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C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.7434 TT MPC q 2.629719 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010135 Peri. 182.1314 -0.2360377 -0.9563378 +/-0.000165 Node 281.5549 +0.8941398 -0.1442915 e 0.973348 Incl. 10.1319 +0.3805261 -0.2541613 From 125 observations 2006 Sept. 14-Nov. 5, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 S5 (Hill) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Dec. 9.7733 TT MPC q 2.629527 (2000.0) P Q z +0.010143 Peri. 182.1406 -0.2362310 -0.9562915 +/-0.000165 Node 281.5572 +0.8941077 -0.1444736 e 0.973328 Incl. 10.1315 +0.3804817 -0.2542323An 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 03 22.18 +24 49.9 4.263 3.294 14.9 4.5 16.3 2007 06 04 03 30.56 +25 14.2 4.218 3.265 17.5 5.4 16.3 2007 06 09 03 39.06 +25 37.4 4.170 3.236 20.1 6.2 16.2 2007 06 14 03 47.67 +25 59.5 4.119 3.207 22.8 7.0 16.1 2007 06 19 03 56.39 +26 20.1 4.066 3.179 25.5 7.9 16.1 2007 06 24 04 05.20 +26 39.4 4.011 3.151 28.1 8.7 16.0 2007 06 29 04 14.10 +26 57.0 3.953 3.124 30.8 9.6 15.9 2007 07 04 04 23.08 +27 13.0 3.894 3.097 33.5 10.4 15.9 2007 07 09 04 32.12 +27 27.3 3.832 3.071 36.2 11.3 15.8 2007 07 14 04 41.23 +27 39.7 3.769 3.045 38.9 12.1 15.7 2007 07 19 04 50.38 +27 50.3 3.704 3.020 41.6 12.9 15.6 2007 07 24 04 59.56 +27 58.8 3.638 2.996 44.3 13.7 15.6 2007 07 29 05 08.76 +28 05.2 3.570 2.972 47.0 14.5 15.5 2007 08 03 05 17.95 +28 09.6 3.502 2.949 49.7 15.2 15.4 2007 08 08 05 27.14 +28 11.8 3.432 2.926 52.4 15.9 15.3 2007 08 13 05 36.29 +28 11.8 3.361 2.904 55.2 16.6 15.3 2007 08 18 05 45.38 +28 09.5 3.289 2.883 58.0 17.3 15.2 2007 08 23 05 54.40 +28 05.1 3.217 2.862 60.8 18.0 15.1 2007 08 28 06 03.31 +27 58.5 3.144 2.842 63.6 18.6 15.0 2007 09 02 06 12.12 +27 49.6 3.071 2.823 66.4 19.1 14.9 2007 09 07 06 20.78 +27 38.7 2.997 2.805 69.4 19.6 14.9 2007 09 12 06 29.26 +27 25.6 2.923 2.787 72.3 20.1 14.8 2007 09 17 06 37.55 +27 10.5 2.849 2.771 75.3 20.5 14.7 2007 09 22 06 45.62 +26 53.5 2.776 2.755 78.4 20.9 14.6 2007 09 27 06 53.43 +26 34.7 2.703 2.740 81.5 21.2 14.5 2007 10 02 07 00.97 +26 14.2 2.630 2.726 84.7 21.4 14.5 2007 10 07 07 08.19 +25 52.0 2.558 2.713 87.9 21.6 14.4 2007 10 12 07 15.06 +25 28.5 2.487 2.700 91.3 21.7 14.3 2007 10 17 07 21.55 +25 03.6 2.417 2.689 94.7 21.7 14.2 2007 10 22 07 27.63 +24 37.7 2.348 2.679 98.2 21.6 14.1 2007 10 27 07 33.27 +24 10.8 2.281 2.669 101.9 21.4 14.1 2007 11 01 07 38.42 +23 43.2 2.216 2.661 105.6 21.1 14.0 2007 11 06 07 43.07 +23 15.0 2.152 2.653 109.5 20.6 13.9 2007 11 11 07 47.16 +22 46.5 2.091 2.647 113.5 20.1 13.8 2007 11 16 07 50.67 +22 17.8 2.033 2.641 117.7 