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C/2005 O1 (NEAT) Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5 T 2005 May 17.3940 TT MPC q 3.590983 (2000.0) P Q z +0.019546 Peri. 324.7456 +0.8989656 -0.2831032 +/-0.000000 Node 304.7979 -0.2457248 -0.9576286 e 0.929810 Incl. 155.9820 -0.3626020 -0.0529147 From 89 observations 2005 July 27-Oct. 7, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 O1 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2005 May 17.3488 TT MPC q 3.595351 (2000.0) P Q z +0.019774 Peri. 324.8940 +0.8988593 -0.2842836 +/-0.000000 Node 304.8799 -0.2470682 -0.9573002 e 0.928904 Incl. 156.0114 -0.3619521 -0.0525278An 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 16 57.49 +00 09.6 6.012 6.955 156.8 3.3 21.9 2007 06 04 16 53.13 +00 21.9 6.039 6.986 157.2 3.2 21.9 2007 06 09 16 48.81 +00 32.5 6.075 7.016 156.2 3.3 22.0 2007 06 14 16 44.57 +00 41.4 6.120 7.046 153.9 3.6 22.0 2007 06 19 16 40.43 +00 48.6 6.173 7.077 150.7 4.0 22.1 2007 06 24 16 36.45 +00 53.9 6.234 7.107 146.9 4.5 22.1 2007 06 29 16 32.64 +00 57.6 6.303 7.137 142.6 5.0 22.2 2007 07 04 16 29.03 +00 59.5 6.378 7.168 138.1 5.4 22.2 2007 07 09 16 25.64 +00 59.9 6.461 7.198 133.4 5.9 22.3 2007 07 14 16 22.49 +00 58.8 6.550 7.228 128.6 6.3 22.4 2007 07 19 16 19.60 +00 56.3 6.644 7.258 123.8 6.7 22.4 2007 07 24 16 16.97 +00 52.5 6.743 7.289 118.9 7.0 22.5 2007 07 29 16 14.62 +00 47.6 6.846 7.319 114.1 7.3 22.5 2007 08 03 16 12.53 +00 41.7 6.952 7.349 109.2 7.5 22.6 2007 08 08 16 10.71 +00 34.8 7.061 7.380 104.4 7.6 22.6 2007 08 13 16 09.17 +00 27.2 7.173 7.410 99.6 7.7 22.7 2007 08 18 16 07.88 +00 19.0 7.285 7.440 94.9 7.8 22.7 2007 08 23 16 06.85 +00 10.2 7.399 7.470 90.2 7.8 22.8 2007 08 28 16 06.07 +00 01.0 7.512 7.500 85.5 7.7 22.8 2007 09 02 16 05.52 -00 08.4 7.625 7.531 80.8 7.6 22.8 2007 09 07 16 05.20 -00 18.1 7.737 7.561 76.2 7.4 22.9 2007 09 12 16 05.10 -00 27.8 7.847 7.591 71.7 7.2 22.9 2007 09 17 16 05.19 -00 37.5 7.954 7.621 67.2 7.0 22.9 2007 09 22 16 05.47 -00 47.2 8.059 7.651 62.7 6.7 23.0 2007 09 27 16 05.93 -00 56.6 8.160 7.681 58.3 6.4 23.0 2007 10 02 16 06.55 -01 05.7 8.257 7.712 54.0 6.0 23.0 2007 10 07 16 07.32 -01 14.5 8.350 7.742 49.7 5.7 23.0 2007 10 12 16 08.23 -01 22.9 8.439 7.772 45.5 5.3 23.0 2007 10 17 16 09.26 -01 30.8 8.522 7.802 41.4 4.8 23.0 2007 10 22 16 10.39 -01 38.1 8.600 7.832 37.4 4.4 23.0 2007 10 27 16 11.63 -01 44.8 8.672 7.862 33.5 4.0 23.0 2007 11 01 16 12.94 -01 50.9 8.737 7.892 29.9 3.6 23.0 2007 11 06 16 14.32 -01 56.2 8.797 7.922 26.5 3.2 23.0 2007 11 11 16 15.76 -02 00.7 8.850 7.952 23.6 2.9 23.0 2007 11 16 16 17.25 -02 04.4 8.896 