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C/1987 U3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/1987 U3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.852812
Eccentricity 0.998138
Inclination (deg) 97.037800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 261.351200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 17.405100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9801.903874

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-12-25T16:26:15.360
Period (years) 9801.903874

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 05:22:49.90 +18:45:41.2 60.793 2.30 263.3 HIP 25154 8.54
2025-11-22 05:22:46.04 +18:45:34.8 60.790 2.32 263.4 HIP 25154 8.93
2025-11-23 05:22:42.14 +18:45:28.4 60.787 2.33 263.5 HIP 25154 9.40
2025-11-24 05:22:38.22 +18:45:22.0 60.784 2.35 263.6 HIP 25154 9.93
2025-11-25 05:22:34.28 +18:45:15.8 60.782 2.36 263.7 HIP 25154 10.52
2025-11-26 05:22:30.31 +18:45:09.5 60.779 2.38 263.8 HIP 25154 11.16
2025-11-27 05:22:26.32 +18:45:03.3 60.778 2.39 263.9 HIP 25154 11.85
2025-11-28 05:22:22.31 +18:44:57.2 60.776 2.40 263.9 HIP 25154 12.57
2025-11-29 05:22:18.28 +18:44:51.1 60.775 2.41 264.0 HIP 25035 13.18
2025-11-30 05:22:14.23 +18:44:45.1 60.774 2.42 264.1 HIP 25035 12.62
2025-12-01 05:22:10.16 +18:44:39.1 60.773 2.43 264.2 HIP 25035 12.10
2025-12-02 05:22:06.08 +18:44:33.2 60.772 2.44 264.3 HIP 25035 11.64
2025-12-03 05:22:01.99 +18:44:27.3 60.772 2.44 264.3 HIP 25035 11.24
2025-12-04 05:21:57.88 +18:44:21.5 60.772 2.45 264.4 HIP 25035 10.91
2025-12-05 05:21:53.76 +18:44:15.8 60.773 2.46 264.5 HIP 25035 10.66
2025-12-06 05:21:49.63 +18:44:10.1 60.774 2.46 264.6 HIP 25035 10.50
2025-12-07 05:21:45.49 +18:44:04.5 60.775 2.46 264.6 HIP 25035 10.42