19.4 13.8 2007 11 21 07 53.58 +21 49.2 1.977 2.637 122.0 18.5 13.7 2007 11 26 07 55.87 +21 20.7 1.925 2.634 126.4 17.6 13.6 2007 12 01 07 57.53 +20 52.5 1.877 2.631 131.0 16.4 13.6 2007 12 06 07 58.54 +20 24.8 1.833 2.630 135.7 15.2 13.5 2007 12 11 07 58.93 +19 57.8 1.793 2.630 140.6 13.7 13.5 2007 12 16 07 58.70 +19 31.6 1.758 2.631 145.7 12.2 13.4 2007 12 21 07 57.92 +19 06.1 1.729 2.632 150.9 10.5 13.4 2007 12 26 07 56.63 +18 41.6 1.706 2.635 156.1 8.7 13.4 2007 12 31 07 54.92 +18 18.1 1.688 2.639 161.5 6.8 13.4 2008 01 05 07 52.86 +17 55.5 1.677 2.644 166.8 4.9 13.3 2008 01 10 07 50.57 +17 34.1 1.673 2.650 172.0 3.0 13.3 2008 01 15 07 48.17 +17 13.7 1.675 2.657 175.8 1.5 13.4 2008 01 20 07 45.79 +16 54.4 1.684 2.665 174.3 2.1 13.4 2008 01 25 07 43.53 +16 36.2 1.700 2.674 169.5 3.9 13.4 2008 01 30 07 41.50 +16 19.0 1.722 2.684 164.2 5.7 13.5 2008 02 04 07 39.79 +16 02.8 1.751 2.695 158.9 7.6 13.5 2008 02 09 07 38.50 +15 47.5 1.786 2.706 153.7 9.3 13.6 2008 02 14 07 37.68 +15 33.1 1.828 2.719 148.5 10.9 13.7 2008 02 19 07 37.38 +15 19.4 1.874 2.733 143.5 12.4 13.7 2008 02 24 07 37.63 +15 06.1 1.926 2.747 138.6 13.8 13.8 2008 02 29 07 38.43 +14 53.3 1.982 2.763 133.9 15.0 13.9 2008 03 05 07 39.78 +14 40.7 2.043 2.779 129.3 16.0 14.0 2008 03 10 07 41.67 +14 28.2 2.108 2.796 124.8 17.0 14.1 2008 03 15 07 44.08 +14 15.5 2.176 2.814 120.4 17.7 14.2 2008 03 20 07 46.98 +14 02.5 2.248 2.833 116.2 18.4 14.3 2008 03 25 07 50.34 +13 49.0 2.322 2.852 112.2 18.9 14.4 2008 03 30 07 54.11 +13 34.9 2.399 2.872 108.2 19.3 14.5 2008 04 04 07 58.28 +13 20.1 2.478 2.893 104.3 19.6 14.6 2008 04 09 08 02.80 +13 04.4 2.559 2.915 100.6 19.7 14.7 2008 04 14 08 07.64 +12 47.7 2.642 2.937 96.9 19.8 14.8 2008 04 19 08 12.77 +12 30.0 2.726 2.960 93.4 19.8 14.9 2008 04 24 08 18.15 +12 11.1 2.811 2.984 89.9 19.7 15.0 2008 04 29 08 23.75 +11 51.0 2.897 3.008 86.5 19.5 15.1 2008 05 04 08 29.54 +11 29.8 2.983 3.033 83.1 19.3 15.2 2008 05 09 08 35.51 +11 07.3 3.070 3.058 79.8 19.0 15.3 2008 05 14 08 41.63 +10 43.5 3.157 3.084 76.6 18.6 15.4 2008 05 19 08 47.87 +10 18.5 3.244 3.110 73.4 18.2 15.5 2008 05 24 08 54.20 +09 52.2 3.331 3.137 70.3 17.7 15.6 2008 05 29 09 00.63 +09 24.7 3.417 3.165 67.2 17.2 15.7 2008 06 03 09 07.12 +08 56.1 3.503 3.193 64.1 16.6 15.8 2008 06 08 09 13.67 +08 26.2 3.588 3.221 61.0 16.0 15.9 2008 06 13 09 20.25 +07 55.3 3.672 3.250 58.0 15.4 15.9 2008 06 18 09 26.87 +07 23.3 3.755 3.279 55.0 14.7 16.0 2008 06 23 09 33.49 +06 50.2 3.836 3.309 52.0 14.0 16.1 2008 06 28 09 40.13 +06 16.3 3.916 3.339 49.0 13.3 16.2 2008 07 03 09 46.76 +05 41.4 3.994 3.369 46.1 12.6 16.3This 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.