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C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5 T 2008 July 3.8412 TT MPC q 2.763615 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000051 Peri. 344.3794 -0.9539024 -0.0880251 +/-0.000008 Node 199.5460 -0.0840218 -0.8394604 e 0.999859 Incl. 59.0467 -0.2881157 +0.5362442 From 267 observations 2006 Aug. 20-2007 Apr. 11, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 July 3.7777 TT MPC q 2.763970 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000044 Peri. 344.3555 -0.9538251 -0.0882812 +/-0.000008 Node 199.5593 -0.0838660 -0.8395399 e 1.000122 Incl. 59.0439 -0.2884167 +0.5360776An 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 05 56.21 -26 28.5 5.321 4.778 52.9 9.7 15.4 2007 06 04 06 01.89 -26 18.2 5.299 4.742 52.0 9.7 15.4 2007 06 09 06 07.70 -26 10.4 5.275 4.706 51.2 9.7 15.3 2007 06 14 06 13.65 -26 05.1 5.249 4.670 50.6 9.7 15.3 2007 06 19 06 19.71 -26 02.2 5.221 4.634 50.0 9.7 15.2 2007 06 24 06 25.88 -26 02.0 5.191 4.598 49.6 9.7 15.2 2007 06 29 06 32.15 -26 04.3 5.159 4.562 49.3 9.7 15.2 2007 07 04 06 38.51 -26 09.2 5.126 4.527 49.2 9.8 15.1 2007 07 09 06 44.95 -26 16.6 5.090 4.491 49.1 9.9 15.1 2007 07 14 06 51.46 -26 26.7 5.053 4.456 49.2 9.9 15.0 2007 07 19 06 58.04 -26 39.5 5.014 4.420 49.4 10.0 15.0 2007 07 24 07 04.66 -26 54.8 4.974 4.385 49.6 10.2 14.9 2007 07 29 07 11.33 -27 12.7 4.932 4.349 50.0 10.3 14.8 2007 08 03 07 18.04 -27 33.2 4.888 4.314 50.5 10.5 14.8 2007 08 08 07 24.77 -27 56.2 4.843 4.279 51.1 10.6 14.7 2007 08 13 07 31.53 -28 21.7 4.797 4.244 51.7 10.8 14.7 2007 08 18 07 38.28 -28 49.8 4.749 4.210 52.5 11.0 14.6 2007 08 23 07 45.03 -29 20.2 4.700 4.175 53.3 11.2 14.6 2007 08 28 07 51.77 -29 53.0 4.650 4.140 54.2 11.4 14.5 2007 09 02 07 58.49 -30 28.0 4.598 4.106 55.1 11.6 14.4 2007 09 07 08 05.17 -31 05.3 4.546 4.072 56.2 11.9 14.4 2007 09 12 08 11.81 -31 44.7 4.492 4.038 57.3 12.1 14.3 2007 09 17 08 18.39 -32 26.2 4.437 4.004 58.4 12.4 14.3 2007 09 22 08 24.90 -33 09.6 4.381 3.970 59.7 12.6 14.2 2007 09 27 08 31.33 -33 54.8 4.324 3.936 61.0 12.9 14.1 2007 10 02 08 37.66 -34 41.7 4.267 3.903 62.3 13.1 14.1 2007 10 07 08 43.89 -35 30.2 4.208 3.870 63.7 13.4 14.0 2007 10 12 08 49.99 -36 20.1 4.148 3.837 65.1 13.7 13.9 2007 10 17 08 55.94 -37 11.3 4.088 3.804 66.6 13.9 13.9 2007 10 22 09 01.73 -38 03.6 4.026 3.772 68.2 14.2 13.8 2007 10 27 09 07.35 -38 56.7 3.964 3.739 69.8 14.4 13.7 2007 11 01 09 12.76 -39 50.6 3.902 3.707 71.5 14.7 13.6 2007 11 06 09 17.96 -40 45.0 3.838 3.676 73.2 15.0 13.6 2007 11 11 09 22.91 -41 39.6 3.774 3.644 74.9 15.2 13.5 2007 11 16 09 27.59 -42 34.3 