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C/1999 F1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/1999 F1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.812274
Eccentricity 0.999720
Inclination (deg) 91.847700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 19.944200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 255.323100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 73461, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2990763.502715

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-01-31T06:32:32.640
Period (years) 2990763.502715

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 00:07:47.23 +36:01:28.5 40.832 2.91 221.8 HIP 614 17.04
2025-11-22 00:07:43.39 +36:00:36.5 40.846 2.87 221.1 HIP 614 16.05
2025-11-23 00:07:39.66 +35:59:44.5 40.859 2.84 220.3 HIP 614 15.09
2025-11-24 00:07:36.03 +35:58:52.5 40.873 2.81 219.5 HIP 614 14.16
2025-11-25 00:07:32.50 +35:58:00.5 40.887 2.77 218.6 HIP 614 13.27
2025-11-26 00:07:29.08 +35:57:08.5 40.901 2.74 217.8 HIP 614 12.41
2025-11-27 00:07:25.76 +35:56:16.6 40.915 2.70 216.9 HIP 614 11.59
2025-11-28 00:07:22.55 +35:55:24.8 40.930 2.67 216.1 HIP 614 10.81
2025-11-29 00:07:19.45 +35:54:33.0 40.945 2.63 215.2 HIP 614 10.09
2025-11-30 00:07:16.45 +35:53:41.4 40.960 2.60 214.3 HIP 614 9.43
2025-12-01 00:07:13.57 +35:52:49.9 40.975 2.56 213.3 HIP 614 8.84
2025-12-02 00:07:10.79 +35:51:58.5 40.990 2.52 212.3 HIP 614 8.33
2025-12-03 00:07:08.12 +35:51:07.3 41.005 2.49 211.4 HIP 614 7.91
2025-12-04 00:07:05.57 +35:50:16.3 41.021 2.45 210.3 HIP 614 7.59
2025-12-05 00:07:03.12 +35:49:25.5 41.036 2.42 209.3 HIP 614 7.37
2025-12-06 00:07:00.79 +35:48:34.9 41.052 2.38 208.2 HIP 614 7.27
2025-12-07 00:06:58.56 +35:47:44.5 41.068 2.38 208.2 HIP 614 7.27