Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

Toni Scarmato’ Observatory

Lat. 38° 42’ 00” N – Long. 16° 00’ 42” E – 186 m above the sea level

Astronomical Association San Costantino di Briatico (VV)

CARA Project Comet Section UAI

C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 57794:

C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5
T 2006 Sept. 28.7283 TT MPC
q 0.783022  (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000302 Peri. 62.5930 -0.2221106 +0.8475967
+/-0.000032 Node 148.7267 +0.1501991 -0.4586221
e 1.000236 Incl. 111.8227 +0.9633832 +0.2669185
From 106 observations 2006 July 12-Oct. 5, mean residual 0".6.
 

Visual magnitude in ICQ format:

Comet 2006M3

C2006M4 2006 10 17.82 S 5.5 TI 20 B 9 10s6 ICQ SCA02

C2006M4 2006 10 18.82 S 5.5 TI 7 B 5 8s6 ICQ SCA02

C2006M4 2006 10 22.72 S 5.7 TI 20 B 9 12s6 ICQ SCA02

C2006M4 2006 10 23.77 S 5.9 TI 20 B 9 10s6 ICQ SCA02

C2006M4 2006 10 25.72 S 3.8 TI naked eye s8 ICQ SCA02

C2006m4 2006 10 26.72 S 4.1 TI naked eye s7 ICQ SCA02

C2006m4 2006 10 27.74 S 4.3 TI naked eye s7 ICQ SCA02

Updated………………. 2006 October 29

Other Informations:

Comet section UAI - C.A.R.A. (http://www.uai.it)

Seiichi Yoshida Home Page (http://www.aerith.net)

C.O.H.P (http://www.cometobservation.com/)

ICQ (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/cbat.html)

COCD (http://www.comethunter.de/)

BAA (http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/)