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C/2006 M2 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of C/2006 M2 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.205854
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 150.300000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 27.083500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 115.254700
Epoch 2005-11-20T10:34:45.120
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-11-20T10:34:45.120

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 08:55:42.85 -11:58:26.6 36.787 2.21 226.1 HIP 43805 36.69
2025-11-22 08:55:40.24 -11:59:03.4 36.776 2.24 227.8 HIP 43805 37.19
2025-11-23 08:55:37.52 -11:59:39.6 36.764 2.28 229.4 HIP 43805 37.69
2025-11-24 08:55:34.70 -12:00:15.1 36.753 2.31 231.0 HIP 43805 38.20
2025-11-25 08:55:31.76 -12:00:50.0 36.742 2.34 232.5 HIP 43805 38.70
2025-11-26 08:55:28.72 -12:01:24.3 36.730 2.38 234.0 HIP 43805 39.21
2025-11-27 08:55:25.58 -12:01:57.8 36.719 2.41 235.4 HIP 43805 39.72
2025-11-28 08:55:22.33 -12:02:30.6 36.708 2.45 236.8 HIP 43805 40.23
2025-11-29 08:55:18.97 -12:03:02.8 36.697 2.49 238.2 HIP 43805 40.75
2025-11-30 08:55:15.51 -12:03:34.2 36.686 2.52 239.5 HIP 43608 40.60
2025-12-01 08:55:11.96 -12:04:04.9 36.675 2.56 240.8 HIP 43608 40.11
2025-12-02 08:55:08.29 -12:04:34.9 36.664 2.60 242.1 HIP 43608 39.62
2025-12-03 08:55:04.53 -12:05:04.1 36.654 2.64 243.3 HIP 43608 39.12
2025-12-04 08:55:00.67 -12:05:32.6 36.643 2.68 244.5 HIP 43608 38.62
2025-12-05 08:54:56.71 -12:06:00.3 36.633 2.72 245.7 HIP 43608 38.11
2025-12-06 08:54:52.65 -12:06:27.2 36.622 2.76 246.8 HIP 43608 37.60
2025-12-07 08:54:48.50 -12:06:53.3 36.612 2.76 246.8 HIP 43608 37.09