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C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5 T 2007 Aug. 10.9058 TT MPC q 1.015303 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000199 Peri. 174.1173 -0.3381620 -0.6820352 +/-0.000010 Node 66.0284 -0.8897804 +0.4561178 e 1.000202 Incl. 134.7936 -0.3064919 -0.5716507 From 146 observations 2006 Nov. 13-2007 May 28, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Aug. 10.9067 TT MPC q 1.015316 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000162 Peri. 174.1166 -0.3381654 -0.6820395 +/-0.000010 Node 66.0276 -0.8897820 +0.4561148 e 1.000165 Incl. 134.7938 -0.3064835 -0.5716479An 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 23 17.30 +40 43.7 1.661 1.563 66.5 36.5 13.5 2007 06 04 23 13.89 +43 01.6 1.513 1.506 70.0 39.3 13.2 2007 06 09 23 08.28 +45 46.4 1.363 1.450 73.5 42.2 12.8 2007 06 14 22 59.21 +49 06.8 1.212 1.396 77.0 45.2 12.4 2007 06 19 22 44.21 +53 13.4 1.064 1.343 80.4 48.2 11.9 2007 06 24 22 17.91 +58 16.5 0.922 1.292 83.5 51.4 11.4 2007 06 29 21 27.03 +64 08.6 0.790 1.244 86.1 54.6 10.9 2007 07 04 19 40.79 +69 02.1 0.680 1.199 87.6 57.9 10.4 2007 07 09 16 57.75 +66 51.3 0.603 1.157 87.3 61.4 10.0 2007 07 14 15 03.78 +54 55.2 0.575 1.120 84.6 64.7 9.8 2007 07 19 14 08.30 +39 30.4 0.603 1.087 79.9 67.0 9.8 2007 07 24 13 39.02 +25 39.1 0.679 1.060 74.5 67.4 9.9 2007 07 29 13 21.39 +14 52.4 0.787 1.039 69.1 65.9 10.1 2007 08 03 13 09.60 +06 50.0 0.914 1.024 63.9 62.9 10.4 2007 08 08 13 01.10 +00 47.9 1.049 1.017 59.0 58.8 10.7 2007 08 13 12 54.61 -03 50.6 1.188 1.016 54.3 54.1 10.9 2007 08 18 12 49.44 -07 31.1 1.324 1.022 49.7 49.1 11.2 2007 08 23 12 45.18 -10 30.8 1.457 1.036 45.3 44.0 11.5 2007 08 28 12 41.60 -13 01.3 1.583 1.056 41.1 38.9 11.7 2007 09 02 12 38.55 -15 10.6 1.702 1.082 37.0 34.1 12.0 2007 09 07 12 35.91 -17 04.4 1.811 1.114 33.2 29.7 12.3 2007 09 12 12 33.62 -18 46.9 1.912 1.151 29.7 25.7 12.5 2007 09 17 12 31.61 -20 21.1 2.003 1.192 26.6 22.2 12.8 2007 09 22 12 29.80 -21 49.3 2.084 1.236 24.0 19.3 13.0 2007 09 27 12 28.14 -23 13.2 2.155 1.284 22.2 17.2 13.3 2007 10 02 12 26.58 -24 34.3 2.217 1.334 21.3 15.8 13.5 2007 10 07 12 25.05 -25 53.5 2.269 1.387 21.4 15.3 13.7 2007 10 12 12 23.51 -27 12.0 2.311 1.441 22.6 15.4 13.9 2007 10 17 12 21.88 -28 30.2 2.345 1.497 24.6 16.1 14.1 2007 10 22 12 20.08 -29 48.8 2.369 1.554 27.3 17.1 14.3 2007 10 27 12 18.05 -31 08.3 2.386 1.612 30.6 18.3 14.5 2007 11 01 12 15.70 -32 28.9 2.395 1.670 34.2 19.5 14.6 2007 11 06 12 12.94 -33 51.0 2.397 1.730 38.2 20.7 14.8 2007 11 11 12 09.68 -35 14.8 2.392 1.789 42.3 21.9 14.9 2007 11 16 12 05.78 -36 40.1 2.382 1.849 46.7 