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P/2006 T1 (Levy) Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Oct. 7.4282 TT MPC q 0.989461 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1880080 Peri. 179.4502 -0.1613107 -0.9370331 a 3.017763 Node 279.8050 +0.9042623 -0.0146060 e 0.672121 Incl. 18.3214 +0.3953335 -0.3489351 P 5.24 From 294 observations 2006 Oct. 2-Nov. 24, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2006 T1 (Levy) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Oct. 7.4316 TT MPC q 0.989595 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1879841 Peri. 179.4635 -0.1614710 -0.9370026 a 3.018019 Node 279.8017 +0.9042675 -0.0147637 e 0.672105 Incl. 18.3217 +0.3952562 -0.3490102 P 5.24An 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 13 35.56 -33 30.5 1.883 2.744 140.8 13.5 16.3 2007 06 04 13 34.10 -32 31.4 1.955 2.781 136.6 14.5 16.4 2007 06 09 13 33.39 -31 36.4 2.031 2.816 132.3 15.5 16.5 2007 06 14 13 33.37 -30 45.9 2.113 2.852 127.9 16.3 16.7 2007 06 19 13 34.01 -30 00.3 2.198 2.886 123.6 17.1 16.8 2007 06 24 13 35.24 -29 19.5 2.286 2.921 119.3 17.7 17.0 2007 06 29 13 37.01 -28 43.6 2.378 2.955 115.0 18.2 17.1 2007 07 04 13 39.26 -28 12.4 2.472 2.989 110.9 18.5 17.2 2007 07 09 13 41.95 -27 45.6 2.568 3.022 106.8 18.8 17.4 2007 07 14 13 45.03 -27 23.0 2.666 3.055 102.7 18.9 17.5 2007 07 19 13 48.47 -27 04.3 2.766 3.088 98.7 19.0 17.6 2007 07 24 13 52.23 -26 49.3 2.866 3.120 94.8 18.9 17.7 2007 07 29 13 56.29 -26 37.7 2.967 3.152 91.0 18.8 17.8 2007 08 03 14 00.60 -26 29.2 3.068 3.184 87.2 18.6 18.0 2007 08 08 14 05.15 -26 23.4 3.169 3.215 83.4 18.3 18.1 2007 08 13 14 09.92 -26 20.1 3.270 3.246 79.7 17.9 18.2 2007 08 18 14 14.89 -26 19.2 3.370 3.277 76.1 17.4 18.3 2007 08 23 14 20.03 -26 20.2 3.469 3.307 72.4 17.0 18.4 2007 08 28 14 25.34 -26 23.0 3.566 3.337 68.8 16.4 18.5 2007 09 02 14 30.78 -26 27.4 3.662 3.366 65.2 15.8 18.6 2007 09 07 14 36.36 -26 33.2 3.756 3.396 61.7 15.1 18.7 2007 09 12 14 42.07 -26 40.2 3.847 3.425 58.1 14.5 18.8 2007 09 17 14 47.88 -26 48.2 3.936 3.453 54.6 13.7 18.9 2007 09 22 14 53.79 -26 57.0 4.023 3.481 51.1 13.0 18.9 2007 09 27 14 59.79 -27 06.6 4.106 3.509 47.6 12.2 19.0 2007 10 02 15 05.86 -27 16.7 4.186 3.537 44.1 11.4 19.1 2007 10 07 15 12.01 -27 27.2 4.262 3.564 40.7 10.5 19.2 2007 10 12 15 18.21 -27 38.0 4.335 3.591 37.2 9.7 19.2 2007 10 17 15 24.47 -27 49.0 4.404 3.618 33.7 8.8 19.3 2007 10 22 15 30.76 -28 00.2 4.469 3.644 30.3 7.9 19.4 2007 10 27 15 37.09 -28 11.3 4.529 3.670 26.9 7.0 19.4 2007 11 01 15 43.43 -28 22.3 4.586 3.696 23.5 6.1 19.5 2007 11 06 15 49.79 -28 33.1 4.637 3.722 20.1 5.3 19.5 2007 11 11 15 56.16 -28 43.8 4.683 3.747 16.8 