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C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.163973
Eccentricity 0.999898
Inclination (deg) 78.063900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 267.204200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 155.661500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 64455.243889

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-01-07T10:18:02.880
Period (years) 64455.243889

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 16:58:12.68 -53:06:21.2 40.380 3.58 86.3 HIP 83044 8.33
2025-11-22 16:58:22.19 -53:06:15.6 40.388 3.59 86.8 HIP 83044 8.63
2025-11-23 16:58:31.74 -53:06:10.8 40.397 3.60 87.3 HIP 83121 7.51
2025-11-24 16:58:41.33 -53:06:06.7 40.406 3.62 87.8 HIP 83121 6.41
2025-11-25 16:58:50.96 -53:06:03.3 40.414 3.63 88.3 HIP 83121 5.48
2025-11-26 16:59:00.62 -53:06:00.7 40.422 3.64 88.8 HIP 83121 4.82
2025-11-27 16:59:10.31 -53:05:58.9 40.429 3.65 89.3 HIP 83121 4.56
2025-11-28 16:59:20.04 -53:05:57.8 40.437 3.66 89.8 HIP 83153 4.30
2025-11-29 16:59:29.79 -53:05:57.4 40.444 3.67 90.3 HIP 83153 3.76
2025-11-30 16:59:39.56 -53:05:57.8 40.451 3.68 90.8 HIP 83153 3.73
2025-12-01 16:59:49.36 -53:05:59.0 40.457 3.68 91.2 HIP 83153 4.23
2025-12-02 16:59:59.17 -53:06:00.8 40.464 3.69 91.7 HIP 83153 5.12
2025-12-03 17:00:09.00 -53:06:03.5 40.470 3.70 92.2 HIP 83153 6.22
2025-12-04 17:00:18.84 -53:06:06.8 40.476 3.70 92.7 HIP 83153 7.45
2025-12-05 17:00:28.69 -53:06:10.9 40.482 3.71 93.1 HIP 83153 8.75
2025-12-06 17:00:38.56 -53:06:15.8 40.487 3.71 93.6 HIP 83153 10.10
2025-12-07 17:00:48.42 -53:06:21.3 40.492 3.71 93.6 HIP 83153 11.48