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P/2007 C2 (Catalina) Epoch 2007 Sept. 17.0 TT = JDT 2454360.5 T 2007 Sept. 4.5991 TT MPC q 3.779710 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0529019 Peri. 179.4558 -0.0972358 -0.9838986 a 7.027842 Node 276.1180 +0.9125637 -0.0280038 e 0.462181 Incl. 8.6745 +0.3972061 -0.1765203 P 18.6 From 85 observations 2006 Oct. 19-2007 Feb. 21, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2007 C2 (Catalina) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Sept. 4.7069 TT MPC q 3.779640 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0528947 Peri. 179.4731 -0.0975454 -0.9838689 a 7.028482 Node 276.1188 +0.9125541 -0.0282933 e 0.462240 Incl. 8.6742 +0.3971523 -0.1766393 P 18.6An 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 05 05.11 +24 46.1 4.821 3.825 9.6 2.5 19.2 2007 06 04 05 12.24 +24 48.9 4.827 3.820 6.5 1.7 19.2 2007 06 09 05 19.40 +24 50.7 4.829 3.816 3.5 0.9 19.2 2007 06 14 05 26.58 +24 51.3 4.827 3.812 1.6 0.4 19.2 2007 06 19 05 33.77 +24 50.9 4.822 3.808 3.6 1.0 19.2 2007 06 24 05 40.96 +24 49.2 4.813 3.805 6.5 1.7 19.2 2007 06 29 05 48.14 +24 46.3 4.800 3.802 9.6 2.6 19.2 2007 07 04 05 55.29 +24 42.3 4.784 3.798 12.7 3.4 19.2 2007 07 09 06 02.40 +24 37.1 4.764 3.796 15.8 4.2 19.2 2007 07 14 06 09.48 +24 30.6 4.740 3.793 19.0 5.0 19.2 2007 07 19 06 16.49 +24 23.0 4.712 3.791 22.1 5.8 19.2 2007 07 24 06 23.43 +24 14.2 4.682 3.788 25.3 6.6 19.1 2007 07 29 06 30.29 +24 04.3 4.647 3.786 28.5 7.4 19.1 2007 08 03 06 37.05 +23 53.3 4.610 3.785 31.8 8.1 19.1 2007 08 08 06 43.71 +23 41.2 4.569 3.783 35.0 8.8 19.1 2007 08 13 06 50.25 +23 28.1 4.525 3.782 38.3 9.6 19.1 2007 08 18 06 56.66 +23 14.1 4.478 3.781 41.6 10.2 19.0 2007 08 23 07 02.92 +22 59.2 4.428 3.780 45.0 10.9 19.0 2007 08 28 07 09.02 +22 43.5 4.375 3.780 48.4 11.5 19.0 2007 09 02 07 14.94 +22 27.1 4.320 3.780 51.8 12.1 19.0 2007 09 07 07 20.68 +22 10.0 4.262 3.780 55.3 12.7 18.9 2007 09 12 07 26.22 +21 52.3 4.202 3.780 58.8 13.2 18.9 2007 09 17 07 31.53 +21 34.2 4.139 3.780 62.4 13.6 18.9 2007 09 22 07 36.60 +21 15.7 4.075 3.781 66.1 14.0 18.8 2007 09 27 07 41.42 +20 57.0 4.009 3.782 69.8 14.4 18.8 2007 10 02 07 45.97 +20 38.1 3.941 3.783 73.6 14.7 18.8 2007 10 07 07 50.23 +20 19.2 3.873 3.785 77.5 14.9 18.7 2007 10 12 07 54.18 +20 00.5 3.803 3.786 81.5 15.1 18.7 2007 10 17 07 57.79 +19 42.0 3.733 3.788 85.6 15.2 18.6 2007 10 22 08 01.06 +19 23.8 3.662 3.790 89.7 15.2 18.6 2007 10 27 08 03.95 +19 06.2 3.592 3.793 94.0 15.2 18.6 2007 11 01 08 06.46 +18 49.1 3.523 3.795 98.3 15.0 18.5 2007 11 06 08 08.57 +18 32.8 3.454 3.798 102.8 14.7 18.5 2007 11 11 08 10.24 +18 17.4 3.387 3.801 107.3 14.4 18.4 2007 11 16 