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P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.369697
Eccentricity 0.464218
Inclination (deg) 19.155100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 93.797800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 193.355700
Epoch 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000
Reference unp, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.772629

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-10-08T17:24:25.920
Period (years) 15.772629

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 05:30:28.35 +17:58:56.1 7.460 13.61 271.2 HIP 25893 23.03
2025-11-22 05:30:05.46 +17:59:03.0 7.455 13.77 271.3 HIP 25702 25.40
2025-11-23 05:29:42.30 +17:59:10.4 7.450 13.92 271.3 HIP 25618 20.25
2025-11-24 05:29:18.90 +17:59:18.1 7.446 14.06 271.4 HIP 25618 15.08
2025-11-25 05:28:55.25 +17:59:26.3 7.442 14.20 271.5 HIP 25618 10.29
2025-11-26 05:28:31.37 +17:59:34.8 7.438 14.33 271.5 HIP 25618 6.88
2025-11-27 05:28:07.28 +17:59:43.7 7.435 14.45 271.6 HIP 25618 7.31
2025-11-28 05:27:42.99 +17:59:53.1 7.431 14.56 271.6 HIP 25499 8.11
2025-11-29 05:27:18.51 +18:00:02.9 7.429 14.66 271.7 HIP 25499 3.06
2025-11-30 05:26:53.85 +18:00:13.1 7.426 14.76 271.7 HIP 25499 4.59
2025-12-01 05:26:29.03 +18:00:23.7 7.424 14.85 271.8 HIP 25499 10.12
2025-12-02 05:26:04.05 +18:00:34.8 7.422 14.93 271.9 HIP 25499 15.96
2025-12-03 05:25:38.94 +18:00:46.3 7.420 15.01 271.9 HIP 25446 19.98
2025-12-04 05:25:13.71 +18:00:58.2 7.419 15.07 272.0 HIP 25446 24.41
2025-12-05 05:24:48.36 +18:01:10.6 7.418 15.13 272.0 HIP 25248 26.05
2025-12-06 05:24:22.91 +18:01:23.5 7.417 15.19 272.1 HIP 25248 24.03
2025-12-07 05:23:57.37 +18:01:36.8 7.417 15.19 272.1 HIP 25248 23.44