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C/2006 K4 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Nov. 29.3342 TT MPC q 3.188569 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000649 Peri. 233.6136 +0.0036664 -0.5535642 +/-0.000002 Node 116.6035 -0.3087791 +0.7914808 e 0.997932 Incl. 111.3444 -0.9511267 -0.2590846 From 237 observations 2006 May 18-2007 May 12, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 K4 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Nov. 29.3027 TT MPC q 3.188663 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000565 Peri. 233.6029 +0.0038522 -0.5533640 +/-0.000002 Node 116.5963 -0.3088224 +0.7915637 e 0.998197 Incl. 111.3303 -0.9511119 -0.2592589An 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 m2 2007 05 30 20 49.51 -32 31.4 3.005 3.634 121.1 13.8 14.0 2007 06 04 20 45.90 -34 15.9 2.914 3.612 126.6 13.0 13.9 2007 06 09 20 41.33 -36 06.7 2.831 3.591 132.1 12.1 13.8 2007 06 14 20 35.70 -38 03.0 2.755 3.569 137.4 11.1 13.7 2007 06 19 20 28.92 -40 03.5 2.689 3.548 142.4 10.1 13.6 2007 06 24 20 20.91 -42 06.4 2.633 3.528 146.9 9.1 13.6 2007 06 29 20 11.59 -44 09.6 2.588 3.508 150.5 8.2 13.5 2007 07 04 20 00.95 -46 10.6 2.554 3.489 152.7 7.7 13.5 2007 07 09 19 49.00 -48 06.6 2.532 3.470 153.2 7.6 13.4 2007 07 14 19 35.82 -49 54.8 2.522 3.452 151.9 8.0 13.4 2007 07 19 19 21.61 -51 32.9 2.524 3.434 148.9 8.8 13.4 2007 07 24 19 06.62 -52 58.8 2.537 3.417 144.7 9.9 13.4 2007 07 29 18 51.21 -54 11.5 2.560 3.400 139.9 11.1 13.4 2007 08 03 18 35.74 -55 10.6 2.594 3.384 134.6 12.3 13.4 2007 08 08 18 20.61 -55 56.5 2.636 3.368 129.1 13.5 13.4 2007 08 13 18 06.19 -56 30.5 2.686 3.353 123.5 14.6 13.4 2007 08 18 17 52.78 -56 54.2 2.742 3.339 118.0 15.5 13.4 2007 08 23 17 40.60 -57 09.5 2.804 3.325 112.5 16.3 13.5 2007 08 28 17 29.77 -57 18.4 2.870 3.312 107.2 16.9 13.5 2007 09 02 17 20.33 -57 22.8 2.939 3.299 102.0 17.4 13.5 2007 09 07 17 12.28 -57 24.2 3.010 3.287 96.9 17.7 13.6 2007 09 12 17 05.57 -57 24.1 3.083 3.276 92.0 17.9 13.6 2007 09 17 17 00.12 -57 23.7 3.156 3.265 87.2 17.9 13.6 2007 09 22 16 55.85 -57 23.7 3.228 3.255 82.7 17.8 13.7 2007 09 27 16 52.65 -57 25.0 3.299 3.246 78.2 17.6 13.7 2007 10 02 16 50.41 -57 28.0 3.367 3.238 74.0 17.3 13.7 2007 10 07 16 49.06 -57 33.1 3.433 3.230 69.9 16.9 13.8 2007 10 12 16 48.52 -57 40.6 3.496 3.222 66.0 16.4 13.8 2007 10 17 16 48.71 -57 50.7 3.555 3.216 62.3 15.9 13.8 2007 10 22 16 49.55 -58 03.6 3.611 3.210 58.8 15.4 13.9 2007 10 27 16 50.99 -58 19.3 3.661 3.205 55.5 14.8 13.9 2007 11 01 16 52.98 -58 37.8 3.707 3.200 52.4 14.2 13.9 2007 11 06 16 55.46 -58 59.3 3.748 3.196 49.6 13.7 13.9 2007 11 11 16 58.42 -59 