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P/2005 L1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2005 L1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.809721
Eccentricity 0.273562
Inclination (deg) 9.656400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 124.622800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 164.607300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 74246, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.606712

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-09-25T23:48:46.348
Period (years) 7.606712

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 07:59:04.81 +17:27:13.7 4.353 5.34 288.2 HIP 38935 20.93
2025-11-22 07:58:56.31 +17:27:53.7 4.340 5.88 287.8 HIP 38935 19.00
2025-11-23 07:58:46.92 +17:28:36.9 4.326 6.42 287.4 HIP 38935 16.95
2025-11-24 07:58:36.64 +17:29:23.0 4.313 6.97 287.1 HIP 38935 14.82
2025-11-25 07:58:25.47 +17:30:12.3 4.300 7.51 286.9 HIP 38935 12.71
2025-11-26 07:58:13.41 +17:31:04.5 4.287 8.04 286.7 HIP 38935 10.79
2025-11-27 07:58:00.48 +17:31:59.9 4.274 8.58 286.5 HIP 38935 9.40
2025-11-28 07:57:46.68 +17:32:58.2 4.261 9.11 286.3 HIP 38935 9.02
2025-11-29 07:57:32.00 +17:33:59.6 4.249 9.64 286.2 HIP 38935 10.00
2025-11-30 07:57:16.46 +17:35:04.0 4.236 10.16 286.0 HIP 38935 12.19
2025-12-01 07:57:00.07 +17:36:11.3 4.224 10.68 285.9 HIP 38935 15.24
2025-12-02 07:56:42.82 +17:37:21.7 4.212 11.20 285.8 HIP 38935 18.87
2025-12-03 07:56:24.73 +17:38:34.9 4.200 11.71 285.7 HIP 38935 22.91
2025-12-04 07:56:05.80 +17:39:51.1 4.189 12.22 285.6 HIP 38661 24.27
2025-12-05 07:55:46.03 +17:41:10.1 4.178 12.72 285.6 HIP 38661 20.23
2025-12-06 07:55:25.45 +17:42:32.0 4.166 13.22 285.5 HIP 38661 16.52
2025-12-07 07:55:04.05 +17:43:56.7 4.155 13.22 285.5 HIP 38661 13.65