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C/1991 C3 (McNaught-Russell)

Basic Information of C/1991 C3 (McNaught-Russell)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.737158
Eccentricity 0.993534
Inclination (deg) 113.600200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 162.111300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 320.803600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19830.024683

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1990-10-21T22:00:20.160
Period (years) 19830.024683

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 22:56:00.38 +65:41:27.3 54.958 2.81 191.4 HIP 113093 21.78
2025-11-22 22:55:58.22 +65:40:21.3 54.964 2.80 190.6 HIP 113093 20.73
2025-11-23 22:55:56.22 +65:39:15.1 54.971 2.80 189.7 HIP 113093 19.69
2025-11-24 22:55:54.40 +65:38:08.9 54.978 2.79 188.8 HIP 113093 18.67
2025-11-25 22:55:52.75 +65:37:02.6 54.985 2.79 187.9 HIP 113093 17.67
2025-11-26 22:55:51.27 +65:35:56.3 54.993 2.79 187.0 HIP 113093 16.70
2025-11-27 22:55:49.96 +65:34:49.9 55.000 2.78 186.1 HIP 113093 15.76
2025-11-28 22:55:48.82 +65:33:43.6 55.008 2.77 185.2 HIP 113093 14.86
2025-11-29 22:55:47.85 +65:32:37.3 55.015 2.77 184.3 HIP 113093 13.99
2025-11-30 22:55:47.05 +65:31:31.0 55.023 2.76 183.4 HIP 113093 13.18
2025-12-01 22:55:46.42 +65:30:24.8 55.031 2.76 182.5 HIP 113093 12.43
2025-12-02 22:55:45.96 +65:29:18.6 55.039 2.75 181.6 HIP 113093 11.75
2025-12-03 22:55:45.66 +65:28:12.6 55.047 2.75 180.7 HIP 113093 11.15
2025-12-04 22:55:45.54 +65:27:06.7 55.055 2.74 179.8 HIP 113093 10.65
2025-12-05 22:55:45.59 +65:26:00.9 55.064 2.73 178.8 HIP 113093 10.26
2025-12-06 22:55:45.80 +65:24:55.3 55.072 2.73 177.9 HIP 113093 10.00
2025-12-07 22:55:46.18 +65:23:49.8 55.081 2.73 177.9 HIP 113093 9.86