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C/1989 Y2 (McKenzie-Russell)

Basic Information of C/1989 Y2 (McKenzie-Russell)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.975817
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 160.336900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 293.897500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 191.741000
Epoch 1989-11-07T16:39:21.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1989-11-07T16:39:21.600

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 20:19:06.48 -22:46:08.8 59.855 1.11 69.3 HIP 100053 19.26
2025-11-22 20:19:08.29 -22:45:59.4 59.874 1.15 69.6 HIP 100053 19.54
2025-11-23 20:19:10.15 -22:45:49.8 59.892 1.18 69.9 HIP 100053 19.83
2025-11-24 20:19:12.08 -22:45:40.0 59.910 1.22 70.2 HIP 100053 20.14
2025-11-25 20:19:14.08 -22:45:30.1 59.928 1.26 70.4 HIP 100053 20.47
2025-11-26 20:19:16.13 -22:45:19.9 59.946 1.29 70.6 HIP 100053 20.82
2025-11-27 20:19:18.25 -22:45:09.6 59.964 1.33 70.9 HIP 100053 21.18
2025-11-28 20:19:20.43 -22:44:59.2 59.982 1.36 71.1 HIP 100053 21.57
2025-11-29 20:19:22.67 -22:44:48.6 59.999 1.40 71.3 HIP 100053 21.97
2025-11-30 20:19:24.97 -22:44:37.8 60.016 1.43 71.5 HIP 100053 22.39
2025-12-01 20:19:27.32 -22:44:26.8 60.033 1.47 71.6 HIP 100053 22.82
2025-12-02 20:19:29.74 -22:44:15.7 60.050 1.50 71.8 HIP 100053 23.28
2025-12-03 20:19:32.21 -22:44:04.5 60.067 1.53 72.0 HIP 100053 23.75
2025-12-04 20:19:34.73 -22:43:53.1 60.083 1.56 72.1 HIP 100053 24.24
2025-12-05 20:19:37.32 -22:43:41.6 60.100 1.60 72.3 HIP 100053 24.74
2025-12-06 20:19:39.95 -22:43:29.9 60.116 1.63 72.4 HIP 100376 24.26
2025-12-07 20:19:42.64 -22:43:18.1 60.132 1.63 72.4 HIP 100376 23.67