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C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen) Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Sept. 11.6981 TT MPC q 4.948065 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000064 Peri. 335.5076 -0.7571014 -0.5114140 +/-0.000018 Node 154.2889 +0.6364341 -0.4369084 e 1.000319 Incl. 69.5579 -0.1474758 +0.7399776 From 100 observations 2006 Dec. 16-2007 Feb. 22, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Sept. 11.6988 TT MPC q 4.948063 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000042 Peri. 335.5086 -0.7571189 -0.5113547 +/-0.000018 Node 154.2874 +0.6364101 -0.4368324 e 1.000210 Incl. 69.5653 -0.1474897 +0.7400634An 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 10 01.58 +18 45.3 5.457 5.337 77.9 10.7 19.0 2007 06 04 10 03.80 +18 59.3 5.550 5.351 73.5 10.5 19.0 2007 06 09 10 06.23 +19 11.4 5.641 5.366 69.3 10.2 19.1 2007 06 14 10 08.86 +19 21.7 5.729 5.381 65.1 9.9 19.1 2007 06 19 10 11.67 +19 30.5 5.816 5.395 60.9 9.5 19.1 2007 06 24 10 14.66 +19 37.8 5.899 5.411 56.9 9.0 19.2 2007 06 29 10 17.80 +19 43.7 5.979 5.426 52.9 8.6 19.2 2007 07 04 10 21.08 +19 48.6 6.056 5.442 48.9 8.1 19.3 2007 07 09 10 24.49 +19 52.3 6.129 5.457 45.0 7.6 19.3 2007 07 14 10 28.02 +19 55.1 6.197 5.473 41.2 7.0 19.3 2007 07 19 10 31.65 +19 57.1 6.262 5.490 37.4 6.5 19.4 2007 07 24 10 35.38 +19 58.5 6.322 5.506 33.7 5.9 19.4 2007 07 29 10 39.20 +19 59.2 6.377 5.523 30.2 5.3 19.4 2007 08 03 10 43.08 +19 59.6 6.427 5.539 26.7 4.7 19.5 2007 08 08 10 47.03 +19 59.6 6.473 5.556 23.4 4.1 19.5 2007 08 13 10 51.04 +19 59.4 6.513 5.574 20.2 3.6 19.5 2007 08 18 10 55.08 +19 59.2 6.548 5.591 17.5 3.1 19.6 2007 08 23 10 59.17 +19 58.9 6.578 5.609 15.2 2.7 19.6 2007 08 28 11 03.27 +19 58.9 6.603 5.626 13.7 2.4 19.6 2007 09 02 11 07.40 +19 59.1 6.622 5.644 13.2 2.3 19.6 2007 09 07 11 11.53 +19 59.7 6.635 5.662 13.9 2.5 19.6 2007 09 12 11 15.67 +20 00.8 6.644 5.680 15.6 2.7 19.7 2007 09 17 11 19.79 +20 02.6 6.647 5.699 18.0 3.1 19.7 2007 09 22 11 23.90 +20 05.2 6.644 5.717 20.9 3.6 19.7 2007 09 27 11 27.98 +20 08.6 6.637 5.736 24.1 4.1 19.7 2007 10 02 11 32.02 +20 13.1 6.624 5.755 27.6 4.6 19.7 2007 10 07 11 36.02 +20 18.8 6.606 5.774 31.2 5.1 19.7 2007 10 12 11 39.96 +20 25.7 6.584 5.793 34.9 5.7 19.7 2007 10 17 11 43.84 +20 34.0 6.557 5.813 38.7 6.2 19.7 2007 10 22 11 47.64 +20 43.9 6.525 5.832 42.6 6.6 19.7 2007 10 27 11 51.35 +20 55.5 6.490 5.852 46.6 7.1 19.7 2007 11 01 11 54.97 +21 08.9 6.451 5.872 50.7 7.5 19.7 2007 11 06 11 58.48 +21 24.2 6.408 5.892 54.8 7.9 19.7 2007 11 11 12 01.87 +21 41.5 6.362 5.912 58.9 8.2 19.7 2007 11 16 12 