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P/2007 C1 (Christensen) Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Mar. 5.2544 TT MPC q 2.050790 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1511220 Peri. 95.6109 -0.8806519 -0.4590396 a 3.490740 Node 57.1157 +0.3603253 -0.8095818 e 0.412506 Incl. 8.0222 +0.3076002 -0.3658688 P 6.52 From 133 observations 2007 Feb. 9-Apr. 12, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2007 C1 (Christensen) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Mar. 5.2603 TT MPC q 2.050793 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1511261 Peri. 95.6134 -0.8806710 -0.4590030 a 3.490678 Node 57.1156 +0.3602917 -0.8095966 e 0.412494 Incl. 8.0222 +0.3075850 -0.3658818 P 6.52An 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 48.87 +15 11.1 1.905 2.153 89.7 28.1 19.7 2007 06 04 10 55.87 +14 05.1 1.967 2.164 86.9 27.9 19.8 2007 06 09 11 03.06 +12 58.4 2.031 2.177 84.2 27.6 19.9 2007 06 14 11 10.41 +11 51.0 2.095 2.189 81.5 27.3 20.0 2007 06 19 11 17.92 +10 43.1 2.159 2.202 78.9 26.9 20.1 2007 06 24 11 25.55 +09 34.7 2.224 2.216 76.3 26.5 20.2 2007 06 29 11 33.29 +08 26.2 2.289 2.230 73.8 26.0 20.3 2007 07 04 11 41.12 +07 17.5 2.354 2.245 71.3 25.4 20.4 2007 07 09 11 49.03 +06 08.7 2.420 2.260 68.8 24.8 20.5 2007 07 14 11 57.01 +05 00.1 2.485 2.275 66.3 24.1 20.5 2007 07 19 12 05.07 +03 51.6 2.550 2.291 63.8 23.5 20.6 2007 07 24 12 13.18 +02 43.4 2.615 2.307 61.4 22.7 20.7 2007 07 29 12 21.34 +01 35.6 2.679 2.324 58.9 22.0 20.8 2007 08 03 12 29.55 +00 28.3 2.743 2.341 56.5 21.2 20.9 2007 08 08 12 37.81 -00 38.3 2.807 2.358 54.0 20.4 21.0 2007 08 13 12 46.10 -01 44.4 2.869 2.375 51.5 19.5 21.0 2007 08 18 12 54.44 -02 49.6 2.931 2.393 49.1 18.6 21.1 2007 08 23 13 02.82 -03 53.9 2.991 2.411 46.6 17.7 21.2 2007 08 28 13 11.22 -04 57.3 3.051 2.430 44.1 16.8 21.3 2007 09 02 13 19.67 -05 59.7 3.109 2.448 41.6 15.9 21.4 2007 09 07 13 28.14 -07 00.9 3.165 2.467 39.1 14.9 21.4 2007 09 12 13 36.65 -08 01.0 3.221 2.486 36.6 14.0 21.5 2007 09 17 13 45.19 -08 59.8 3.274 2.505 34.0 13.0 21.6 2007 09 22 13 53.76 -09 57.2 3.326 2.525 31.5 12.0 21.6 2007 09 27 14 02.35 -10 53.2 3.375 2.544 28.9 11.0 21.7 2007 10 02 14 10.97 -11 47.8 3.423 2.564 26.3 10.0 21.8 2007 10 07 14 19.62 -12 40.8 3.468 2.584 23.6 8.9 21.8 2007 10 12 14 28.28 -13 32.2 3.511 2.604 21.0 7.9 21.9 2007 10 17 14 36.97 -14 22.0 3.552 2.624 18.3 6.8 21.9 2007 10 22 14 45.66 -15 10.0 3.589 2.644 15.5 5.8 22.0 2007 10 27 14 54.37 -15 56.3 3.624 2.664 12.8 4.7 22.1 2007 11 01 15 03.07 -16 40.8 3.657 2.685 10.0 3.7 22.1 2007 11 06 15 11.78 -17 23.5 3.686 2.705 7.2 2.6 22.2 2007 11 11 15 20.48 -18 04.3 3.712 2.726 4.4 1.6 22.2 