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C/2006 L2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 L2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.984459
Eccentricity 1.000650
Inclination (deg) 100.678400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 239.181700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.886200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-11-23T18:08:38.400

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 03:50:44.65 -02:01:12.2 37.262 4.04 255.8 HIP 18051 11.34
2025-11-22 03:50:38.38 -02:01:36.1 37.267 4.04 256.1 HIP 18051 12.96
2025-11-23 03:50:32.10 -02:01:59.3 37.273 4.03 256.5 HIP 18051 14.58
2025-11-24 03:50:25.83 -02:02:21.8 37.279 4.02 256.9 HIP 18051 16.19
2025-11-25 03:50:19.57 -02:02:43.7 37.285 4.01 257.2 HIP 18051 17.79
2025-11-26 03:50:13.31 -02:03:04.9 37.291 3.99 257.6 HIP 17895 18.74
2025-11-27 03:50:07.07 -02:03:25.5 37.298 3.98 258.0 HIP 17895 17.76
2025-11-28 03:50:00.83 -02:03:45.4 37.305 3.97 258.4 HIP 17895 16.88
2025-11-29 03:49:54.61 -02:04:04.6 37.312 3.95 258.7 HIP 17895 16.13
2025-11-30 03:49:48.41 -02:04:23.1 37.320 3.93 259.1 HIP 17895 15.51
2025-12-01 03:49:42.22 -02:04:41.0 37.327 3.92 259.5 HIP 17895 15.05
2025-12-02 03:49:36.06 -02:04:58.1 37.335 3.90 259.9 HIP 17895 14.75
2025-12-03 03:49:29.92 -02:05:14.6 37.344 3.88 260.2 HIP 17895 14.63
2025-12-04 03:49:23.80 -02:05:30.4 37.352 3.86 260.6 HIP 17895 14.68
2025-12-05 03:49:17.71 -02:05:45.5 37.361 3.84 261.0 HIP 17895 14.90
2025-12-06 03:49:11.64 -02:05:59.9 37.371 3.81 261.4 HIP 17895 15.28
2025-12-07 03:49:05.61 -02:06:13.5 37.380 3.81 261.4 HIP 17895 15.81