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C/2005 E2 (McNaught) Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5 T 2006 Feb. 23.4757 TT MPC q 1.519593 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000099 Peri. 39.9680 +0.8785523 -0.4736695 +/-0.000001 Node 347.8477 +0.3283263 +0.6924005 e 1.000151 Incl. 16.9885 +0.3469117 +0.5442598 From 757 observations 2005 Mar. 12-2006 Nov. 18, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 E2 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Feb. 23.4690 TT MPC q 1.519137 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000044 Peri. 39.9601 +0.8787021 -0.4733827 +/-0.000001 Node 347.8364 +0.3280477 +0.6925034 e 1.000067 Incl. 16.9918 +0.3467958 +0.5443784An 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 09 18.05 +22 26.6 5.759 5.444 67.0 9.9 16.7 2007 06 04 09 20.65 +22 05.7 5.875 5.488 63.0 9.5 16.7 2007 06 09 09 23.39 +21 44.5 5.988 5.532 58.9 9.0 16.8 2007 06 14 09 26.26 +21 23.0 6.098 5.576 54.9 8.6 16.9 2007 06 19 09 29.23 +21 01.4 6.205 5.620 50.9 8.1 17.0 2007 06 24 09 32.31 +20 39.5 6.309 5.664 47.0 7.5 17.0 2007 06 29 09 35.46 +20 17.5 6.408 5.708 43.1 7.0 17.1 2007 07 04 09 38.68 +19 55.4 6.504 5.751 39.2 6.4 17.2 2007 07 09 09 41.96 +19 33.2 6.595 5.795 35.3 5.8 17.2 2007 07 14 09 45.28 +19 10.9 6.681 5.838 31.4 5.2 17.3 2007 07 19 09 48.64 +18 48.6 6.763 5.881 27.6 4.6 17.3 2007 07 24 09 52.02 +18 26.3 6.840 5.925 23.8 4.0 17.4 2007 07 29 09 55.41 +18 04.1 6.912 5.968 20.0 3.3 17.5 2007 08 03 09 58.80 +17 42.0 6.978 6.011 16.2 2.7 17.5 2007 08 08 10 02.18 +17 20.1 7.039 6.053 12.6 2.1 17.6 2007 08 13 10 05.55 +16 58.3 7.095 6.096 9.1 1.5 17.6 2007 08 18 10 08.90 +16 36.7 7.144 6.139 6.1 1.0 17.7 2007 08 23 10 12.21 +16 15.5 7.189 6.181 4.8 0.8 17.7 2007 08 28 10 15.48 +15 54.5 7.227 6.224 6.3 1.0 17.7 2007 09 02 10 18.69 +15 34.0 7.259 6.266 9.4 1.5 17.8 2007 09 07 10 21.84 +15 13.8 7.286 6.308 13.0 2.1 17.8 2007 09 12 10 24.93 +14 54.2 7.307 6.350 16.9 2.6 17.8 2007 09 17 10 27.93 +14 35.0 7.322 6.393 20.8 3.2 17.9 2007 09 22 10 30.85 +14 16.5 7.332 6.435 24.8 3.8 17.9 2007 09 27 10 33.67 +13 58.7 7.336 6.476 28.9 4.3 17.9 2007 10 02 10 36.38 +13 41.6 7.335 6.518 33.0 4.8 18.0 2007 10 07 10 38.98 +13 25.2 7.328 6.560 37.2 5.3 18.0 2007 10 12 10 41.45 +13 09.7 7.316 6.601 41.5 5.7 18.0 2007 10 17 10 43.79 +12 55.1 7.300 6.643 45.8 6.2 18.0 2007 10 22 10 45.97 +12 41.5 7.279 6.684 50.1 6.6 18.1 2007 10 27 10 48.01 +12 28.9 7.253 6.726 54.5 6.9 18.1 2007 11 01 10 49.87 +12 17.5 7.224 6.767 59.0 7.2 18.1 2007 11 06 10 51.57 +12 07.1 7.191 6.808 63.6 7.5 18.1 2007 11 11 10 53.07 +11 58.0 7.155 6.849 68.2 7.7 18.1 2007 11 16 10 