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Post Info TOPIC: Comet P/2006 K2 = 2013 B1 (MCNAUGHT)


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Comet 278P/McNaught
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Comet 278P/McNaught is at Opposition (2.495 AU) on the 26th September 2014 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 09 25    00 12 56.6 -00 56 03   2.4907  3.4932   177.7     0.7  21.4
2014 09 26    00 12 10.4 -00 59 32   2.4949  3.4972   177.9     0.6  21.4
2014 09 27    00 11 24.3 -01 02 58   2.4995  3.5013   177.5     0.7  21.4
2014 09 28    00 10 38.4 -01 06 23   2.5044  3.5053   176.7     0.9  21.4
2014 09 29    00 09 52.8 -01 09 46   2.5095  3.5094   175.7     1.2  21.5
2014 09 30    00 09 07.4 -01 13 06   2.5150  3.5135   174.7     1.5  21.5
2014 10 01    00 08 22.3 -01 16 24   2.5207  3.5175   173.6     1.8  21.5
2014 10 02    00 07 37.6 -01 19 39   2.5268  3.5216   172.4     2.1  21.5
2014 10 03    00 06 53.3 -01 22 51   2.5331  3.5256   171.3     2.5  21.5
2014 10 04    00 06 09.4 -01 26 00   2.5398  3.5296   170.2     2.8  21.5
2014 10 05    00 05 25.9 -01 29 06   2.5467  3.5337   169.0     3.1  21.5
2014 10 06    00 04 43.0 -01 32 08   2.5540  3.5377   167.9     3.4  21.5
2014 10 07    00 04 00.5 -01 35 06   2.5615  3.5417   166.7     3.7  21.5
2014 10 08    00 03 18.7 -01 38 01   2.5693  3.5458   165.6     4.0  21.5
2014 10 09    00 02 37.4 -01 40 51   2.5774  3.5498   164.4     4.3  21.6
2014 10 10    00 01 56.7 -01 43 37   2.5858  3.5538   163.3     4.6  21.6
2014 10 11    00 01 16.7 -01 46 19   2.5944  3.5578   162.1     4.9  21.6
2014 10 12    00 00 37.3 -01 48 56   2.6034  3.5618   161.0     5.2  21.6
2014 10 13    23 59 58.7 -01 51 29   2.6126  3.5659   159.8     5.5  21.6
2014 10 14    23 59 20.8 -01 53 57   2.6221  3.5699   158.7     5.8  21.6
2014 10 15    23 58 43.6 -01 56 19   2.6319  3.5739   157.5     6.1  21.6
2014 10 16    23 58 07.2 -01 58 37   2.6420  3.5779   156.4     6.4  21.6
2014 10 17    23 57 31.7 -02 00 50   2.6523  3.5818   155.2     6.7  21.7
2014 10 18    23 56 57.0 -02 02 57   2.6629  3.5858   154.1     7.0  21.7
2014 10 19    23 56 23.1 -02 04 59   2.6737  3.5898   153.0     7.2  21.7
2014 10 20    23 55 50.1 -02 06 55   2.6848  3.5938   151.8     7.5  21.7
2014 10 21    23 55 18.0 -02 08 45   2.6962  3.5978   150.7     7.8  21.7
2014 10 22    23 54 46.8 -02 10 30   2.7078  3.6018   149.6     8.0  21.7
2014 10 23    23 54 16.6 -02 12 09   2.7197  3.6057   148.5     8.3  21.7
2014 10 24    23 53 47.3 -02 13 41   2.7318  3.6097   147.4     8.5  21.8
2014 10 25    23 53 19.1 -02 15 08   2.7442  3.6137   146.3     8.8  21.8


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Comet 278P/McNaught (2006 K2)
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Comet P/2006 K2 (McNaught) is at perihelion (2.097 AU) on the 2nd August, 2013.



