planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.493641
Eccentricity 0.998777
Inclination (deg) 85.104100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 180.508600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 276.436900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 92068.530047

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-06-04T12:36:08.640
Period (years) 92068.530047

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 15:08:53.87 +51:45:12.5 35.740 4.20 83.5 HIP 74197 8.54
2025-11-22 15:09:04.66 +51:45:23.9 35.739 4.20 82.6 HIP 74197 7.26
2025-11-23 15:09:15.42 +51:45:36.8 35.737 4.19 81.7 HIP 74197 6.20
2025-11-24 15:09:26.15 +51:45:51.4 35.735 4.19 80.8 HIP 74197 5.48
2025-11-25 15:09:36.85 +51:46:07.5 35.734 4.19 79.8 HIP 74197 5.26
2025-11-26 15:09:47.51 +51:46:25.2 35.732 4.18 78.9 HIP 74197 5.58
2025-11-27 15:09:58.12 +51:46:44.6 35.730 4.18 78.0 HIP 74197 6.37
2025-11-28 15:10:08.70 +51:47:05.4 35.728 4.18 77.0 HIP 74197 7.47
2025-11-29 15:10:19.22 +51:47:27.9 35.726 4.17 76.1 HIP 74197 8.77
2025-11-30 15:10:29.70 +51:47:51.9 35.724 4.17 75.2 HIP 74197 10.19
2025-12-01 15:10:40.13 +51:48:17.4 35.722 4.16 74.2 HIP 74197 11.69
2025-12-02 15:10:50.50 +51:48:44.6 35.719 4.16 73.3 HIP 74197 13.24
2025-12-03 15:11:00.82 +51:49:13.2 35.717 4.16 72.4 HIP 74349 13.53
2025-12-04 15:11:11.08 +51:49:43.4 35.715 4.15 71.4 HIP 74349 13.35
2025-12-05 15:11:21.27 +51:50:15.2 35.712 4.15 70.5 HIP 74349 13.41
2025-12-06 15:11:31.41 +51:50:48.4 35.710 4.15 69.5 HIP 74349 13.70
2025-12-07 15:11:41.47 +51:51:23.2 35.707 4.15 69.5 HIP 74349 14.20