2007 11 16 15 29.17 -18 43.2 3.735 2.746 1.5 0.5 22.2 2007 11 21 15 37.84 -19 20.2 3.755 2.767 1.4 0.5 22.3 2007 11 26 15 46.47 -19 55.2 3.771 2.788 4.4 1.5 22.3 2007 12 01 15 55.06 -20 28.4 3.784 2.809 7.4 2.6 22.4 2007 12 06 16 03.61 -20 59.6 3.793 2.829 10.4 3.6 22.4 2007 12 11 16 12.09 -21 28.9 3.799 2.850 13.4 4.6 22.4 2007 12 16 16 20.50 -21 56.3 3.801 2.871 16.5 5.6 22.5 2007 12 21 16 28.83 -22 21.9 3.800 2.892 19.6 6.6 22.5 2007 12 26 16 37.06 -22 45.6 3.795 2.913 22.8 7.5 22.5 2007 12 31 16 45.18 -23 07.6 3.786 2.934 26.0 8.4 22.6 2008 01 05 16 53.18 -23 27.8 3.774 2.954 29.2 9.3 22.6 2008 01 10 17 01.05 -23 46.5 3.758 2.975 32.5 10.2 22.6 2008 01 15 17 08.75 -24 03.5 3.738 2.996 35.8 11.1 22.6 2008 01 20 17 16.28 -24 19.1 3.715 3.017 39.1 11.9 22.6 2008 01 25 17 23.63 -24 33.3 3.689 3.038 42.6 12.7 22.7 2008 01 30 17 30.77 -24 46.3 3.659 3.058 46.0 13.4 22.7 2008 02 04 17 37.70 -24 58.1 3.626 3.079 49.5 14.1 22.7 2008 02 09 17 44.38 -25 08.9 3.591 3.100 53.0 14.7 22.7 2008 02 14 17 50.80 -25 18.8 3.552 3.120 56.7 15.3 22.7 2008 02 19 17 56.94 -25 27.9 3.510 3.141 60.3 15.9 22.7 2008 02 24 18 02.78 -25 36.5 3.467 3.161 64.0 16.3 22.7 2008 02 29 18 08.30 -25 44.5 3.420 3.182 67.8 16.8 22.7 2008 03 05 18 13.48 -25 52.3 3.372 3.202 71.7 17.1 22.7 2008 03 10 18 18.29 -26 00.0 3.322 3.222 75.6 17.4 22.7 2008 03 15 18 22.70 -26 07.6 3.271 3.242 79.6 17.6 22.7 2008 03 20 18 26.71 -26 15.4 3.219 3.262 83.7 17.7 22.7 2008 03 25 18 30.27 -26 23.4 3.165 3.282 87.8 17.7 22.7 2008 03 30 18 33.38 -26 31.9 3.112 3.302 92.1 17.6 22.7 2008 04 04 18 36.00 -26 40.9 3.058 3.322 96.4 17.4 22.6 2008 04 09 18 38.11 -26 50.5 3.005 3.342 100.9 17.1 22.6 2008 04 14 18 39.69 -27 00.8 2.953 3.362 105.4 16.7 22.6 2008 04 19 18 40.71 -27 11.9 2.902 3.381 110.1 16.2 22.6 2008 04 24 18 41.18 -27 23.6 2.854 3.401 114.8 15.6 22.6 2008 04 29 18 41.06 -27 36.1 2.807 3.420 119.7 14.8 22.6 2008 05 04 18 40.37 -27 49.1 2.764 3.440 124.7 13.9 22.6 2008 05 09 18 39.09 -28 02.6 2.724 3.459 129.8 13.0 22.6 2008 05 14 18 37.24 -28 16.4 2.689 3.478 135.0 11.9 22.6 2008 05 19 18 34.86 -28 30.3 2.659 3.497 140.3 10.6 22.6 2008 05 24 18 31.96 -28 43.9 2.633 3.516 145.7 9.3 22.6 2008 05 29 18 28.61 -28 57.1 2.614 3.535 151.1 8.0 22.6 2008 06 03 18 24.86 -29 09.5 2.600 3.554 156.5 6.5 22.6 2008 06 08 18 20.79 -29 20.8 2.593 3.572 161.9 5.1 22.6 2008 06 13 18 16.48 -29 30.8 2.594 3.591 167.1 3.6 22.6 2008 06 18 18 12.03 -29 39.4 2.601 3.609 171.6 2.4 22.6 2008 06 23 18 07.54 -29 46.4 2.616 3.628 173.7 1.8 22.7 2008 06 28 18 03.10 -29 51.6 2.638 3.646 171.3 2.4 22.7 2008 07 03 17 58.81 -29 55.3 2.667 3.664 166.7 3.6 22.8This 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.