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C/2006 E1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 E1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.047972
Eccentricity 1.002093
Inclination (deg) 83.162200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 95.095700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 232.841000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-01-11T17:24:17.280

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 06:29:12.51 +26:47:59.7 34.063 3.53 282.5 HIP 30880 10.69
2025-11-22 06:29:06.32 +26:48:18.1 34.056 3.58 282.3 HIP 30880 10.01
2025-11-23 06:29:00.05 +26:48:36.4 34.050 3.63 282.1 HIP 30880 9.49
2025-11-24 06:28:53.70 +26:48:54.7 34.044 3.67 282.0 HIP 30880 9.17
2025-11-25 06:28:47.26 +26:49:13.0 34.038 3.71 281.8 HIP 30880 9.07
2025-11-26 06:28:40.75 +26:49:31.2 34.032 3.75 281.6 HIP 30880 9.22
2025-11-27 06:28:34.16 +26:49:49.3 34.027 3.79 281.5 HIP 30880 9.61
2025-11-28 06:28:27.49 +26:50:07.4 34.022 3.83 281.3 HIP 30880 10.21
2025-11-29 06:28:20.75 +26:50:25.4 34.017 3.87 281.1 HIP 30880 11.01
2025-11-30 06:28:13.94 +26:50:43.3 34.012 3.91 281.0 HIP 30880 11.96
2025-12-01 06:28:07.06 +26:51:01.2 34.008 3.94 280.8 HIP 30880 13.05
2025-12-02 06:28:00.12 +26:51:19.0 34.004 3.98 280.7 HIP 30880 14.23
2025-12-03 06:27:53.11 +26:51:36.7 34.000 4.01 280.6 HIP 30724 13.85
2025-12-04 06:27:46.04 +26:51:54.3 33.997 4.04 280.4 HIP 30724 13.29
2025-12-05 06:27:38.92 +26:52:11.8 33.994 4.07 280.3 HIP 30724 12.90
2025-12-06 06:27:31.73 +26:52:29.3 33.991 4.10 280.2 HIP 30724 12.70
2025-12-07 06:27:24.50 +26:52:46.6 33.988 4.10 280.2 HIP 30724 12.70