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P/2006 G1 (McNaught) Epoch 2006 Aug. 13.0 TT = JDT 2453960.5 T 2006 Aug. 18.4821 TT MPC q 2.632159 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0932054 Peri. 313.9343 -0.2565924 +0.9257731 a 4.817726 Node 299.2519 -0.7703045 -0.3694049 e 0.453651 Incl. 18.5578 -0.5837733 +0.0805243 P 10.6 From 123 observations 2006 Apr. 5-July 28, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2006 G1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Aug. 18.3764 TT MPC q 2.632088 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0933320 Peri. 313.9164 -0.2569816 +0.9256383 a 4.813367 Node 299.2448 -0.7701279 -0.3697820 e 0.453171 Incl. 18.5627 -0.5838351 +0.0803436 P 10.6An 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 22 28.86 -01 50.7 3.108 3.268 89.9 18.1 19.6 2007 06 04 22 30.92 -01 09.5 3.057 3.286 93.9 17.9 19.6 2007 06 09 22 32.55 -00 29.9 3.007 3.305 98.0 17.7 19.6 2007 06 14 22 33.75 +00 07.9 2.957 3.324 102.2 17.4 19.6 2007 06 19 22 34.49 +00 43.8 2.908 3.343 106.5 16.9 19.6 2007 06 24 22 34.77 +01 17.5 2.862 3.362 110.9 16.4 19.5 2007 06 29 22 34.59 +01 48.8 2.817 3.381 115.4 15.8 19.5 2007 07 04 22 33.94 +02 17.6 2.775 3.400 120.0 15.0 19.5 2007 07 09 22 32.82 +02 43.6 2.736 3.419 124.7 14.2 19.5 2007 07 14 22 31.25 +03 06.8 2.701 3.438 129.5 13.2 19.5 2007 07 19 22 29.25 +03 26.8 2.670 3.458 134.3 12.1 19.5 2007 07 24 22 26.84 +03 43.6 2.644 3.477 139.2 11.0 19.5 2007 07 29 22 24.06 +03 57.1 2.623 3.496 144.0 9.8 19.5 2007 08 03 22 20.98 +04 07.2 2.608 3.516 148.8 8.6 19.5 2007 08 08 22 17.63 +04 14.0 2.599 3.535 153.5 7.4 19.6 2007 08 13 22 14.10 +04 17.6 2.596 3.555 157.8 6.2 19.6 2007 08 18 22 10.44 +04 18.0 2.600 3.575 161.5 5.2 19.6 2007 08 23 22 06.75 +04 15.5 2.611 3.594 164.1 4.4 19.6 2007 08 28 22 03.10 +04 10.5 2.629 3.614 164.9 4.2 19.7 2007 09 02 21 59.57 +04 03.2 2.654 3.634 163.7 4.5 19.7 2007 09 07 21 56.22 +03 54.2 2.686 3.654 160.9 5.2 19.8 2007 09 12 21 53.13 +03 43.7 2.725 3.674 157.1 6.1 19.8 2007 09 17 21 50.35 +03 32.3 2.771 3.693 152.8 7.2 19.9 2007 09 22 21 47.93 +03 20.4 2.823 3.713 148.1 8.2 20.0 2007 09 27 21 45.90 +03 08.5 2.881 3.733 143.3 9.2 20.0 2007 10 02 21 44.29 +02 56.9 2.944 3.753 138.5 10.2 20.1 2007 10 07 21 43.11 +02 45.9 3.013 3.773 133.7 11.1 20.2 2007 10 12 21 42.38 +02 35.8 3.086 3.793 128.8 11.8 20.2 2007 10 17 21 42.10 +02 27.0 3.164 3.813 124.1 12.5 20.3 2007 10 22 21 42.25 +02 19.7 3.245 3.833 119.4 13.1 20.4 2007 10 27 21 42.83 +02 14.0 3.330 3.853 114.7 13.6 20.5 2007 11 01 21 43.81 +02 10.1 3.417 3.873 110.2 13.9 20.5 2007 11 06 21 45.18 +02 08.1 3.506 3.893 105.7 14.2 20.6 2007 11 11 21 46.92 +02 07.9 3.597 