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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1
2007 01 05 21 06.66 -04 00.3 2.582 1.871 35.6 17.8 13.3
2007 01 10 21 14.42 -04 40.8 2.702 1.939 32.0 15.6 13.5
2007 01 15 21 21.78 -05 15.1 2.816 2.006 28.4 13.5 13.8
2007 01 20 21 28.79 -05 44.3 2.926 2.073 24.7 11.5 14.0
2007 01 25 21 35.49 -06 09.1 3.029 2.140 21.0 9.5 14.2
2007 01 30 21 41.91 -06 30.3 3.126 2.206 17.3 7.6 14.4


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Comet Swan passes between the 4th-magnitude stars Alkalurops and Nekkar (Beta bootis) in the constellation Bootes tonight.

SWAN-2006-10-21-0h01m
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Position of Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) at midnight tonight.

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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    
2006 10 12 13 31.91 +37 58.5 1.113 0.824 45.5 59.8 7.9
2006 10 17 14 24.16 +38 43.4 1.046 0.859 49.7 62.2 7.9
2006 10 22 15 21.58 +37 41.1 1.006 0.901 53.5 62.6 8.1
2006 10 27 16 18.35 +34 43.4 0.999 0.951 57.0 61.2 8.3
2006 11 01 17 09.12 +30 19.0 1.026 1.006 59.8 58.5 8.6
2006 11 06 17 51.56 +25 17.0 1.084 1.065 61.5 54.9 8.9
2006 11 11 18 26.00 +20 19.4 1.169 1.127 62.3 51.1 9.4
2006 11 16 18 53.88 +15 50.1 1.273 1.191 62.1 47.2 9.8
2006 11 21 19 16.74 +11 57.5 1.391 1.257 61.1 43.5 10.2
2006 11 26 19 35.83 +08 41.3 1.518 1.324 59.4 39.9 10.6
2006 12 01 19 52.10 +05 57.3 1.651 1.392 57.3 36.6 11.0
2006 12 06 20 06.24 +03 40.6 1.787 1.461 54.8 33.4 11.4
2006 12 11 20 18.75 +01 46.5 1.924 1.529 52.0 30.5 11.8
2006 12 16 20 29.99 +00 11.2 2.061 1.598 49.0 27.7 12.1
2006 12 21 20 40.23 -01 08.7 2.196 1.667 45.8 25.0 12.4
2006 12 26 20 49.67 -02 15.9 2.328 1.735 42.5 22.5 12.7
2006 12 31 20 58.44 -03 12.5 2.457 1.803 39.1 20.1 13.0


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A newly discovered comet has brightened enough to be visible this week with binoculars. The picturesque comet is already becoming a favored target for northern sky imagers. Pictured above just last week, Comet SWAN showed a bright blue-green coma and an impressive tail. Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) was discovered in June in public images from the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) instrument of NASA and ESA's Sun-orbiting SOHO spacecraft.


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Credit Michael Jäger & Gerald Rhemann

Comet SWAN, near magnitude six, will be visible with binoculars in the northeastern sky not far from the Big Dipper over the next few days before dawn. The comet is expected to reach its peak brightness this week. Passing its closest to the Sun two days ago, Comet SWAN and will be at its closest to the Earth toward the end of this month. Comet SWAN's unusual orbit appears to be hyperbolic, meaning that it will likely go off into interstellar space, never to return.



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2006m4 swan-2006-10-1-21h17m

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Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5
T 2006 Sept. 28.7276 TT MPC
q 0.783144 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000561 Peri. 62.5838 -0.2222762 +0.8475511
+/-0.000288 Node 148.7273 +0.1502245 -0.4586147
e 1.000439 Incl. 111.8193 +0.9633410 +0.2670763
From 56 observations 2006 July 12-Sept. 20, mean residual 0".6.


Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1
2006 11 06 17 51.53 +25 17.9 1.084 1.065 61.5 54.9 8.9
2006 11 11 18 25.97 +20 20.4 1.169 1.127 62.3 51.1 9.4
2006 11 16 18 53.86 +15 51.1 1.273 1.191 62.1 47.2 9.8
2006 11 21 19 16.72 +11 58.5 1.391 1.257 61.1 43.5 10.2
2006 11 26 19 35.82 +08 42.3 1.518 1.324 59.4 39.9 10.6


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Comet C/2006 M4 ( SWAN ), is now observable in the dawn skies of the northern hemisphere.
The comet is in the constellation Leo moving towards Bootes.

C2006 M4 SWAN-2006-9-19-21h17m
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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1
2006 09 22 11 22.46 +27 31.9 1.521 0.793 28.2 36.7 8.4
2006 09 27 11 44.89 +30 27.0 1.411 0.783 32.6 43.6 8.2
2006 10 02 12 12.92 +33 21.0 1.302 0.785 37.0 50.1 8.0
2006 10 07 12 48.22 +35 59.5 1.201 0.799 41.3 55.7 7.9
2006 10 12 13 32.14 +37 58.2 1.112 0.824 45.5 59.9 7.9
2006 10 17 14 24.45 +38 42.3 1.045 0.858 49.7 62.3 7.9
2006 10 22 15 21.92 +37 38.9 1.005 0.901 53.5 62.7 8.1
2006 10 27 16 18.69 +34 40.0 0.998 0.951 57.0 61.3 8.3
2006 11 01 17 09.41 +30 14.7 1.025 1.006 59.8 58.5 8.6


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