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C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.919746
Eccentricity 0.997483
Inclination (deg) 69.506600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 154.438300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 335.174000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 86415.012802

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-09-08T01:02:47.040
Period (years) 86415.012802

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 18:52:23.08 +37:02:00.9 36.247 4.15 126.0 HIP 92728 16.49
2025-11-22 18:52:29.81 +37:01:02.3 36.257 4.16 125.1 HIP 92728 14.98
2025-11-23 18:52:36.63 +37:00:04.8 36.268 4.17 124.2 HIP 92728 13.48
2025-11-24 18:52:43.53 +36:59:08.5 36.278 4.18 123.3 HIP 92728 12.02
2025-11-25 18:52:50.52 +36:58:13.4 36.288 4.19 122.4 HIP 92728 10.59
2025-11-26 18:52:57.60 +36:57:19.6 36.299 4.19 121.5 HIP 92728 9.23
2025-11-27 18:53:04.76 +36:56:26.9 36.309 4.20 120.6 HIP 92728 7.97
2025-11-28 18:53:12.00 +36:55:35.5 36.319 4.21 119.7 HIP 92728 6.86
2025-11-29 18:53:19.32 +36:54:45.4 36.329 4.22 118.9 HIP 92728 6.00
2025-11-30 18:53:26.71 +36:53:56.5 36.339 4.23 118.0 HIP 92728 5.51
2025-12-01 18:53:34.18 +36:53:08.9 36.349 4.24 117.1 HIP 92728 5.49
2025-12-02 18:53:41.72 +36:52:22.5 36.358 4.24 116.2 HIP 92751 4.24
2025-12-03 18:53:49.33 +36:51:37.5 36.368 4.25 115.4 HIP 92751 2.61
2025-12-04 18:53:57.00 +36:50:53.7 36.377 4.26 114.5 HIP 92751 1.15
2025-12-05 18:54:04.75 +36:50:11.3 36.386 4.27 113.7 HIP 92751 1.25
2025-12-06 18:54:12.56 +36:49:30.2 36.396 4.27 112.8 HIP 92751 2.76
2025-12-07 18:54:20.43 +36:48:50.4 36.405 4.27 112.8 HIP 92751 4.41