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P/2007 C2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of P/2007 C2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.692590
Eccentricity 0.474123
Inclination (deg) 8.604300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 275.207600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 180.155600
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.606743

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-03-20T05:29:28.320
Period (years) 18.606743

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 05:23:04.11 +27:01:20.4 2.833 17.16 254.9 HIP 25159 1.77
2025-11-22 05:22:34.36 +26:59:32.8 2.827 17.59 254.9 HIP 25159 6.79
2025-11-23 05:22:03.89 +26:57:42.5 2.820 17.99 254.8 HIP 25159 13.71
2025-11-24 05:21:32.72 +26:55:49.4 2.814 18.38 254.8 HIP 25159 20.87
2025-11-25 05:21:00.90 +26:53:53.6 2.808 18.75 254.8 HIP 24869 18.70
2025-11-26 05:20:28.45 +26:51:55.0 2.803 19.10 254.7 HIP 24869 15.22
2025-11-27 05:19:55.42 +26:49:53.6 2.798 19.43 254.6 HIP 24869 15.07
2025-11-28 05:19:21.83 +26:47:49.6 2.793 19.74 254.5 HIP 24869 18.50
2025-11-29 05:18:47.74 +26:45:42.8 2.788 20.03 254.4 HIP 24684 14.74
2025-11-30 05:18:13.17 +26:43:33.4 2.784 20.30 254.3 HIP 24684 7.13
2025-12-01 05:17:38.16 +26:41:21.4 2.780 20.55 254.2 HIP 24684 3.61
2025-12-02 05:17:02.75 +26:39:06.7 2.776 20.78 254.1 HIP 24684 10.45
2025-12-03 05:16:26.99 +26:36:49.5 2.772 20.99 253.9 HIP 24684 18.55
2025-12-04 05:15:50.90 +26:34:29.8 2.769 21.18 253.8 HIP 24684 26.86
2025-12-05 05:15:14.52 +26:32:07.5 2.766 21.35 253.6 HIP 24684 35.29
2025-12-06 05:14:37.90 +26:29:42.9 2.764 21.50 253.5 HIP 24252 30.61
2025-12-07 05:14:01.07 +26:27:15.8 2.761 21.50 253.5 HIP 24252 22.27