08 11.48 +18 02.9 3.321 3.805 112.0 13.9 18.4 2007 11 21 08 12.27 +17 49.6 3.259 3.808 116.8 13.4 18.4 2007 11 26 08 12.61 +17 37.4 3.199 3.812 121.8 12.7 18.3 2007 12 01 08 12.48 +17 26.4 3.143 3.816 126.8 11.9 18.3 2007 12 06 08 11.90 +17 16.6 3.090 3.820 132.0 11.1 18.3 2007 12 11 08 10.88 +17 08.2 3.043 3.825 137.2 10.1 18.2 2007 12 16 08 09.44 +17 01.1 3.001 3.829 142.6 9.0 18.2 2007 12 21 08 07.60 +16 55.1 2.964 3.834 148.0 7.8 18.2 2007 12 26 08 05.42 +16 50.4 2.934 3.839 153.6 6.5 18.2 2007 12 31 08 02.95 +16 46.7 2.910 3.845 159.1 5.2 18.2 2008 01 05 08 00.22 +16 44.0 2.893 3.850 164.7 3.9 18.2 2008 01 10 07 57.33 +16 42.2 2.884 3.856 170.1 2.5 18.2 2008 01 15 07 54.33 +16 41.1 2.882 3.862 174.8 1.3 18.2 2008 01 20 07 51.32 +16 40.5 2.887 3.868 175.1 1.3 18.2 2008 01 25 07 48.36 +16 40.4 2.900 3.875 170.6 2.4 18.2 2008 01 30 07 45.53 +16 40.5 2.921 3.881 165.2 3.7 18.2 2008 02 04 07 42.90 +16 40.7 2.949 3.888 159.7 5.0 18.2 2008 02 09 07 40.53 +16 41.0 2.983 3.895 154.2 6.3 18.3 2008 02 14 07 38.48 +16 41.2 3.025 3.903 148.7 7.5 18.3 2008 02 19 07 36.79 +16 41.2 3.072 3.910 143.3 8.7 18.4 2008 02 24 07 35.50 +16 40.9 3.126 3.918 138.0 9.7 18.4 2008 02 29 07 34.62 +16 40.2 3.184 3.925 132.8 10.7 18.5 2008 03 05 07 34.17 +16 39.1 3.247 3.934 127.7 11.5 18.5 2008 03 10 07 34.16 +16 37.5 3.315 3.942 122.8 12.2 18.6 2008 03 15 07 34.59 +16 35.2 3.386 3.950 117.9 12.9 18.6 2008 03 20 07 35.45 +16 32.3 3.460 3.959 113.2 13.4 18.7 2008 03 25 07 36.72 +16 28.7 3.536 3.968 108.5 13.8 18.7 2008 03 30 07 38.39 +16 24.4 3.615 3.977 104.0 14.1 18.8 2008 04 04 07 40.44 +16 19.2 3.695 3.986 99.6 14.3 18.8 2008 04 09 07 42.85 +16 13.1 3.776 3.995 95.3 14.5 18.9 2008 04 14 07 45.60 +16 06.1 3.858 4.005 91.1 14.5 19.0 2008 04 19 07 48.65 +15 58.2 3.940 4.014 87.0 14.5 19.0 2008 04 24 07 52.00 +15 49.2 4.023 4.024 82.9 14.4 19.1 2008 04 29 07 55.61 +15 39.3 4.104 4.034 79.0 14.2 19.1 2008 05 04 07 59.47 +15 28.2 4.185 4.045 75.1 13.9 19.2 2008 05 09 08 03.56 +15 16.1 4.265 4.055 71.3 13.6 19.2 2008 05 14 08 07.84 +15 02.9 4.344 4.066 67.5 13.3 19.3 2008 05 19 08 12.31 +14 48.5 4.420 4.076 63.8 12.9 19.3 2008 05 24 08 16.94 +14 33.1 4.495 4.087 60.2 12.4 19.4 2008 05 29 08 21.72 +14 16.6 4.568 4.098 56.6 11.9 19.4 2008 06 03 08 26.63 +13 58.9 4.638 4.109 53.0 11.4 19.5 2008 06 08 08 31.65 +13 40.1 4.706 4.121 49.5 10.8 19.5 2008 06 13 08 36.77 +13 20.2 4.771 4.132 46.1 10.2 19.6 2008 06 18 08 41.98 +12 59.3 4.833 4.144 42.7 9.6 19.6 2008 06 23 08 47.25 +12 37.3 4.892 4.156 39.3 8.9 19.6 2008 06 28 08 52.59 +12 14.3 4.948 4.167 35.9 8.2 19.7 2008 07 03 08 57.97 +11 50.3 5.000 4.180 32.6 7.5 19.7This 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.