54.38 +11 50.2 7.117 6.890 72.8 7.9 18.1 2007 11 21 10 55.49 +11 43.6 7.076 6.931 77.6 8.0 18.2 2007 11 26 10 56.38 +11 38.4 7.034 6.972 82.4 8.1 18.2 2007 12 01 10 57.06 +11 34.6 6.991 7.012 87.2 8.1 18.2 2007 12 06 10 57.50 +11 32.2 6.947 7.053 92.2 8.0 18.2 2007 12 11 10 57.72 +11 31.2 6.903 7.094 97.2 7.9 18.2 2007 12 16 10 57.70 +11 31.6 6.860 7.134 102.3 7.7 18.2 2007 12 21 10 57.44 +11 33.4 6.819 7.174 107.4 7.5 18.2 2007 12 26 10 56.94 +11 36.5 6.779 7.215 112.6 7.2 18.2 2007 12 31 10 56.21 +11 41.0 6.743 7.255 117.9 6.9 18.3 2008 01 05 10 55.26 +11 46.6 6.710 7.295 123.2 6.5 18.3 2008 01 10 10 54.08 +11 53.4 6.681 7.335 128.6 6.0 18.3 2008 01 15 10 52.69 +12 01.3 6.658 7.375 134.0 5.5 18.3 2008 01 20 10 51.10 +12 10.0 6.639 7.415 139.5 4.9 18.3 2008 01 25 10 49.35 +12 19.5 6.627 7.455 145.0 4.3 18.3 2008 01 30 10 47.43 +12 29.6 6.622 7.495 150.5 3.7 18.4 2008 02 04 10 45.38 +12 40.1 6.623 7.534 156.0 3.0 18.4 2008 02 09 10 43.23 +12 50.9 6.632 7.574 161.5 2.4 18.4 2008 02 14 10 41.00 +13 01.8 6.648 7.613 167.0 1.7 18.4 2008 02 19 10 38.71 +13 12.5 6.673 7.653 172.1 1.0 18.5 2008 02 24 10 36.41 +13 23.0 6.705 7.692 175.6 0.6 18.5 2008 02 29 10 34.12 +13 33.1 6.746 7.731 173.8 0.8 18.5 2008 03 05 10 31.87 +13 42.6 6.794 7.771 169.1 1.4 18.6 2008 03 10 10 29.68 +13 51.4 6.851 7.810 163.8 2.0 18.6 2008 03 15 10 27.59 +13 59.4 6.915 7.849 158.4 2.7 18.6 2008 03 20 10 25.61 +14 06.4 6.987 7.888 153.1 3.3 18.7 2008 03 25 10 23.78 +14 12.4 7.066 7.927 147.7 3.9 18.7 2008 03 30 10 22.10 +14 17.3 7.151 7.965 142.4 4.4 18.8 2008 04 04 10 20.59 +14 21.2 7.242 8.004 137.1 4.9 18.8 2008 04 09 10 19.26 +14 23.9 7.339 8.043 131.9 5.3 18.9 2008 04 14 10 18.13 +14 25.5 7.441 8.082 126.8 5.7 18.9 2008 04 19 10 17.20 +14 25.9 7.547 8.120 121.7 6.0 19.0 2008 04 24 10 16.48 +14 25.2 7.657 8.159 116.7 6.3 19.0 2008 04 29 10 15.95 +14 23.4 7.771 8.197 111.7 6.6 19.1 2008 05 04 10 15.63 +14 20.5 7.887 8.235 106.8 6.7 19.1 2008 05 09 10 15.51 +14 16.6 8.005 8.274 102.0 6.9 19.2 2008 05 14 10 15.58 +14 11.7 8.124 8.312 97.2 6.9 19.2 2008 05 19 10 15.85 +14 05.9 8.245 8.350 92.5 7.0 19.3 2008 05 24 10 16.29 +13 59.1 8.365 8.388 87.8 6.9 19.3 2008 05 29 10 16.91 +13 51.5 8.485 8.426 83.2 6.9 19.4 2008 06 03 10 17.69 +13 43.2 8.605 8.464 78.7 6.7 19.4 2008 06 08 10 18.63 +13 34.0 8.723 8.502 74.2 6.6 19.5 2008 06 13 10 19.72 +13 24.1 8.839 8.540 69.7 6.4 19.5 2008 06 18 10 20.94 +13 13.6 8.953 8.577 65.3 6.2 19.6 2008 06 23 10 22.29 +13 02.5 9.064 8.615 60.9 5.9 19.6 2008 06 28 10 23.76 +12 50.9 9.172 8.653 56.5 5.6 19.7 2008 07 03 10 25.33 +12 38.7 9.277 8.690 52.2 5.3 19.7This 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.