05.12 +22 01.1 6.313 5.932 63.1 8.6 19.7 2007 11 21 12 08.23 +22 22.8 6.262 5.953 67.4 8.8 19.7 2007 11 26 12 11.18 +22 46.9 6.209 5.973 71.7 9.0 19.7 2007 12 01 12 13.95 +23 13.4 6.155 5.994 76.0 9.2 19.7 2007 12 06 12 16.54 +23 42.3 6.100 6.015 80.4 9.3 19.7 2007 12 11 12 18.92 +24 13.8 6.044 6.036 84.8 9.4 19.7 2007 12 16 12 21.09 +24 47.7 5.988 6.057 89.3 9.4 19.7 2007 12 21 12 23.03 +25 24.2 5.934 6.078 93.8 9.3 19.7 2007 12 26 12 24.72 +26 03.0 5.880 6.099 98.2 9.2 19.7 2007 12 31 12 26.16 +26 44.1 5.829 6.121 102.7 9.0 19.7 2008 01 05 12 27.33 +27 27.3 5.779 6.142 107.2 8.8 19.7 2008 01 10 12 28.21 +28 12.6 5.733 6.164 111.6 8.5 19.7 2008 01 15 12 28.81 +28 59.6 5.691 6.186 116.0 8.2 19.7 2008 01 20 12 29.11 +29 48.1 5.653 6.208 120.3 7.9 19.7 2008 01 25 12 29.12 +30 37.6 5.620 6.230 124.4 7.5 19.7 2008 01 30 12 28.82 +31 28.0 5.592 6.252 128.4 7.1 19.7 2008 02 04 12 28.22 +32 18.7 5.570 6.274 132.1 6.7 19.7 2008 02 09 12 27.34 +33 09.3 5.554 6.297 135.6 6.3 19.7 2008 02 14 12 26.17 +33 59.3 5.545 6.319 138.6 5.9 19.7 2008 02 19 12 24.74 +34 48.4 5.542 6.342 141.1 5.6 19.7 2008 02 24 12 23.08 +35 36.0 5.547 6.364 142.9 5.4 19.8 2008 02 29 12 21.20 +36 21.6 5.558 6.387 144.1 5.2 19.8 2008 03 05 12 19.14 +37 05.0 5.577 6.410 144.5 5.2 19.8 2008 03 10 12 16.93 +37 45.6 5.602 6.433 144.1 5.2 19.8 2008 03 15 12 14.61 +38 23.2 5.635 6.456 142.9 5.3 19.9 2008 03 20 12 12.23 +38 57.5 5.675 6.479 141.1 5.5 19.9 2008 03 25 12 09.82 +39 28.3 5.720 6.503 138.7 5.8 19.9 2008 03 30 12 07.44 +39 55.6 5.772 6.526 135.8 6.1 20.0 2008 04 04 12 05.11 +40 19.1 5.830 6.550 132.7 6.4 20.0 2008 04 09 12 02.89 +40 39.0 5.894 6.573 129.2 6.8 20.0 2008 04 14 12 00.80 +40 55.2 5.962 6.597 125.6 7.1 20.1 2008 04 19 11 58.89 +41 07.9 6.035 6.620 121.9 7.4 20.1 2008 04 24 11 57.18 +41 17.2 6.111 6.644 118.1 7.7 20.2 2008 04 29 11 55.69 +41 23.4 6.192 6.668 114.2 7.9 20.2 2008 05 04 11 54.45 +41 26.5 6.275 6.692 110.3 8.1 20.2 2008 05 09 11 53.47 +41 26.9 6.360 6.716 106.4 8.3 20.3 2008 05 14 11 52.75 +41 24.8 6.448 6.740 102.6 8.4 20.3 2008 05 19 11 52.32 +41 20.4 6.537 6.764 98.7 8.5 20.4 2008 05 24 11 52.16 +41 13.9 6.627 6.789 94.9 8.5 20.4 2008 05 29 11 52.27 +41 05.6 6.717 6.813 91.1 8.6 20.5 2008 06 03 11 52.65 +40 55.6 6.808 6.837 87.4 8.5 20.5 2008 06 08 11 53.31 +40 44.3 6.898 6.862 83.7 8.5 20.6 2008 06 13 11 54.22 +40 31.7 6.987 6.886 80.2 8.4 20.6 2008 06 18 11 55.37 +40 18.2 7.075 6.911 76.6 8.2 20.6 2008 06 23 11 56.77 +40 03.8 7.162 6.936 73.2 8.1 20.7 2008 06 28 11 58.39 +39 48.7 7.246 6.961 69.8 7.9 20.7 2008 07 03 12 00.23 +39 33.1 7.329 6.985 66.5 7.7 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.