Comet P/2006 G1 (McNaught) is at Opposition (4.046 AU) on the 30th January 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 12 29 09 02 22.9 +13 20 49 4.3217 5.1387 142.7 6.7 22.3 2014 12 30 09 01 57.3 +13 20 26 4.3087 5.1353 143.8 6.5 22.3 2014 12 31 09 01 31.1 +13 20 06 4.2960 5.1319 144.9 6.3 22.3 2015 01 01 09 01 04.2 +13 19 49 4.2835 5.1285 146.0 6.1 22.3 2015 01 02 09 00 36.6 +13 19 34 4.2712 5.1251 147.1 6.0 22.2 2015 01 03 09 00 08.3 +13 19 22 4.2593 5.1217 148.3 5.8 22.2 2015 01 04 08 59 39.4 +13 19 13 4.2475 5.1183 149.4 5.6 22.2 2015 01 05 08 59 09.9 +13 19 06 4.2361 5.1149 150.5 5.4 22.2 2015 01 06 08 58 39.8 +13 19 02 4.2249 5.1115 151.6 5.2 22.2 2015 01 07 08 58 09.0 +13 19 00 4.2140 5.1081 152.8 5.1 22.2 2015 01 08 08 57 37.7 +13 19 01 4.2034 5.1047 153.9 4.9 22.2 2015 01 09 08 57 05.8 +13 19 05 4.1931 5.1013 155.0 4.7 22.2 2015 01 10 08 56 33.4 +13 19 10 4.1830 5.0978 156.1 4.5 22.2
Comet C/2011 G1 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.582 AU) on the 6th January, 2012.
Comet C/2011 G1 (McNaught) is at Perihelion (2.027 AU) on the 20th September, 2011.
Comet C/2011 G1 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.707 AU) on the 3rd May, 2011.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2011 05 02 12 39 49.4 -29 34 14 1.7509 2.6709 149.9 10.9 17.5 2011 05 03 12 36 02.5 -29 01 28 1.7512 2.6644 148.7 11.3 17.5 2011 05 04 12 32 19.3 -28 28 16 1.7522 2.6579 147.4 11.8 17.5 2011 05 05 12 28 40.2 -27 54 39 1.7540 2.6514 146.1 12.2 17.5 2011 05 06 12 25 05.1 -27 20 42 1.7564 2.6449 144.7 12.7 17.4 2011 05 07 12 21 34.4 -26 46 28 1.7596 2.6385 143.3 13.2 17.4 2011 05 08 12 18 07.9 -26 12 00 1.7634 2.6321 141.9 13.7 17.4 2011 05 09 12 14 46.0 -25 37 23 1.7680 2.6257 140.4 14.2 17.4 2011 05 10 12 11 28.6 -25 02 38 1.7732 2.6193 138.9 14.7 17.4 2011 05 11 12 08 15.8 -24 27 50 1.7790 2.6130 137.4 15.2 17.4 2011 05 12 12 05 07.7 -23 53 02 1.7855 2.6067 135.8 15.7 17.4 2011 05 13 12 02 04.2 -23 18 16 1.7926 2.6005 134.3 16.2 17.4 2011 05 14 11 59 05.5 -22 43 36 1.8003 2.5942 132.7 16.6 17.4 2011 05 15 11 56 11.4 -22 09 04 1.8086 2.5880 131.1 17.1 17.4 2011 05 16 11 53 22.1 -21 34 43 1.8175 2.5818 129.6 17.6 17.4 2011 05 17 11 50 37.5 -21 00 35 1.8269 2.5757 128.0 18.0 17.4 2011 05 18 11 47 57.5 -20 26 43 1.8369 2.5695 126.4 18.5 17.4 2011 05 19 11 45 22.1 -19 53 09 1.8473 2.5634 124.8 18.9 17.4 2011 05 20 11 42 51.3 -19 19 54 1.8583 2.5574 123.3 19.3 17.4 2011 05 21 11 40 25.0 -18 47 00 1.8698 2.5513 121.7 19.7 17.4 2011 05 22 11 38 03.2 -18 14 29 1.8817 2.5453 120.2 20.1 17.4 2011 05 23 11 35 45.8 -17 42 23 1.8940 2.5394 118.6 20.5 17.4 2011 05 24 11 33 32.7 -17 10 43 1.9068 2.5334 117.1 20.8 17.4 2011 05 25 11 31 24.0 -16 39 30 1.9200 2.5275 115.5 21.2 17.4 2011 05 26 11 29 19.4 -16 08 44 1.9336 2.5217 114.0 21.5 17.4 2011 05 27 11 27 18.9 -15 38 28 1.9475 2.5158 112.5 21.8 17.5 2011 05 28 11 25 22.5 -15 08 42 1.9618 2.5100 111.0 22.1 17.5 2011 05 29 11 23 30.1 -14 39 26 1.9765 2.5042 109.5 22.4 17.5 2011 05 30 11 21 41.5 -14 10 41 1.9914 2.4985 108.0 22.7 17.5 2011 05 31 11 19 56.7 -13 42 27 2.0066 2.4928 106.6 22.9 17.5
The updated orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 20th September, 2011, at a distance of 2.0 AU from the Sun.
C/2011 G1 (McNaught) T 2011 Sept. 20.81075 TT MPC q 2.0268970 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 1.62792 -0.89242573 +0.43143338 Node 154.73212 +0.41038784 +0.65452278 e 1.0 Incl. 161.97710 +0.18750501 +0.62085841 From 44 observations 2011 Apr. 5-6.
MPEC 2011 - G58
Orbital elements: C/2011 G1 (McNaught) T 2011 Sept. 24.38580 TT MPC q 1.8140132 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 13.23350 -0.82557120 +0.55204873 Node 158.43846 +0.48442696 +0.58705256 e 1.0 Incl. 161.44606 +0.28941790 +0.59212456 From 39 observations 2011 Apr. 5-6.
MPEC 2011 - G49
Comet C/2011 G1 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered on the 5th April, 2011, by Robert McNaught (Siding Spring). The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 24th September, 2011, at a distance of 1.81 AU from the Sun.