22.9 15.1 2007 11 21 12 01.12 -38 06.7 2.366 1.909 51.2 23.8 15.2 2007 11 26 11 55.55 -39 34.5 2.346 1.970 55.9 24.5 15.3 2007 12 01 11 48.92 -41 02.7 2.323 2.030 60.6 25.0 15.4 2007 12 06 11 41.05 -42 30.5 2.297 2.090 65.5 25.4 15.5 2007 12 11 11 31.74 -43 56.5 2.269 2.151 70.5 25.6 15.6 2007 12 16 11 20.82 -45 19.0 2.241 2.211 75.5 25.5 15.7 2007 12 21 11 08.13 -46 35.4 2.214 2.271 80.6 25.3 15.8 2007 12 26 10 53.58 -47 43.1 2.189 2.331 85.6 24.9 15.9 2007 12 31 10 37.14 -48 38.6 2.168 2.391 90.7 24.3 16.0 2008 01 05 10 18.96 -49 18.4 2.151 2.450 95.5 23.5 16.1 2008 01 10 09 59.32 -49 38.9 2.141 2.510 100.2 22.7 16.1 2008 01 15 09 38.72 -49 37.3 2.137 2.569 104.6 21.7 16.2 2008 01 20 09 17.81 -49 11.7 2.142 2.628 108.6 20.8 16.4 2008 01 25 08 57.26 -48 22.1 2.157 2.686 112.1 19.8 16.5 2008 01 30 08 37.72 -47 09.9 2.181 2.745 114.9 19.0 16.6 2008 02 04 08 19.69 -45 38.1 2.215 2.803 116.9 18.3 16.7 2008 02 09 08 03.49 -43 50.3 2.260 2.861 118.1 17.7 16.8 2008 02 14 07 49.29 -41 51.1 2.316 2.919 118.5 17.3 17.0 2008 02 19 07 37.09 -39 44.7 2.381 2.976 118.0 17.1 17.1 2008 02 24 07 26.79 -37 34.9 2.456 3.033 116.8 16.9 17.3 2008 02 29 07 18.23 -35 25.0 2.540 3.090 114.9 16.9 17.4 2008 03 05 07 11.25 -33 17.5 2.631 3.146 112.4 16.9 17.6 2008 03 10 07 05.66 -31 14.1 2.730 3.203 109.6 17.0 17.7 2008 03 15 07 01.30 -29 16.5 2.834 3.259 106.4 17.0 17.9 2008 03 20 06 58.00 -27 25.3 2.944 3.315 103.1 17.0 18.0 2008 03 25 06 55.62 -25 41.1 3.059 3.370 99.5 17.0 18.2 2008 03 30 06 54.04 -24 04.1 3.176 3.425 95.9 16.9 18.4 2008 04 04 06 53.15 -22 34.2 3.296 3.480 92.1 16.7 18.5 2008 04 09 06 52.86 -21 11.3 3.418 3.535 88.4 16.5 18.7 2008 04 14 06 53.09 -19 55.2 3.541 3.590 84.7 16.2 18.8 2008 04 19 06 53.75 -18 45.7 3.665 3.644 80.9 15.8 18.9 2008 04 24 06 54.80 -17 42.3 3.788 3.698 77.2 15.4 19.1 2008 04 29 06 56.18 -16 44.8 3.910 3.752 73.6 14.9 19.2 2008 05 04 06 57.84 -15 52.9 4.031 3.805 70.0 14.4 19.3 2008 05 09 06 59.74 -15 06.1 4.150 3.858 66.4 13.9 19.5 2008 05 14 07 01.85 -14 24.3 4.266 3.911 62.9 13.3 19.6 2008 05 19 07 04.13 -13 47.1 4.380 3.964 59.5 12.7 19.7 2008 05 24 07 06.56 -13 14.2 4.490 4.017 56.2 12.1 19.8 2008 05 29 07 09.10 -12 45.4 4.597 4.069 53.0 11.5 19.9 2008 06 03 07 11.73 -12 20.5 4.700 4.121 50.0 10.9 20.0 2008 06 08 07 14.45 -11 59.2 4.799 4.173 47.0 10.2 20.1 2008 06 13 07 17.21 -11 41.4 4.893 4.225 44.2 9.7 20.2 2008 06 18 07 20.01 -11 26.8 4.982 4.276 41.6 9.1 20.3 2008 06 23 07 22.82 -11 15.3 5.067 4.328 39.2 8.5 20.4 2008 06 28 07 25.64 -11 06.6 5.146 4.379 37.1 8.1 20.5 2008 07 03 07 28.44 -11 00.8 5.220 4.430 35.3 7.6 20.6This 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.