* Astronomy

Comet 2006 P1 ( McNaught ) is observable as a magnitude 9 fuzzy star in the constellation Ophiuchus low in the evening sky, from the northern hemisphere .
The comet was discovered in August 21 2006 by Terry Lovejoy. It will pass 0.17 A.U. from the sun in mid January, reaching to magnitude 1. The comet will become observable in the Southern Hemisphere in late January.

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1
2006 11 16    17 01.98   -13 07.2    2.339    1.493    24.2    15.7  13.6
2006 11 21    17 08.67   -12 48.7    2.272    1.398    21.3    14.9  13.2
2006 11 26    17 15.95   -12 27.3    2.196    1.300    18.7    14.1  12.8
2006 12 01    17 23.91   -12 02.3    2.110    1.199    16.6    13.6  12.4
2006 12 06    17 32.62   -11 33.2    2.015    1.094    15.1    13.5  11.9
2006 12 11    17 42.26   -10 59.1    1.910    0.985    14.1    14.1  11.3
2006 12 16    17 53.05   -10 19.7    1.794    0.871    13.8    15.7  10.7
2006 12 21    18 05.32   -09 34.5    1.666    0.751    14.1    18.6   9.9
2006 12 26    18 19.65   -08 44.7    1.524    0.624    14.6    23.5   8.9
2006 12 31    18 37.03   -07 56.4    1.363    0.488    15.2    31.9   7.6
2007 01 05    18 59.50   -07 36.6    1.179    0.344    15.1    48.1   5.7
2007 01 10    19 31.41   -10 08.3    0.963    0.206    12.1    89.5   3.1
2007 01 15    20 10.21   -23 46.6    0.818    0.193     6.3   145.7   2.4
2007 01 20    20 34.69   -38 17.5    0.875    0.326    19.0    99.8   4.8
2007 01 25    20 51.57   -46 20.7    0.985    0.471    27.7    76.1   6.7
2007 01 30    21 05.96   -51 05.2    1.096    0.608    33.4    63.2   8.0
2007 02 04    21 19.24   -54 12.9    1.198    0.736    37.8    55.3   9.1
2007 02 09    21 31.88   -56 29.4    1.290    0.857    41.6    49.9   9.9
2007 02 14    21 44.14   -58 17.2    1.373    0.971    45.0    46.0  10.6