7.982 21.2 2.6 23.0 2007 11 21 16 18.76 -02 07.3 8.936 8.012 19.6 2.4 23.0 2007 11 26 16 20.28 -02 09.2 8.969 8.042 19.0 2.3 23.0 2007 12 01 16 21.81 -02 10.2 8.995 8.072 19.5 2.3 23.1 2007 12 06 16 23.33 -02 10.2 9.014 8.102 21.1 2.5 23.1 2007 12 11 16 24.82 -02 09.3 9.026 8.132 23.5 2.8 23.1 2007 12 16 16 26.27 -02 07.2 9.031 8.162 26.4 3.1 23.1 2007 12 21 16 27.68 -02 04.2 9.030 8.192 29.9 3.4 23.2 2007 12 26 16 29.02 -02 00.0 9.023 8.222 33.6 3.8 23.2 2007 12 31 16 30.28 -01 54.8 9.009 8.251 37.6 4.2 23.2 2008 01 05 16 31.45 -01 48.5 8.989 8.281 41.7 4.5 23.3 2008 01 10 16 32.52 -01 41.0 8.964 8.311 46.0 4.9 23.3 2008 01 15 16 33.48 -01 32.5 8.934 8.341 50.4 5.2 23.3 2008 01 20 16 34.30 -01 22.9 8.898 8.371 54.8 5.5 23.3 2008 01 25 16 34.99 -01 12.2 8.859 8.400 59.4 5.8 23.3 2008 01 30 16 35.52 -01 00.5 8.816 8.430 64.0 6.0 23.3 2008 02 04 16 35.89 -00 47.8 8.769 8.460 68.6 6.2 23.3 2008 02 09 16 36.08 -00 34.1 8.720 8.490 73.3 6.4 23.3 2008 02 14 16 36.10 -00 19.5 8.668 8.519 78.1 6.5 23.3 2008 02 19 16 35.92 -00 04.0 8.615 8.549 82.9 6.6 23.3 2008 02 24 16 35.54 +00 12.4 8.562 8.579 87.7 6.6 23.3 2008 02 29 16 34.96 +00 29.4 8.508 8.608 92.5 6.6 23.3 2008 03 05 16 34.17 +00 47.1 8.454 8.638 97.4 6.5 23.3 2008 03 10 16 33.17 +01 05.3 8.402 8.667 102.3 6.4 23.3 2008 03 15 16 31.95 +01 23.9 8.352 8.697 107.2 6.3 23.3 2008 03 20 16 30.52 +01 42.9 8.304 8.727 112.0 6.1 23.3 2008 03 25 16 28.89 +02 02.0 8.260 8.756 116.9 5.8 23.3 2008 03 30 16 27.05 +02 21.1 8.219 8.786 121.7 5.5 23.2 2008 04 04 16 25.02 +02 40.2 8.184 8.815 126.5 5.2 23.2 2008 04 09 16 22.81 +02 59.0 8.153 8.845 131.2 4.9 23.2 2008 04 14 16 20.42 +03 17.4 8.129 8.874 135.7 4.5 23.2 2008 04 19 16 17.89 +03 35.3 8.110 8.903 140.0 4.2 23.2 2008 04 24 16 15.22 +03 52.4 8.099 8.933 144.1 3.8 23.2 2008 04 29 16 12.44 +04 08.6 8.094 8.962 147.8 3.4 23.1 2008 05 04 16 09.56 +04 23.9 8.097 8.992 150.9 3.1 23.1 2008 05 09 16 06.62 +04 38.1 8.108 9.021 153.2 2.9 23.1 2008 05 14 16 03.63 +04 50.9 8.127 9.050 154.6 2.7 23.1 2008 05 19 16 00.63 +05 02.5 8.154 9.080 154.9 2.7 23.1 2008 05 24 15 57.63 +05 12.7 8.188 9.109 154.0 2.8 23.2 2008 05 29 15 54.67 +05 21.4 8.230 9.138 152.1 3.0 23.2 2008 06 03 15 51.76 +05 28.6 8.280 9.167 149.3 3.2 23.2 2008 06 08 15 48.92 +05 34.2 8.338 9.197 146.0 3.5 23.3 2008 06 13 15 46.19 +05 38.4 8.402 9.226 142.2 3.9 23.3 2008 06 18 15 43.58 +05 41.1 8.473 9.255 138.1 4.2 23.3 2008 06 23 15 41.10 +05 42.3 8.551 9.284 133.8 4.5 23.4 2008 06 28 15 38.78 +05 42.1 8.634 9.313 129.4 4.8 23.4 2008 07 03 15 36.61 +05 40.7 8.723 9.342 124.9 5.1 23.5This 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.