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P/2006 U5 (Christensen) Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5 T 2007 Jan. 18.9143 TT MPC q 2.325908 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1486134 Peri. 98.3897 -0.2330663 -0.9724463 a 3.529914 Node 5.0972 +0.8670141 -0.2102670 e 0.341086 Incl. 3.4304 +0.4404164 -0.1006775 P 6.63 From 308 observations 2006 Oct. 27-2007 Apr. 11, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2006 U5 (Christensen) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Jan. 18.9044 TT MPC q 2.325904 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1486312 Peri. 98.3885 -0.2330168 -0.9724582 a 3.529632 Node 5.0956 +0.8670246 -0.2102221 e 0.341035 Incl. 3.4304 +0.4404219 -0.1006567 P 6.63An 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 08 27.68 +21 06.3 2.896 2.476 56.0 19.8 18.7 2007 06 04 08 36.50 +20 29.8 2.956 2.487 53.3 19.1 18.8 2007 06 09 08 45.34 +19 51.7 3.014 2.498 50.7 18.3 18.9 2007 06 14 08 54.17 +19 12.0 3.071 2.510 48.1 17.5 18.9 2007 06 19 09 02.99 +18 30.8 3.127 2.522 45.6 16.7 19.0 2007 06 24 09 11.79 +17 48.1 3.181 2.534 43.0 15.9 19.1 2007 06 29 09 20.55 +17 04.2 3.233 2.546 40.4 15.0 19.1 2007 07 04 09 29.28 +16 19.0 3.284 2.559 37.9 14.1 19.2 2007 07 09 09 37.95 +15 32.6 3.333 2.572 35.4 13.2 19.2 2007 07 14 09 46.59 +14 45.1 3.380 2.585 32.8 12.3 19.3 2007 07 19 09 55.16 +13 56.7 3.425 2.598 30.3 11.4 19.3 2007 07 24 10 03.68 +13 07.3 3.468 2.611 27.7 10.4 19.4 2007 07 29 10 12.14 +12 17.1 3.508 2.625 25.2 9.5 19.4 2007 08 03 10 20.54 +11 26.2 3.547 2.639 22.6 8.5 19.5 2007 08 08 10 28.87 +10 34.7 3.583 2.653 20.0 7.5 19.5 2007 08 13 10 37.14 +09 42.7 3.617 2.668 17.5 6.5 19.6 2007 08 18 10 45.34 +08 50.2 3.648 2.682 14.9 5.6 19.6 2007 08 23 10 53.47 +07 57.4 3.677 2.697 12.2 4.6 19.6 2007 08 28 11 01.54 +07 04.4 3.702 2.712 9.6 3.6 19.7 2007 09 02 11 09.53 +06 11.2 3.726 2.727 7.0 2.6 19.7 2007 09 07 11 17.46 +05 17.9 3.746 2.742 4.3 1.6 19.7 2007 09 12 11 25.32 +04 24.7 3.763 2.757 1.7 0.6 19.8 2007 09 17 11 33.10 +03 31.7 3.777 2.772 1.3 0.5 19.8 2007 09 22 11 40.81 +02 38.8 3.788 2.788 4.0 1.4 19.8 2007 09 27 11 48.45 +01 46.3 3.797 2.804 6.8 2.4 19.9 2007 10 02 11 56.00 +00 54.2 3.801 2.819 9.6 3.4 19.9 2007 10 07 12 03.48 +00 02.6 3.803 2.835 12.5 4.4 19.9 2007 10 12 12 10.88 -00 48.4 3.801 2.851 15.4 5.3 19.9 2007 10 17 12 18.19 -01 38.8 3.796 2.867 18.3 6.3 20.0 2007 10 22 12 25.40 -02 28.4 3.788 2.883 21.3 7.2 20.0 2007 10 27 12 32.52 -03 17.1 3.776 2.899 24.3 8.1 20.0 2007 11 01 12 39.53 -04 05.0 3.761 2.915 27.4 9.0 20.0 2007 11 06 12 46.44 -04 51.8 3.742 2.932 30.5 9.9 20.0 2007 11 11 12 53.23 -05 37.6 3.721 2.948 33.7 10.7 20.0 2007 11 16 