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C/2005 J2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2005 J2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.256436
Eccentricity 0.998430
Inclination (deg) 150.663400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 33.506500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 199.762600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 141162.611095

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-04-10T15:13:58.080
Period (years) 141162.611095

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 03:20:26.30 +08:39:11.4 37.424 4.21 258.5 HIP 15515 7.99
2025-11-22 03:20:19.62 +08:38:51.2 37.430 4.20 258.6 HIP 15515 6.62
2025-11-23 03:20:12.96 +08:38:31.4 37.437 4.18 258.8 HIP 15515 5.43
2025-11-24 03:20:06.32 +08:38:11.9 37.445 4.17 259.0 HIP 15515 4.56
2025-11-25 03:19:59.69 +08:37:52.7 37.452 4.15 259.1 HIP 15515 4.21
2025-11-26 03:19:53.09 +08:37:33.9 37.460 4.14 259.3 HIP 15515 4.48
2025-11-27 03:19:46.52 +08:37:15.5 37.468 4.12 259.5 HIP 15515 5.28
2025-11-28 03:19:39.97 +08:36:57.4 37.476 4.10 259.6 HIP 15515 6.41
2025-11-29 03:19:33.45 +08:36:39.8 37.485 4.07 259.8 HIP 15515 7.71
2025-11-30 03:19:26.96 +08:36:22.5 37.494 4.05 260.0 HIP 15515 9.12
2025-12-01 03:19:20.50 +08:36:05.5 37.503 4.03 260.2 HIP 15515 10.57
2025-12-02 03:19:14.08 +08:35:49.0 37.513 4.00 260.3 HIP 15515 12.06
2025-12-03 03:19:07.69 +08:35:32.9 37.523 3.98 260.5 HIP 15515 13.57
2025-12-04 03:19:01.35 +08:35:17.2 37.533 3.95 260.7 HIP 15515 15.08
2025-12-05 03:18:55.04 +08:35:01.9 37.543 3.92 260.9 HIP 15515 16.60
2025-12-06 03:18:48.78 +08:34:47.0 37.554 3.89 261.1 HIP 15515 18.12
2025-12-07 03:18:42.55 +08:34:32.5 37.565 3.89 261.1 HIP 15515 19.63