23.8 3.783 3.193 47.1 13.1 13.9 2007 11 16 17 01.81 -59 51.4 3.814 3.191 45.0 12.6 13.9 2007 11 21 17 05.59 -60 22.1 3.838 3.190 43.1 12.2 14.0 2007 11 26 17 09.75 -60 55.9 3.857 3.189 41.7 11.9 14.0 2007 12 01 17 14.27 -61 32.8 3.870 3.189 40.7 11.6 14.0 2007 12 06 17 19.14 -62 13.1 3.878 3.189 40.2 11.5 14.0 2007 12 11 17 24.35 -62 56.7 3.880 3.191 40.1 11.5 14.0 2007 12 16 17 29.90 -63 43.7 3.877 3.193 40.5 11.5 14.0 2007 12 21 17 35.78 -64 34.4 3.868 3.195 41.3 11.7 14.0 2007 12 26 17 42.01 -65 28.7 3.855 3.199 42.5 12.0 14.0 2007 12 31 17 48.62 -66 26.9 3.836 3.203 44.0 12.3 14.0 2008 01 05 17 55.62 -67 29.0 3.814 3.208 45.9 12.7 14.0 2008 01 10 18 03.08 -68 35.2 3.787 3.214 48.1 13.2 14.0 2008 01 15 18 11.05 -69 45.8 3.756 3.220 50.4 13.6 14.0 2008 01 20 18 19.62 -71 00.8 3.722 3.227 53.0 14.1 13.9 2008 01 25 18 28.95 -72 20.3 3.685 3.235 55.7 14.6 13.9 2008 01 30 18 39.24 -73 44.3 3.646 3.243 58.6 15.0 13.9 2008 02 04 18 50.84 -75 13.1 3.605 3.252 61.5 15.4 13.9 2008 02 09 19 04.24 -76 46.3 3.563 3.262 64.5 15.8 13.9 2008 02 14 19 20.29 -78 23.7 3.521 3.272 67.5 16.2 13.9 2008 02 19 19 40.47 -80 04.6 3.478 3.283 70.5 16.5 13.9 2008 02 24 20 07.59 -81 47.2 3.437 3.295 73.5 16.7 13.9 2008 02 29 20 47.33 -83 28.0 3.398 3.308 76.4 16.9 13.9 2008 03 05 21 51.33 -84 58.3 3.360 3.321 79.2 17.1 13.8 2008 03 10 23 36.83 -85 57.1 3.326 3.334 81.9 17.2 13.8 2008 03 15 01 50.79 -85 51.6 3.296 3.348 84.4 17.2 13.8 2008 03 20 03 34.71 -84 39.2 3.270 3.363 86.7 17.2 13.8 2008 03 25 04 37.58 -82 49.0 3.249 3.378 88.8 17.2 13.8 2008 03 30 05 16.75 -80 40.6 3.233 3.394 90.6 17.1 13.9 2008 04 04 05 43.60 -78 22.8 3.224 3.411 92.1 17.0 13.9 2008 04 09 06 03.67 -76 00.1 3.221 3.428 93.3 17.0 13.9 2008 04 14 06 19.68 -73 35.0 3.224 3.446 94.2 16.9 13.9 2008 04 19 06 33.08 -71 09.2 3.234 3.464 94.7 16.8 13.9 2008 04 24 06 44.73 -68 44.4 3.252 3.482 94.8 16.7 14.0 2008 04 29 06 55.13 -66 21.7 3.275 3.502 94.5 16.7 14.0 2008 05 04 07 04.61 -64 02.2 3.306 3.521 93.9 16.6 14.1 2008 05 09 07 13.39 -61 47.0 3.342 3.541 93.0 16.5 14.1 2008 05 14 07 21.61 -59 36.8 3.384 3.562 91.8 16.5 14.2 2008 05 19 07 29.38 -57 32.4 3.432 3.583 90.3 16.4 14.2 2008 05 24 07 36.77 -55 34.3 3.484 3.605 88.6 16.3 14.3 2008 05 29 07 43.85 -53 42.7 3.541 3.627 86.7 16.2 14.3 2008 06 03 07 50.64 -51 58.0 3.601 3.649 84.6 16.1 14.4 2008 06 08 07 57.20 -50 20.3 3.665 3.672 82.4 15.9 14.5 2008 06 13 08 03.53 -48 49.7 3.731 3.695 80.1 15.7 14.5 2008 06 18 08 09.66 -47 26.1 3.799 3.718 77.8 15.5 14.6 2008 06 23 08 15.59 -46 09.3 3.868 3.742 75.4 15.2 14.7 2008 06 28 08 21.35 -44 59.3 3.937 3.767 72.9 15.0 14.7 2008 07 03 08 26.94 -43 55.8 4.007 3.791 70.5 14.6 14.8