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C/2005 N5 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2005 N5 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.611854
Eccentricity 0.944235
Inclination (deg) 21.555700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 156.514200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 207.648800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 155.398203

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-08-31T08:00:14.400
Period (years) 155.398203

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 11:25:28.82 +08:14:54.4 34.030 1.68 100.0 HIP 55751 17.74
2025-11-22 11:25:31.49 +08:14:47.4 34.016 1.61 99.3 HIP 55751 17.67
2025-11-23 11:25:34.06 +08:14:41.2 34.002 1.54 98.6 HIP 55751 17.64
2025-11-24 11:25:36.53 +08:14:35.6 33.988 1.47 97.8 HIP 55751 17.63
2025-11-25 11:25:38.88 +08:14:30.8 33.974 1.40 97.0 HIP 55751 17.66
2025-11-26 11:25:41.13 +08:14:26.7 33.960 1.33 96.0 HIP 55751 17.70
2025-11-27 11:25:43.28 +08:14:23.4 33.945 1.26 95.0 HIP 55751 17.78
2025-11-28 11:25:45.31 +08:14:20.7 33.931 1.19 93.8 HIP 55751 17.87
2025-11-29 11:25:47.23 +08:14:18.9 33.916 1.12 92.4 HIP 55751 17.98
2025-11-30 11:25:49.05 +08:14:17.7 33.902 1.05 90.9 HIP 55751 18.10
2025-12-01 11:25:50.75 +08:14:17.3 33.887 0.99 89.2 HIP 55751 18.24
2025-12-02 11:25:52.35 +08:14:17.6 33.873 0.92 87.2 HIP 55751 18.38
2025-12-03 11:25:53.83 +08:14:18.7 33.858 0.85 84.9 HIP 55751 18.54
2025-12-04 11:25:55.20 +08:14:20.5 33.844 0.79 82.3 HIP 55751 18.70
2025-12-05 11:25:56.47 +08:14:23.0 33.829 0.72 79.1 HIP 55751 18.86
2025-12-06 11:25:57.61 +08:14:26.3 33.814 0.66 75.3 HIP 55751 19.03
2025-12-07 11:25:58.65 +08:14:30.3 33.799 0.66 75.3 HIP 55751 19.20