3.912 101.2 14.4 20.7 2007 11 16 21 49.01 +02 09.8 3.690 3.932 96.9 14.5 20.8 2007 11 21 21 51.42 +02 13.8 3.783 3.952 92.6 14.5 20.9 2007 11 26 21 54.12 +02 19.7 3.876 3.972 88.3 14.4 20.9 2007 12 01 21 57.11 +02 27.6 3.970 3.992 84.2 14.2 21.0 2007 12 06 22 00.34 +02 37.5 4.063 4.012 80.1 14.0 21.1 2007 12 11 22 03.81 +02 49.4 4.155 4.032 76.0 13.7 21.1 2007 12 16 22 07.49 +03 03.2 4.246 4.051 72.0 13.4 21.2 2007 12 21 22 11.37 +03 18.8 4.335 4.071 68.1 13.0 21.3 2007 12 26 22 15.41 +03 36.1 4.422 4.091 64.2 12.5 21.3 2007 12 31 22 19.60 +03 55.2 4.508 4.111 60.3 12.0 21.4 2008 01 05 22 23.93 +04 15.9 4.590 4.130 56.5 11.5 21.5 2008 01 10 22 28.37 +04 38.2 4.670 4.150 52.8 10.9 21.5 2008 01 15 22 32.93 +05 02.0 4.747 4.169 49.1 10.3 21.6 2008 01 20 22 37.57 +05 27.2 4.821 4.189 45.4 9.6 21.6 2008 01 25 22 42.28 +05 53.7 4.891 4.209 41.8 9.0 21.7 2008 01 30 22 47.06 +06 21.4 4.957 4.228 38.3 8.3 21.7 2008 02 04 22 51.89 +06 50.4 5.020 4.247 34.8 7.6 21.8 2008 02 09 22 56.76 +07 20.4 5.078 4.267 31.4 6.9 21.8 2008 02 14 23 01.66 +07 51.4 5.132 4.286 28.1 6.2 21.9 2008 02 19 23 06.57 +08 23.4 5.182 4.306 24.9 5.5 21.9 2008 02 24 23 11.49 +08 56.2 5.227 4.325 21.9 4.9 22.0 2008 02 29 23 16.41 +09 29.8 5.268 4.344 19.1 4.3 22.0 2008 03 05 23 21.32 +10 04.1 5.304 4.363 16.7 3.7 22.0 2008 03 10 23 26.21 +10 39.0 5.335 4.382 14.8 3.3 22.1 2008 03 15 23 31.07 +11 14.4 5.362 4.402 13.6 3.0 22.1 2008 03 20 23 35.90 +11 50.3 5.384 4.421 13.3 3.0 22.1 2008 03 25 23 40.67 +12 26.7 5.401 4.440 13.9 3.1 22.1 2008 03 30 23 45.40 +13 03.3 5.414 4.459 15.4 3.4 22.2 2008 04 04 23 50.06 +13 40.3 5.421 4.477 17.5 3.9 22.2 2008 04 09 23 54.65 +14 17.5 5.424 4.496 20.0 4.4 22.2 2008 04 14 23 59.16 +14 54.8 5.422 4.515 22.9 5.0 22.2 2008 04 19 00 03.59 +15 32.1 5.416 4.534 25.9 5.6 22.2 2008 04 24 00 07.91 +16 09.5 5.405 4.552 29.1 6.2 22.2 2008 04 29 00 12.13 +16 46.9 5.390 4.571 32.3 6.8 22.3 2008 05 04 00 16.23 +17 24.1 5.371 4.590 35.7 7.4 22.3 2008 05 09 00 20.20 +18 01.2 5.347 4.608 39.1 7.9 22.3 2008 05 14 00 24.03 +18 38.1 5.320 4.626 42.6 8.5 22.3 2008 05 19 00 27.71 +19 14.7 5.289 4.645 46.1 9.0 22.3 2008 05 24 00 31.24 +19 50.9 5.254 4.663 49.7 9.5 22.3 2008 05 29 00 34.58 +20 26.7 5.216 4.681 53.3 10.0 22.3 2008 06 03 00 37.74 +21 02.0 5.174 4.700 57.0 10.4 22.3 2008 06 08 00 40.70 +21 36.8 5.130 4.718 60.7 10.8 22.3 2008 06 13 00 43.45 +22 10.9 5.083 4.736 64.5 11.2 22.3 2008 06 18 00 45.96 +22 44.3 5.034 4.754 68.4 11.5 22.3 2008 06 23 00 48.23 +23 16.9 4.983 4.772 72.2 11.7 22.3 2008 06 28 00 50.25 +23 48.6 4.930 4.790 76.2 11.9 22.3 2008 07 03 00 51.99 +24 19.3 4.875 4.807 80.2 12.0 22.3This 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.