7.898 8.668 138.7 4.3 20.9 2008 03 10 08 14.87 +09 53.0 7.990 8.700 133.2 4.8 20.9 2008 03 15 08 12.65 +10 00.8 8.087 8.732 127.8 5.2 21.0 2008 03 20 08 10.66 +10 08.1 8.190 8.765 122.4 5.5 21.0 2008 03 25 08 08.89 +10 15.0 8.297 8.797 117.1 5.8 21.0 2008 03 30 08 07.34 +10 21.3 8.408 8.829 111.9 6.0 21.1 2008 04 04 08 06.02 +10 26.9 8.522 8.861 106.7 6.2 21.1 2008 04 09 08 04.92 +10 32.0 8.638 8.893 101.6 6.3 21.2 2008 04 14 08 04.04 +10 36.4 8.756 8.925 96.5 6.4 21.2 2008 04 19 08 03.37 +10 40.2 8.874 8.957 91.5 6.4 21.3 2008 04 24 08 02.91 +10 43.3 8.993 8.989 86.6 6.4 21.3 2008 04 29 08 02.64 +10 45.7 9.111 9.021 81.7 6.3 21.4 2008 05 04 08 02.55 +10 47.4 9.228 9.053 76.9 6.2 21.4 2008 05 09 08 02.64 +10 48.5 9.343 9.085 72.1 6.1 21.4 2008 05 14 08 02.89 +10 48.9 9.456 9.116 67.4 5.9 21.5 2008 05 19 08 03.29 +10 48.6 9.567 9.148 62.8 5.6 21.5 2008 05 24 08 03.82 +10 47.7 9.673 9.180 58.2 5.4 21.6 2008 05 29 08 04.49 +10 46.1 9.776 9.212 53.7 5.1 21.6 2008 06 03 08 05.27 +10 43.9 9.875 9.244 49.2 4.8 21.6 2008 06 08 08 06.16 +10 41.1 9.969 9.276 44.7 4.4 21.7 2008 06 13 08 07.14 +10 37.6 10.058 9.307 40.3 4.0 21.7 2008 06 18 08 08.19 +10 33.6 10.142 9.339 36.0 3.7 21.7 2008 06 23 08 09.32 +10 29.1 10.220 9.371 31.7 3.3 21.8 2008 06 28 08 10.51 +10 24.0 10.292 9.402 27.5 2.9 21.8 2008 07 03 08 11.74 +10 18.4 10.358 9.434 23.4 2.5 21.8This 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.