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C/2005 N4 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2005 N4 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.335543
Eccentricity 0.959436
Inclination (deg) 116.669000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 64.387400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 136.867200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 436.888527

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-06-28T15:32:06.720
Period (years) 436.888527

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 07:02:42.34 -34:10:23.4 36.245 3.73 236.2 HIP 34062 16.25
2025-11-22 07:02:36.35 -34:11:13.2 36.240 3.74 237.2 HIP 34062 17.16
2025-11-23 07:02:30.26 -34:12:01.8 36.236 3.76 238.2 HIP 34062 18.18
2025-11-24 07:02:24.07 -34:12:49.3 36.231 3.78 239.3 HIP 34062 19.28
2025-11-25 07:02:17.78 -34:13:35.7 36.227 3.80 240.3 HIP 34062 20.45
2025-11-26 07:02:11.39 -34:14:20.9 36.223 3.82 241.3 HIP 34062 21.69
2025-11-27 07:02:04.92 -34:15:04.9 36.218 3.83 242.3 HIP 34062 22.98
2025-11-28 07:01:58.35 -34:15:47.7 36.214 3.85 243.2 HIP 34062 24.32
2025-11-29 07:01:51.69 -34:16:29.3 36.211 3.87 244.2 HIP 34062 25.70
2025-11-30 07:01:44.94 -34:17:09.7 36.207 3.89 245.2 HIP 34062 27.11
2025-12-01 07:01:38.11 -34:17:48.9 36.203 3.90 246.1 HIP 34062 28.55
2025-12-02 07:01:31.20 -34:18:26.7 36.200 3.92 247.1 HIP 34062 30.02
2025-12-03 07:01:24.21 -34:19:03.3 36.196 3.94 248.0 HIP 34062 31.51
2025-12-04 07:01:17.13 -34:19:38.7 36.193 3.95 249.0 HIP 34062 33.02
2025-12-05 07:01:09.98 -34:20:12.7 36.190 3.97 249.9 HIP 34062 34.55
2025-12-06 07:01:02.76 -34:20:45.4 36.187 3.99 250.8 HIP 33747 35.30
2025-12-07 07:00:55.46 -34:21:16.8 36.184 3.99 250.8 HIP 33558 34.32