Trajectory for Comet Machholz

RJ Emery · Post by **RJ Emery** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 4:32 pm

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.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:00 pm

This page was referenced in 13 December 2004's APOD: Announcing Comet Machholz. Is that not what you're after?

~Neal

RJ Emery · Post by **RJ Emery** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:30 am

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
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/plot/1996B2.gif

DOM · Post by **DOM** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:33 am

I think it's what you search

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

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

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:56 pm

RJ Emery wrote: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
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/plot/1996B2.gif

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

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:07 am

Dom,

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