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C/1991 R1 (McNaught-Russell)

Basic Information of C/1991 R1 (McNaught-Russell)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.058390
Eccentricity 0.998233
Inclination (deg) 104.568600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 149.300600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 149.886200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 252466.437666

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1990-10-28T08:22:50.880
Period (years) 252466.437666

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 09:28:29.00 -60:21:17.5 54.213 2.44 190.2 HIP 46499 6.42
2025-11-22 09:28:27.61 -60:22:15.2 54.210 2.44 191.3 HIP 46499 5.80
2025-11-23 09:28:26.06 -60:23:12.6 54.208 2.43 192.4 HIP 46499 5.30
2025-11-24 09:28:24.37 -60:24:09.6 54.206 2.43 193.5 HIP 46499 4.96
2025-11-25 09:28:22.52 -60:25:06.4 54.203 2.43 194.6 HIP 46499 4.82
2025-11-26 09:28:20.54 -60:26:02.8 54.201 2.43 195.7 HIP 46499 4.90
2025-11-27 09:28:18.40 -60:26:58.9 54.198 2.42 196.8 HIP 46499 5.17
2025-11-28 09:28:16.12 -60:27:54.5 54.196 2.42 198.0 HIP 46499 5.62
2025-11-29 09:28:13.70 -60:28:49.8 54.193 2.42 199.1 HIP 46499 6.20
2025-11-30 09:28:11.13 -60:29:44.7 54.190 2.42 200.2 HIP 46499 6.88
2025-12-01 09:28:08.42 -60:30:39.1 54.187 2.41 201.3 HIP 46499 7.64
2025-12-02 09:28:05.56 -60:31:33.0 54.185 2.41 202.5 HIP 46499 8.44
2025-12-03 09:28:02.56 -60:32:26.5 54.182 2.41 203.6 HIP 46499 9.29
2025-12-04 09:27:59.42 -60:33:19.5 54.179 2.41 204.7 HIP 46499 10.16
2025-12-05 09:27:56.14 -60:34:12.0 54.176 2.41 205.9 HIP 46499 11.06
2025-12-06 09:27:52.72 -60:35:04.0 54.173 2.41 207.0 HIP 46312 10.60
2025-12-07 09:27:49.16 -60:35:55.4 54.169 2.41 207.0 HIP 46312 9.80