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C/2006 A2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2006 A2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.271642
Eccentricity 0.995523
Inclination (deg) 148.282800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 232.991000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.524100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 40405.289478

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-05-17T06:33:41.760
Period (years) 40405.289478

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 21:52:50.54 -46:20:58.5 37.615 2.16 358.5 HIP 108207 28.12
2025-11-22 21:52:50.40 -46:20:06.6 37.633 2.18 0.2 HIP 108207 27.82
2025-11-23 21:52:50.43 -46:19:14.4 37.651 2.19 1.9 HIP 108207 27.51
2025-11-24 21:52:50.60 -46:18:21.8 37.669 2.21 3.6 HIP 108207 27.20
2025-11-25 21:52:50.92 -46:17:28.8 37.686 2.23 5.2 HIP 108207 26.89
2025-11-26 21:52:51.39 -46:16:35.6 37.704 2.25 6.9 HIP 108207 26.58
2025-11-27 21:52:52.01 -46:15:42.0 37.722 2.27 8.4 HIP 108207 26.28
2025-11-28 21:52:52.78 -46:14:48.2 37.739 2.29 10.0 HIP 108207 25.97
2025-11-29 21:52:53.70 -46:13:54.2 37.757 2.31 11.5 HIP 108207 25.66
2025-11-30 21:52:54.76 -46:12:59.9 37.774 2.33 13.0 HIP 108207 25.36
2025-12-01 21:52:55.97 -46:12:05.3 37.791 2.35 14.4 HIP 108207 25.07
2025-12-02 21:52:57.32 -46:11:10.6 37.808 2.38 15.8 HIP 108207 24.77
2025-12-03 21:52:58.82 -46:10:15.7 37.825 2.40 17.2 HIP 108207 24.49
2025-12-04 21:53:00.45 -46:09:20.6 37.842 2.43 18.5 HIP 108207 24.22
2025-12-05 21:53:02.23 -46:08:25.4 37.859 2.45 19.8 HIP 108207 23.96
2025-12-06 21:53:04.15 -46:07:30.0 37.875 2.48 21.1 HIP 108207 23.71
2025-12-07 21:53:06.21 -46:06:34.6 37.892 2.48 21.1 HIP 108207 23.47