3.709 3.613 76.7 15.5 13.4 2007 11 21 09 31.96 -43 28.6 3.644 3.582 78.6 15.7 13.3 2007 11 26 09 36.01 -44 22.4 3.578 3.552 80.5 15.9 13.3 2007 12 01 09 39.71 -45 15.2 3.512 3.521 82.5 16.1 13.2 2007 12 06 09 43.02 -46 06.8 3.445 3.491 84.5 16.3 13.1 2007 12 11 09 45.91 -46 56.7 3.378 3.462 86.6 16.5 13.0 2007 12 16 09 48.35 -47 44.5 3.311 3.433 88.7 16.7 13.0 2007 12 21 09 50.31 -48 29.5 3.244 3.404 90.8 16.8 12.9 2007 12 26 09 51.77 -49 11.4 3.177 3.376 93.0 16.9 12.8 2007 12 31 09 52.70 -49 49.6 3.111 3.348 95.3 17.0 12.7 2008 01 05 09 53.08 -50 23.4 3.044 3.320 97.5 17.1 12.6 2008 01 10 09 52.92 -50 52.1 2.979 3.293 99.9 17.1 12.5 2008 01 15 09 52.21 -51 15.0 2.914 3.266 102.2 17.1 12.5 2008 01 20 09 50.99 -51 31.3 2.850 3.240 104.5 17.1 12.4 2008 01 25 09 49.30 -51 40.3 2.788 3.214 106.9 17.0 12.3 2008 01 30 09 47.19 -51 41.2 2.727 3.189 109.2 17.0 12.2 2008 02 04 09 44.73 -51 33.4 2.668 3.165 111.5 16.9 12.1 2008 02 09 09 42.03 -51 16.0 2.612 3.141 113.7 16.7 12.1 2008 02 14 09 39.19 -50 48.5 2.558 3.117 115.8 16.6 12.0 2008 02 19 09 36.34 -50 10.6 2.507 3.094 117.9 16.4 11.9 2008 02 24 09 33.60 -49 22.0 2.459 3.072 119.7 16.2 11.8 2008 02 29 09 31.09 -48 22.6 2.415 3.050 121.4 16.1 11.8 2008 03 05 09 28.92 -47 12.5 2.375 3.029 122.8 16.0 11.7 2008 03 10 09 27.18 -45 52.2 2.340 3.009 123.9 15.9 11.6 2008 03 15 09 25.98 -44 22.1 2.309 2.989 124.7 15.9 11.6 2008 03 20 09 25.35 -42 43.3 2.284 2.970 125.1 15.9 11.5 2008 03 25 09 25.34 -40 56.8 2.264 2.952 125.0 16.1 11.5 2008 03 30 09 25.97 -39 03.7 2.250 2.934 124.6 16.3 11.4 2008 04 04 09 27.23 -37 05.2 2.242 2.918 123.6 16.6 11.4 2008 04 09 09 29.13 -35 03.0 2.241 2.902 122.3 17.0 11.4 2008 04 14 09 31.64 -32 58.4 2.245 2.887 120.5 17.4 11.4 2008 04 19 09 34.73 -30 53.0 2.255 2.872 118.4 17.9 11.3 2008 04 24 09 38.35 -28 48.2 2.271 2.859 116.0 18.4 11.3 2008 04 29 09 42.48 -26 45.1 2.294 2.846 113.3 19.0 11.3 2008 05 04 09 47.07 -24 45.0 2.321 2.834 110.3 19.5 11.4 2008 05 09 09 52.09 -22 48.9 2.354 2.823 107.2 20.0 11.4 2008 05 14 09 57.49 -20 57.6 2.392 2.813 104.0 20.4 11.4 2008 05 19 10 03.23 -19 11.7 2.434 2.804 100.7 20.8 11.4 2008 05 24 10 09.27 -17 31.7 2.481 2.796 97.3 21.1 11.4 2008 05 29 10 15.59 -15 57.9 2.531 2.788 93.8 21.3 11.5 2008 06 03 10 22.14 -14 30.5 2.584 2.782 90.4 21.4 11.5 2008 06 08 10 28.91 -13 09.4 2.640 2.777 86.9 21.4 11.5 2008 06 13 10 35.86 -11 54.8 2.698 2.772 83.4 21.3 11.6 2008 06 18 10 42.97 -10 46.3 2.759 2.768 80.0 21.2 11.6 2008 06 23 10 50.21 -09 43.8 2.820 2.766 76.5 20.9 11.7 2008 06 28 10 57.58 -08 47.1 2.883 2.764 73.1 20.6 11.7 2008 07 03 11 05.05 -07 55.7 2.946 2.764 69.7 20.2 11.8