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C/2005 L2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2005 L2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.177731
Eccentricity 1.000083
Inclination (deg) 152.819600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 156.155800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 294.351700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-07-19T16:58:48.000

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 04:45:15.68 +50:02:46.0 38.126 4.05 269.4 HIP 22174 11.27
2025-11-22 04:45:05.59 +50:02:44.9 38.126 4.07 268.9 HIP 22174 12.68
2025-11-23 04:44:55.46 +50:02:43.0 38.125 4.08 268.4 HIP 22174 14.13
2025-11-24 04:44:45.30 +50:02:40.1 38.125 4.10 267.9 HIP 21972 14.10
2025-11-25 04:44:35.10 +50:02:36.5 38.125 4.11 267.4 HIP 21972 12.53
2025-11-26 04:44:24.88 +50:02:32.0 38.125 4.12 266.9 HIP 21972 10.96
2025-11-27 04:44:14.63 +50:02:26.7 38.126 4.13 266.4 HIP 21972 9.42
2025-11-28 04:44:04.36 +50:02:20.5 38.127 4.14 266.0 HIP 21972 7.91
2025-11-29 04:43:54.07 +50:02:13.5 38.128 4.15 265.5 HIP 21972 6.45
2025-11-30 04:43:43.77 +50:02:05.7 38.129 4.16 265.0 HIP 21972 5.11
2025-12-01 04:43:33.45 +50:01:57.0 38.131 4.16 264.6 HIP 21972 4.00
2025-12-02 04:43:23.13 +50:01:47.5 38.133 4.17 264.1 HIP 21972 3.37
2025-12-03 04:43:12.80 +50:01:37.1 38.135 4.17 263.6 HIP 21972 3.49
2025-12-04 04:43:02.48 +50:01:26.0 38.138 4.18 263.2 HIP 21972 4.30
2025-12-05 04:42:52.15 +50:01:14.0 38.141 4.18 262.7 HIP 21972 5.50
2025-12-06 04:42:41.83 +50:01:01.2 38.144 4.18 262.2 HIP 21972 6.90
2025-12-07 04:42:31.51 +50:00:47.6 38.147 4.18 262.2 HIP 21876 6.54