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C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson)

Basic Information of C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.504358
Eccentricity 1.002390
Inclination (deg) 65.619200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 74.444900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 223.482900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 43758, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-11-07T18:05:02.400

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 04:53:05.22 +21:54:41.9 45.406 3.10 267.5 HIP 22715 19.43
2025-11-22 04:52:59.89 +21:54:38.7 45.405 3.11 267.5 HIP 22715 19.51
2025-11-23 04:52:54.53 +21:54:35.5 45.404 3.12 267.5 HIP 22715 19.68
2025-11-24 04:52:49.15 +21:54:32.2 45.403 3.14 267.5 HIP 22715 19.92
2025-11-25 04:52:43.74 +21:54:28.9 45.403 3.15 267.5 HIP 22715 20.23
2025-11-26 04:52:38.32 +21:54:25.6 45.403 3.16 267.5 HIP 22715 20.62
2025-11-27 04:52:32.88 +21:54:22.2 45.404 3.17 267.5 HIP 22715 21.08
2025-11-28 04:52:27.42 +21:54:18.9 45.404 3.18 267.5 HIP 22715 21.61
2025-11-29 04:52:21.95 +21:54:15.5 45.405 3.18 267.4 HIP 22715 22.20
2025-11-30 04:52:16.46 +21:54:12.1 45.407 3.19 267.4 HIP 22715 22.84
2025-12-01 04:52:10.97 +21:54:08.6 45.408 3.19 267.4 HIP 22715 23.54
2025-12-02 04:52:05.46 +21:54:05.2 45.410 3.20 267.4 HIP 22715 24.28
2025-12-03 04:51:59.95 +21:54:01.7 45.412 3.20 267.4 HIP 22715 25.07
2025-12-04 04:51:54.44 +21:53:58.3 45.415 3.20 267.4 HIP 22715 25.90
2025-12-05 04:51:48.92 +21:53:54.8 45.418 3.21 267.4 HIP 22715 26.77
2025-12-06 04:51:43.40 +21:53:51.4 45.421 3.21 267.4 HIP 22443 27.43
2025-12-07 04:51:37.87 +21:53:47.9 45.425 3.21 267.4 HIP 22443 26.17