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C/2006 V1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2006 V1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.699996
Eccentricity 0.982828
Inclination (deg) 31.208100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 335.189000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 253.681700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1971.575267

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-11-16T01:53:36.960
Period (years) 1971.575267

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 00:11:28.88 +24:28:37.8 34.494 2.88 223.7 HIP 1004 17.42
2025-11-22 00:11:25.39 +24:27:47.8 34.510 2.83 222.9 HIP 1004 18.55
2025-11-23 00:11:22.00 +24:26:57.9 34.525 2.79 222.1 HIP 1004 19.65
2025-11-24 00:11:18.72 +24:26:08.3 34.541 2.74 221.3 HIP 1004 20.74
2025-11-25 00:11:15.54 +24:25:19.0 34.557 2.69 220.5 HIP 1004 21.81
2025-11-26 00:11:12.48 +24:24:29.9 34.574 2.64 219.6 HIP 1004 22.85
2025-11-27 00:11:09.52 +24:23:41.0 34.590 2.59 218.7 HIP 1004 23.88
2025-11-28 00:11:06.68 +24:22:52.5 34.607 2.54 217.7 HIP 1004 24.89
2025-11-29 00:11:03.95 +24:22:04.3 34.624 2.49 216.8 HIP 1004 25.88
2025-11-30 00:11:01.33 +24:21:16.3 34.641 2.44 215.8 HIP 1004 26.84
2025-12-01 00:10:58.82 +24:20:28.8 34.658 2.39 214.7 HIP 1004 27.79
2025-12-02 00:10:56.43 +24:19:41.6 34.675 2.34 213.6 HIP 1004 28.71
2025-12-03 00:10:54.15 +24:18:54.7 34.693 2.29 212.5 HIP 1004 29.61
2025-12-04 00:10:51.98 +24:18:08.3 34.710 2.25 211.3 HIP 920 29.98
2025-12-05 00:10:49.93 +24:17:22.2 34.728 2.20 210.1 HIP 920 29.36
2025-12-06 00:10:48.00 +24:16:36.6 34.746 2.15 208.8 HIP 920 28.75
2025-12-07 00:10:46.18 +24:15:51.4 34.764 2.15 208.8 HIP 920 28.16