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C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.780988
Eccentricity 0.998212
Inclination (deg) 58.897600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.728600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 344.330100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 61340.512562

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-06-26T13:41:48.480
Period (years) 61340.512562

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 22:06:15.98 +31:41:31.3 34.825 3.05 174.1 HIP 108980 29.51
2025-11-22 22:06:16.57 +31:40:18.5 34.841 3.03 172.7 HIP 108980 30.49
2025-11-23 22:06:17.30 +31:39:06.2 34.858 3.02 171.4 HIP 108980 31.51
2025-11-24 22:06:18.15 +31:37:54.6 34.875 3.01 170.0 HIP 109123 30.74
2025-11-25 22:06:19.13 +31:36:43.4 34.892 3.00 168.6 HIP 109123 29.56
2025-11-26 22:06:20.25 +31:35:32.9 34.908 2.99 167.2 HIP 109123 28.40
2025-11-27 22:06:21.49 +31:34:23.0 34.925 2.98 165.8 HIP 109123 27.25
2025-11-28 22:06:22.86 +31:33:13.8 34.942 2.97 164.4 HIP 109123 26.12
2025-11-29 22:06:24.36 +31:32:05.2 34.959 2.96 162.9 HIP 109123 25.01
2025-11-30 22:06:25.99 +31:30:57.3 34.976 2.95 161.5 HIP 109123 23.92
2025-12-01 22:06:27.75 +31:29:50.0 34.993 2.95 160.1 HIP 109123 22.85
2025-12-02 22:06:29.63 +31:28:43.5 35.011 2.94 158.6 HIP 109123 21.82
2025-12-03 22:06:31.64 +31:27:37.8 35.028 2.94 157.2 HIP 109123 20.81
2025-12-04 22:06:33.78 +31:26:32.7 35.045 2.94 155.8 HIP 109123 19.84
2025-12-05 22:06:36.04 +31:25:28.5 35.062 2.93 154.3 HIP 109123 18.92
2025-12-06 22:06:38.42 +31:24:25.0 35.080 2.93 152.9 HIP 109123 18.04
2025-12-07 22:06:40.93 +31:23:22.3 35.097 2.93 152.9 HIP 109123 17.22