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C/2006 K3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 K3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.480158
Eccentricity 1.000242
Inclination (deg) 92.650600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 49.128600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 327.888700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-03-14T15:26:38.400

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 16:32:25.74 +39:49:47.8 37.763 3.92 105.9 HIP 81012 9.37
2025-11-22 16:32:33.59 +39:49:21.9 37.767 3.92 105.1 HIP 81012 9.50
2025-11-23 16:32:41.47 +39:48:57.4 37.769 3.91 104.2 HIP 81012 9.85
2025-11-24 16:32:49.37 +39:48:34.4 37.772 3.91 103.3 HIP 81012 10.41
2025-11-25 16:32:57.29 +39:48:12.7 37.775 3.90 102.5 HIP 81012 11.14
2025-11-26 16:33:05.22 +39:47:52.4 37.777 3.90 101.6 HIP 81012 12.01
2025-11-27 16:33:13.17 +39:47:33.6 37.780 3.89 100.8 HIP 81012 12.99
2025-11-28 16:33:21.12 +39:47:16.2 37.782 3.88 99.9 HIP 81012 14.06
2025-11-29 16:33:29.09 +39:47:00.2 37.784 3.88 99.0 HIP 81012 15.19
2025-11-30 16:33:37.06 +39:46:45.6 37.786 3.87 98.1 HIP 81012 16.38
2025-12-01 16:33:45.03 +39:46:32.4 37.788 3.86 97.3 HIP 81012 17.60
2025-12-02 16:33:53.00 +39:46:20.7 37.790 3.85 96.4 HIP 81012 18.86
2025-12-03 16:34:00.98 +39:46:10.3 37.791 3.85 95.5 HIP 81012 20.14
2025-12-04 16:34:08.94 +39:46:01.4 37.793 3.84 94.6 HIP 81012 21.44
2025-12-05 16:34:16.91 +39:45:54.0 37.794 3.83 93.8 HIP 81260 22.30
2025-12-06 16:34:24.87 +39:45:47.9 37.795 3.82 92.9 HIP 81260 21.03
2025-12-07 16:34:32.81 +39:45:43.3 37.796 3.82 92.9 HIP 81260 19.81