4.4 19.6 2007 11 16 16 02.52 -28 54.1 4.725 3.772 13.7 3.6 19.6 2007 11 21 16 08.86 -29 04.1 4.762 3.796 10.9 2.8 19.7 2007 11 26 16 15.17 -29 13.7 4.793 3.821 8.7 2.3 19.7 2007 12 01 16 21.44 -29 22.8 4.819 3.845 7.8 2.0 19.8 2007 12 06 16 27.66 -29 31.5 4.840 3.868 8.4 2.1 19.8 2007 12 11 16 33.82 -29 39.7 4.856 3.892 10.5 2.6 19.8 2007 12 16 16 39.90 -29 47.4 4.866 3.915 13.3 3.3 19.9 2007 12 21 16 45.90 -29 54.5 4.871 3.938 16.5 4.1 19.9 2007 12 26 16 51.79 -30 01.2 4.871 3.960 19.9 4.9 19.9 2007 12 31 16 57.57 -30 07.3 4.865 3.983 23.5 5.7 19.9 2008 01 05 17 03.22 -30 13.0 4.854 4.005 27.2 6.4 20.0 2008 01 10 17 08.72 -30 18.2 4.838 4.027 30.9 7.2 20.0 2008 01 15 17 14.07 -30 22.9 4.817 4.048 34.7 8.0 20.0 2008 01 20 17 19.23 -30 27.2 4.792 4.069 38.6 8.7 20.0 2008 01 25 17 24.21 -30 31.1 4.761 4.090 42.5 9.4 20.0 2008 01 30 17 28.97 -30 34.7 4.726 4.111 46.5 10.0 20.0 2008 02 04 17 33.51 -30 38.0 4.687 4.132 50.6 10.6 20.0 2008 02 09 17 37.80 -30 41.1 4.644 4.152 54.6 11.2 20.0 2008 02 14 17 41.82 -30 43.9 4.597 4.172 58.8 11.7 20.0 2008 02 19 17 45.56 -30 46.6 4.547 4.192 63.0 12.1 20.0 2008 02 24 17 48.99 -30 49.2 4.494 4.211 67.2 12.5 20.0 2008 02 29 17 52.10 -30 51.7 4.438 4.230 71.5 12.8 20.0 2008 03 05 17 54.86 -30 54.2 4.380 4.249 75.9 13.1 20.0 2008 03 10 17 57.25 -30 56.7 4.320 4.268 80.4 13.3 20.0 2008 03 15 17 59.26 -30 59.2 4.259 4.286 84.9 13.4 20.0 2008 03 20 18 00.86 -31 01.8 4.197 4.305 89.5 13.4 20.0 2008 03 25 18 02.03 -31 04.4 4.135 4.323 94.1 13.3 19.9 2008 03 30 18 02.76 -31 07.0 4.073 4.340 98.9 13.1 19.9 2008 04 04 18 03.03 -31 09.6 4.011 4.358 103.7 12.9 19.9 2008 04 09 18 02.82 -31 12.1 3.951 4.375 108.6 12.5 19.9 2008 04 14 18 02.13 -31 14.4 3.893 4.392 113.6 12.1 19.9 2008 04 19 18 00.96 -31 16.5 3.838 4.409 118.7 11.5 19.9 2008 04 24 17 59.31 -31 18.1 3.785 4.425 123.9 10.9 19.9 2008 04 29 17 57.18 -31 19.1 3.737 4.442 129.1 10.1 19.8 2008 05 04 17 54.60 -31 19.3 3.693 4.458 134.4 9.3 19.8 2008 05 09 17 51.58 -31 18.7 3.655 4.474 139.8 8.4 19.8 2008 05 14 17 48.17 -31 16.9 3.622 4.489 145.2 7.4 19.8 2008 05 19 17 44.41 -31 13.9 3.595 4.504 150.7 6.3 19.8 2008 05 24 17 40.36 -31 09.5 3.575 4.520 156.1 5.2 19.8 2008 05 29 17 36.07 -31 03.5 3.562 4.534 161.4 4.1 19.8 2008 06 03 17 31.61 -30 56.1 3.557 4.549 166.5 3.0 19.8 2008 06 08 17 27.06 -30 47.0 3.559 4.564 170.7 2.1 19.8 2008 06 13 17 22.50 -30 36.5 3.569 4.578 172.6 1.6 19.9 2008 06 18 17 18.00 -30 24.6 3.587 4.592 170.5 2.1 19.9 2008 06 23 17 13.63 -30 11.5 3.612 4.606 166.2 3.0 19.9 2008 06 28 17 09.47 -29 57.4 3.645 4.619 161.1 4.1 20.0 2008 07 03 17 05.56 -29 42.5 3.686 4.632 155.9 5.1 20.0This 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.