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Dom,

Yes, that link of
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db_shm?sstr=machholz&group=all
proved to be more than what I was after. Very interesting. Thank you.

[quote="RJ Emery"]No. That APOD only shows an image of the comet, not the path it will be taking through the solar system.

About the closest example of what I seek is
[url]http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/plot/1996B2.gif[/url][/quote]

Respectfully, I didn't just link to the APOD, but to a page with the prominent title near the top: "Finder Charts and Orbital Diagrams
C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) Orbital Diagrams."

Linked from that first link are these two figures:
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/images/04Q2/q2-outer.gif
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/images/04Q2/q2-inner.gif

Again, if I'm mistaken with regards to the information you're seeking, my apologies, but it would appear as if I've provided a web page giving what you're after.

Best,
~Neal

I think it's what you search :)

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db_shm?sstr=machholz&group=all

I found that on this page http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/

No. That APOD only shows an image of the comet, not the path it will be taking through the solar system.

About the closest example of what I seek is
[url]http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/plot/1996B2.gif[/url]

[url=http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/charts.html]This page[/url] was referenced in [url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041213.html]13 December 2004's APOD: Announcing Comet Machholz[/url]. Is that not what you're after?

~Neal

Can anyone point me to an image or plot of the trajectory of the new Comet Machholz? I know NASA or other organizations often produce a 'map' showing the sun, planetary orbits and the trajectory of a particular comet, and I would like to understand the path of this comet in relation to the solar system.