C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught )

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Updated on July 21, 2011

Profile Discovery Date August 20, 2006 Magnitude 17.8 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 72849: Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5 T 2008 July 3.8554 TT MPC q 2.763665 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000068 Peri. 344.3796 -0.9539012 -0.0880220 +/-0.000000 Node 199.5463 -0.0840291 -0.8394568 e 0.999812 Incl. 59.0471 -0.2881174 +0.5362503 From 2552 observations 2006 Aug. 20-2010 Oct. 17, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2008 July 3) m1 = 4.3 + 5 log d + 11.0 log r [0, ] (2008 July 3 - )

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.