C/2006 P1 ( McNaught )

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Profile Discovery Date August 7, 2006 Magnitude 17.3 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5 T 2007 Jan. 12.79894 TT MPC q 0.1707337 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001003 Peri. 155.97563 +0.12688789 -0.17388452 +/-0.0000033 Node 267.41491 +0.67529054 +0.73627633 e 1.0000171 Incl. 77.83692 +0.72655499 -0.65395821 From 248 observations 2006 Aug. 7-2007 Mar. 1, mean residual 0".42.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 17.5 log r [ ,-75] ( - 2006 Oct. 29) m1 = 6.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-75,-19] (2006 Oct. 29 - 2006 Dec. 24) m1 = 6.4 + 5 log d + 14.0 log r(t - 1.4) [-19, 8] (2006 Dec. 24 - 2007 Jan. 20) m1 = 3.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 8, 55] (2007 Jan. 20 - 2007 Mar. 8) m1 = 3.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 55, ] (2007 Mar. 8 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2007-E02. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.