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C/2005 E2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2005 E2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.551300
Eccentricity 1.003990
Inclination (deg) 17.060200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 348.053100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.732600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-02-27T09:38:09.600

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 12:13:48.50 -06:54:56.2 40.585 2.34 121.0 HIP 59559 15.85
2025-11-22 12:13:51.73 -06:55:25.0 40.575 2.29 121.2 HIP 59559 16.36
2025-11-23 12:13:54.88 -06:55:53.5 40.565 2.24 121.5 HIP 59559 16.88
2025-11-24 12:13:57.95 -06:56:21.5 40.554 2.18 121.8 HIP 59559 17.43
2025-11-25 12:14:00.94 -06:56:49.1 40.544 2.13 122.0 HIP 59559 17.98
2025-11-26 12:14:03.86 -06:57:16.2 40.533 2.08 122.3 HIP 59703 18.50
2025-11-27 12:14:06.69 -06:57:42.9 40.522 2.03 122.7 HIP 59703 18.58
2025-11-28 12:14:09.44 -06:58:09.2 40.511 1.97 123.0 HIP 59703 18.70
2025-11-29 12:14:12.11 -06:58:35.0 40.499 1.92 123.4 HIP 59703 18.85
2025-11-30 12:14:14.69 -06:59:00.3 40.488 1.87 123.7 HIP 59703 19.04
2025-12-01 12:14:17.19 -06:59:25.2 40.477 1.81 124.1 HIP 59703 19.25
2025-12-02 12:14:19.61 -06:59:49.6 40.465 1.76 124.6 HIP 59703 19.49
2025-12-03 12:14:21.94 -07:00:13.4 40.453 1.70 125.0 HIP 59743 18.83
2025-12-04 12:14:24.18 -07:00:36.9 40.441 1.64 125.5 HIP 59743 18.19
2025-12-05 12:14:26.34 -07:00:59.8 40.429 1.59 126.0 HIP 59743 17.57
2025-12-06 12:14:28.41 -07:01:22.2 40.417 1.53 126.6 HIP 59743 16.97
2025-12-07 12:14:30.39 -07:01:44.1 40.405 1.53 126.6 HIP 59743 16.39