C/2005 K1 (Skiff)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56954:
C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5
T 2005 Nov. 21.2190 TT                                  MPC
q   3.692880             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.000888       Peri.  134.9438      +0.0541585      +0.3425969
 +/-0.000002       Node   106.3049      -0.9358789      -0.3100670
e   1.003281       Incl.   77.7477      +0.3481344      -0.8868404
From 577 observations 2005 May 16-2006 June 9, mean residual 0".6.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5
T 2005 Nov. 21.2190 TT                                  MPC
q   3.693525             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.000726       Peri.  134.9617      +0.0543823      +0.3424894
 +/-0.000002       Node   106.3060      -0.9359564      -0.3097868
e   1.002682       Incl.   77.7566      +0.3478910      -0.8869798
An 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.


Ephemeris

The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.

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
2007 05 30    21 09.46   -52 17.0    5.440    5.990   118.5     8.6  18.5
2007 06 04    21 08.46   -53 10.0    5.419    6.021   122.2     8.2  18.5
2007 06 09    21 06.98   -54 02.8    5.403    6.052   125.8     7.8  18.5
2007 06 14    21 05.00   -54 55.2    5.392    6.083   129.0     7.5  18.5
2007 06 19    21 02.52   -55 46.7    5.387    6.114   132.1     7.1  18.5
2007 06 24    20 59.55   -56 36.7    5.388    6.145   134.7     6.8  18.5
2007 06 29    20 56.11   -57 24.7    5.395    6.176   136.9     6.5  18.6
2007 07 04    20 52.22   -58 10.3    5.408    6.207   138.6     6.2  18.6
2007 07 09    20 47.92   -58 53.0    5.429    6.238   139.7     6.1  18.6
2007 07 14    20 43.25   -59 32.4    5.455    6.269   140.1     6.0  18.7
2007 07 19    20 38.29   -60 08.2    5.489    6.301   140.0     6.0  18.7
2007 07 24    20 33.11   -60 40.0    5.528    6.332   139.2     6.0  18.7
2007 07 29    20 27.80   -61 07.8    5.575    6.363   137.8     6.2  18.8
2007 08 03    20 22.45   -61 31.3    5.627    6.394   135.9     6.3  18.8
2007 08 08    20 17.16   -61 50.7    5.685    6.426   133.5     6.6  18.9
2007 08 13    20 12.00   -62 05.9    5.749    6.457   130.8     6.8  18.9
2007 08 18    20 07.09   -62 17.2    5.818    6.489   127.9     7.1  18.9
2007 08 23    20 02.49   -62 24.8    5.892    6.520   124.6     7.3  19.0
2007 08 28    19 58.29   -62 29.0    5.970    6.551   121.3     7.6  19.0
2007 09 02    19 54.53   -62 30.1    6.052    6.583   117.7     7.8  19.1
2007 09 07    19 51.25   -62 28.5    6.138    6.614   114.1     8.0  19.1
2007 09 12    19 48.51   -62 24.5    6.227    6.646   110.5     8.2  19.2
2007 09 17    19 46.30   -62 18.5    6.318    6.677   106.7     8.3  19.2
2007 09 22    19 44.65   -62 10.7    6.411    6.709   103.0     8.4  19.3
2007 09 27    19 43.55   -62 01.6    6.506    6.740    99.2     8.4  19.4
2007 10 02    19 42.98   -61 51.4    6.602    6.772    95.5     8.5  19.4
2007 10 07    19 42.94   -61 40.3    6.699    6.803    91.7     8.4  19.5
2007 10 12    19 43.41   -61 28.6    6.796    6.835    88.0     8.4  19.5
2007 10 17    19 44.36   -61 16.5    6.893    6.867    84.4     8.3  19.6
2007 10 22    19 45.77   -61 04.2    6.988    6.898    80.7     8.2  19.6
2007 10 27    19 47.61   -60 51.8    7.083    6.930    77.1     8.0  19.7
2007 11 01    19 49.85   -60 39.4    7.176    6.961    73.6     7.9  19.7
2007 11 06    19 52.46   -60 27.1    7.267    6.993    70.2     7.7  19.8
