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C/2006 B1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 B1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.979094
Eccentricity 0.997678
Inclination (deg) 134.349000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 161.542400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 302.535500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 45955.022929

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-11-23T15:45:30.240
Period (years) 45955.022929

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 03:37:43.31 +67:50:52.6 37.847 4.16 258.1 HIP 16937 8.92
2025-11-22 03:37:26.02 +67:50:31.9 37.848 4.17 257.3 HIP 16818 8.69
2025-11-23 03:37:08.76 +67:50:09.8 37.850 4.18 256.5 HIP 16818 8.05
2025-11-24 03:36:51.53 +67:49:46.4 37.851 4.18 255.8 HIP 16818 7.74
2025-11-25 03:36:34.34 +67:49:21.7 37.853 4.19 255.0 HIP 16818 7.81
2025-11-26 03:36:17.19 +67:48:55.6 37.855 4.19 254.3 HIP 16818 8.24
2025-11-27 03:36:00.09 +67:48:28.3 37.858 4.20 253.5 HIP 16818 8.99
2025-11-28 03:35:43.05 +67:47:59.6 37.860 4.20 252.8 HIP 16818 9.99
2025-11-29 03:35:26.07 +67:47:29.7 37.863 4.20 252.0 HIP 16818 11.16
2025-11-30 03:35:09.16 +67:46:58.5 37.866 4.20 251.3 HIP 16818 12.47
2025-12-01 03:34:52.32 +67:46:26.0 37.870 4.20 250.5 HIP 16818 13.86
2025-12-02 03:34:35.56 +67:45:52.3 37.873 4.20 249.8 HIP 16818 15.33
2025-12-03 03:34:18.89 +67:45:17.3 37.877 4.20 249.0 HIP 16458 16.31
2025-12-04 03:34:02.31 +67:44:41.2 37.881 4.20 248.3 HIP 16458 14.69
2025-12-05 03:33:45.82 +67:44:03.8 37.885 4.20 247.5 HIP 16458 13.09
2025-12-06 03:33:29.43 +67:43:25.2 37.889 4.20 246.8 HIP 16458 11.51
2025-12-07 03:33:13.15 +67:42:45.4 37.894 4.20 246.8 HIP 16458 9.94