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C/1978 G2 (McNaught-Tritton)

Basic Information of C/1978 G2 (McNaught-Tritton)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.228833
Eccentricity 1.001447
Inclination (deg) 153.055200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 72.186800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 229.526700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1978-09-20T00:17:25.440

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 03:43:19.66 +26:20:35.1 66.858 2.34 258.2 HIP 17407 6.33
2025-11-22 03:43:15.57 +26:20:23.6 66.861 2.34 258.1 HIP 17407 7.26
2025-11-23 03:43:11.48 +26:20:12.0 66.864 2.34 258.0 HIP 17407 8.19
2025-11-24 03:43:07.39 +26:20:00.3 66.868 2.34 257.9 HIP 17407 9.12
2025-11-25 03:43:03.31 +26:19:48.5 66.871 2.34 257.8 HIP 17407 10.05
2025-11-26 03:42:59.23 +26:19:36.6 66.876 2.33 257.7 HIP 17407 10.98
2025-11-27 03:42:55.16 +26:19:24.7 66.880 2.33 257.5 HIP 17407 11.91
2025-11-28 03:42:51.10 +26:19:12.6 66.885 2.32 257.4 HIP 17407 12.84
2025-11-29 03:42:47.05 +26:19:00.4 66.890 2.32 257.3 HIP 17407 13.77
2025-11-30 03:42:43.01 +26:18:48.2 66.895 2.31 257.2 HIP 17407 14.69
2025-12-01 03:42:38.99 +26:18:35.9 66.901 2.31 257.1 HIP 17407 15.61
2025-12-02 03:42:34.97 +26:18:23.5 66.907 2.30 257.0 HIP 17324 15.99
2025-12-03 03:42:30.98 +26:18:11.1 66.913 2.29 256.9 HIP 17324 16.16
2025-12-04 03:42:27.00 +26:17:58.6 66.919 2.28 256.7 HIP 17324 16.37
2025-12-05 03:42:23.03 +26:17:46.0 66.926 2.27 256.6 HIP 17324 16.64
2025-12-06 03:42:19.09 +26:17:33.4 66.933 2.26 256.5 HIP 17324 16.95
2025-12-07 03:42:15.16 +26:17:20.7 66.941 2.26 256.5 HIP 17324 17.30