2007 11 11    19 55.43   -60 15.1    7.356    7.025    66.8     7.4  19.8
2007 11 16    19 58.71   -60 03.5    7.442    7.056    63.5     7.2  19.8
2007 11 21    20 02.29   -59 52.2    7.524    7.088    60.4     7.0  19.9
2007 11 26    20 06.13   -59 41.5    7.604    7.120    57.3     6.7  19.9
2007 12 01    20 10.22   -59 31.2    7.680    7.151    54.4     6.4  20.0
2007 12 06    20 14.53   -59 21.5    7.752    7.183    51.7     6.2  20.0
2007 12 11    20 19.04   -59 12.4    7.821    7.215    49.1     5.9  20.0
2007 12 16    20 23.73   -59 04.0    7.884    7.246    46.8     5.7  20.1
2007 12 21    20 28.58   -58 56.3    7.944    7.278    44.7     5.5  20.1
2007 12 26    20 33.56   -58 49.3    7.999    7.310    43.0     5.3  20.2
2007 12 31    20 38.66   -58 43.2    8.049    7.341    41.5     5.1  20.2
2008 01 05    20 43.87   -58 37.9    8.095    7.373    40.4     5.0  20.2
2008 01 10    20 49.17   -58 33.4    8.135    7.405    39.7     4.9  20.2
2008 01 15    20 54.54   -58 30.0    8.171    7.437    39.3     4.8  20.3
2008 01 20    20 59.96   -58 27.5    8.202    7.468    39.4     4.8  20.3
2008 01 25    21 05.42   -58 26.1    8.229    7.500    39.9     4.8  20.3
2008 01 30    21 10.91   -58 25.8    8.250    7.532    40.8     4.9  20.4
2008 02 04    21 16.42   -58 26.6    8.267    7.563    42.0     5.0  20.4
2008 02 09    21 21.94   -58 28.7    8.280    7.595    43.5     5.1  20.4
2008 02 14    21 27.44   -58 32.0    8.288    7.627    45.4     5.3  20.4
2008 02 19    21 32.92   -58 36.7    8.292    7.658    47.4     5.5  20.4
2008 02 24    21 38.37   -58 42.8    8.292    7.690    49.7     5.6  20.5
2008 02 29    21 43.77   -58 50.3    8.289    7.722    52.2     5.8  20.5
2008 03 05    21 49.12   -58 59.3    8.282    7.753    54.9     6.0  20.5
2008 03 10    21 54.40   -59 09.8    8.271    7.785    57.6     6.2  20.5
2008 03 15    21 59.61   -59 22.0    8.258    7.817    60.5     6.4  20.5
2008 03 20    22 04.72   -59 35.8    8.243    7.848    63.5     6.5  20.5
2008 03 25    22 09.74   -59 51.2    8.225    7.880    66.5     6.7  20.5
2008 03 30    22 14.64   -60 08.4    8.205    7.911    69.6     6.8  20.6
2008 04 04    22 19.42   -60 27.3    8.183    7.943    72.7     6.9  20.6
2008 04 09    22 24.05   -60 47.9    8.160    7.975    75.8     7.0  20.6
2008 04 14    22 28.54   -61 10.3    8.137    8.006    79.0     7.1  20.6
2008 04 19    22 32.86   -61 34.4    8.113    8.038    82.2     7.1  20.6
2008 04 24    22 36.99   -62 00.2    8.089    8.069    85.3     7.1  20.6
2008 04 29    22 40.93   -62 27.7    8.065    8.101    88.5     7.1  20.6
2008 05 04    22 44.65   -62 56.7    8.042    8.133    91.6     7.1  20.6
2008 05 09    22 48.13   -63 27.3    8.020    8.164    94.6     7.1  20.6
2008 05 14    22 51.35   -63 59.4    8.000    8.196    97.7     7.0  20.7
2008 05 19    22 54.29   -64 32.8    7.981    8.227   100.6     6.9  20.7
2008 05 24    22 56.93   -65 07.3    7.965    8.259   103.4     6.9  20.7
2008 05 29    22 59.25   -65 42.9    7.951    8.290   106.1     6.7  20.7
2008 06 03    23 01.20   -66 19.4    7.940    8.322   108.7     6.6  20.7
2008 06 08    23 02.77   -66 56.5    7.932    8.353   111.2     6.5  20.7
2008 06 13    23 03.92   -67 34.1    7.928    8.385   113.5     6.4  20.7
2008 06 18    23 04.62   -68 11.9    7.928    8.416   115.6     6.3  20.7
2008 06 23    23 04.85   -68 49.7    7.931    8.448   117.4     6.1  20.8
2008 06 28    23 04.58   -69 27.1    7.939    8.479   119.0     6.0  20.8
2008 07 03    23 03.77   -70 03.9    7.951    8.510   120.4     5.9  20.8

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