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Comet 278P/McNaught makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.207 AU) on the 9th May, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 05 08    14 04 49.1 -18 14 00   1.2072  2.2021   166.9     6.0  17.8
2013 05 09    14 04 04.1 -18 14 07   1.2071  2.1998   165.8     6.5  17.8
2013 05 10    14 03 19.8 -18 14 12   1.2072  2.1975   164.7     7.0  17.8
2013 05 11    14 02 36.4 -18 14 17   1.2076  2.1952   163.7     7.4  17.8
2013 05 12    14 01 53.9 -18 14 22   1.2082  2.1930   162.6     7.9  17.8
2013 05 13    14 01 12.4 -18 14 27   1.2090  2.1908   161.5     8.4  17.8
2013 05 14    14 00 32.0 -18 14 32   1.2101  2.1886   160.4     8.9  17.8
2013 05 15    13 59 52.7 -18 14 38   1.2114  2.1864   159.3     9.4  17.8
2013 05 16    13 59 14.7 -18 14 44   1.2128  2.1843   158.2     9.9  17.8
2013 05 17    13 58 37.9 -18 14 52   1.2146  2.1822   157.2    10.4  17.8
2013 05 18    13 58 02.4 -18 15 02   1.2165  2.1801   156.1    10.8  17.8
2013 05 19    13 57 28.2 -18 15 13   1.2186  2.1780   155.0    11.3  17.8
2013 05 20    13 56 55.5 -18 15 26   1.2209  2.1760   154.0    11.8  17.8
2013 05 21    13 56 24.3 -18 15 42   1.2235  2.1740   152.9    12.2  17.8
2013 05 22    13 55 54.6 -18 16 01   1.2262  2.1720   151.9    12.7  17.8
2013 05 23    13 55 26.5 -18 16 22   1.2292  2.1700   150.8    13.1  17.8
2013 05 24    13 55 00.0 -18 16 47   1.2323  2.1680   149.8    13.6  17.8
2013 05 25    13 54 35.1 -18 17 15   1.2356  2.1661   148.7    14.0  17.8
2013 05 26    13 54 11.9 -18 17 46   1.2391  2.1642   147.7    14.5  17.8
2013 05 27    13 53 50.4 -18 18 22   1.2428  2.1623   146.7    14.9  17.8
2013 05 28    13 53 30.6 -18 19 02   1.2467  2.1605   145.7    15.3  17.8
2013 05 29    13 53 12.5 -18 19 46   1.2507  2.1587   144.7    15.8  17.8
2013 05 30    13 52 56.3 -18 20 34   1.2550  2.1569   143.7    16.2  17.8
2013 05 31    13 52 41.8 -18 21 28   1.2594  2.1551   142.7    16.6  17.8


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Comet 278P/McNaught is at Opposition (1.224 AU) on the 27th April, 2013

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 04 26    14 14 20.4 -18 09 41   1.2270  2.2314   175.3     2.1  17.9
2013 04 27    14 13 32.3 -18 10 21   1.2240  2.2288   175.5     2.0  17.9
2013 04 28    14 12 44.1 -18 10 57   1.2213  2.2263   175.4     2.1  17.9
2013 04 29    14 11 55.8 -18 11 28   1.2188  2.2237   175.1     2.2  17.9
2013 04 30    14 11 07.5 -18 11 57   1.2165  2.2213   174.5     2.5  17.9


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Comet P/2006 K2 = 2013 B1 (MCNAUGHT)
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Orbital elements:
    P/2006 K2 = 2013 B1 (McNaught)
Epoch 2013 Aug. 16.0 TT = JDT 2456520.5
T 2013 Aug. 2.49291 TT                                  MPC
q   2.0977230            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.13840192     Peri.  237.99202     -0.28565710     +0.95782721
a   3.7014734      Node    15.50186     -0.83533357     -0.23295859
e   0.4332735      Incl.    6.68168     -0.46969975     -0.16821813
P   7.12
From 98 observations 2006 May 22-2013 Jan. 20

MPEC 2013 - B58

Key to Orbital elements



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