12 59.89 -06 22.2 3.695 2.964 36.9 11.6 20.1 2007 11 21 13 06.41 -07 05.5 3.667 2.981 40.2 12.3 20.1 2007 11 26 13 12.78 -07 47.5 3.636 2.997 43.5 13.1 20.1 2007 12 01 13 18.99 -08 28.2 3.601 3.014 46.9 13.8 20.1 2007 12 06 13 25.03 -09 07.4 3.563 3.030 50.3 14.5 20.1 2007 12 11 13 30.88 -09 45.0 3.523 3.047 53.8 15.1 20.1 2007 12 16 13 36.51 -10 21.1 3.480 3.064 57.4 15.7 20.1 2007 12 21 13 41.92 -10 55.5 3.434 3.080 61.0 16.2 20.1 2007 12 26 13 47.08 -11 28.1 3.386 3.097 64.8 16.7 20.1 2007 12 31 13 51.98 -11 59.0 3.335 3.113 68.5 17.1 20.0 2008 01 05 13 56.59 -12 28.0 3.283 3.130 72.4 17.4 20.0 2008 01 10 14 00.88 -12 55.1 3.229 3.146 76.4 17.7 20.0 2008 01 15 14 04.83 -13 20.2 3.174 3.163 80.4 17.9 20.0 2008 01 20 14 08.41 -13 43.3 3.118 3.180 84.6 17.9 20.0 2008 01 25 14 11.60 -14 04.2 3.061 3.196 88.8 17.9 20.0 2008 01 30 14 14.38 -14 23.0 3.004 3.213 93.1 17.8 20.0 2008 02 04 14 16.71 -14 39.6 2.948 3.229 97.6 17.6 19.9 2008 02 09 14 18.56 -14 53.8 2.891 3.246 102.2 17.3 19.9 2008 02 14 14 19.93 -15 05.6 2.836 3.262 106.8 16.8 19.9 2008 02 19 14 20.77 -15 15.0 2.783 3.279 111.7 16.3 19.9 2008 02 24 14 21.10 -15 21.9 2.731 3.295 116.6 15.6 19.9 2008 02 29 14 20.89 -15 26.3 2.683 3.312 121.6 14.8 19.8 2008 03 05 14 20.14 -15 28.0 2.638 3.328 126.8 13.8 19.8 2008 03 10 14 18.86 -15 27.1 2.596 3.344 132.1 12.7 19.8 2008 03 15 14 17.07 -15 23.5 2.559 3.360 137.5 11.5 19.8 2008 03 20 14 14.80 -15 17.5 2.528 3.377 143.0 10.2 19.8 2008 03 25 14 12.10 -15 09.0 2.501 3.393 148.6 8.8 19.8 2008 03 30 14 09.02 -14 58.2 2.481 3.409 154.3 7.3 19.8 2008 04 04 14 05.62 -14 45.3 2.468 3.425 160.1 5.7 19.8 2008 04 09 14 01.98 -14 30.6 2.461 3.441 165.9 4.1 19.8 2008 04 14 13 58.20 -14 14.6 2.461 3.457 171.6 2.4 19.8 2008 04 19 13 54.36 -13 57.6 2.469 3.473 176.9 0.9 19.9 2008 04 24 13 50.55 -13 40.0 2.485 3.488 175.8 1.2 19.9 2008 04 29 13 46.85 -13 22.4 2.507 3.504 170.4 2.8 19.9 2008 05 04 13 43.35 -13 05.1 2.537 3.520 164.7 4.3 20.0 2008 05 09 13 40.10 -12 48.7 2.574 3.535 159.1 5.8 20.0 2008 05 14 13 37.19 -12 33.5 2.618 3.551 153.5 7.3 20.1 2008 05 19 13 34.65 -12 20.0 2.667 3.566 148.1 8.6 20.2 2008 05 24 13 32.52 -12 08.3 2.723 3.582 142.7 9.9 20.2 2008 05 29 13 30.82 -11 58.7 2.784 3.597 137.5 11.0 20.3 2008 06 03 13 29.56 -11 51.4 2.850 3.612 132.4 12.0 20.4 2008 06 08 13 28.76 -11 46.4 2.921 3.628 127.4 12.8 20.4 2008 06 13 13 28.41 -11 43.9 2.995 3.643 122.5 13.6 20.5 2008 06 18 13 28.50 -11 43.8 3.072 3.658 117.8 14.2 20.6 2008 06 23 13 29.01 -11 46.0 3.152 3.673 113.1 14.7 20.6 2008 06 28 13 29.94 -11 50.6 3.235 3.687 108.6 15.1 20.7 2008 07 03 13 31.25 -11 57.3 3.320 3.702 104.2 15.4 20.8This 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.