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C/2005 L3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2005 L3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.575208
Eccentricity 0.998688
Inclination (deg) 139.314700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 288.778000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 46.971000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 87062, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 277007.073735

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-01-14T22:34:10.560
Period (years) 277007.073735

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 07:30:38.43 +22:27:22.8 33.056 3.21 274.4 HIP 36573 14.17
2025-11-22 07:30:32.89 +22:27:28.7 33.046 3.28 274.4 HIP 36573 15.16
2025-11-23 07:30:27.23 +22:27:34.8 33.037 3.34 274.5 HIP 36573 16.22
2025-11-24 07:30:21.47 +22:27:41.0 33.027 3.40 274.5 HIP 36573 17.33
2025-11-25 07:30:15.60 +22:27:47.5 33.018 3.46 274.6 HIP 36573 18.49
2025-11-26 07:30:09.63 +22:27:54.1 33.009 3.52 274.6 HIP 36573 19.70
2025-11-27 07:30:03.56 +22:28:01.0 33.000 3.58 274.7 HIP 36573 20.96
2025-11-28 07:29:57.38 +22:28:08.0 32.992 3.64 274.7 HIP 36386 21.21
2025-11-29 07:29:51.11 +22:28:15.2 32.984 3.69 274.8 HIP 36386 20.53
2025-11-30 07:29:44.73 +22:28:22.6 32.975 3.75 274.8 HIP 36386 19.91
2025-12-01 07:29:38.27 +22:28:30.1 32.968 3.80 274.8 HIP 36386 19.38
2025-12-02 07:29:31.71 +22:28:37.8 32.960 3.86 274.9 HIP 36386 18.95
2025-12-03 07:29:25.06 +22:28:45.7 32.953 3.91 274.9 HIP 36386 18.63
2025-12-04 07:29:18.31 +22:28:53.7 32.945 3.96 274.9 HIP 36386 18.43
2025-12-05 07:29:11.48 +22:29:01.8 32.939 4.01 275.0 HIP 36279 17.77
2025-12-06 07:29:04.57 +22:29:10.1 32.932 4.06 275.0 HIP 36279 16.40
2025-12-07 07:28:57.57 +22:29:18.6 32.926 4.06 275.0 HIP 36279 15.05