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C/2007 M2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2007 M2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.547123
Eccentricity 0.997107
Inclination (deg) 80.644500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 357.201000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 220.767000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 42933.048002

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-12-04T19:37:29.280
Period (years) 42933.048002

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 23:41:04.90 +01:27:11.1 33.330 1.92 250.1 HIP 116928 24.41
2025-11-22 23:41:02.00 +01:26:55.4 33.350 1.85 250.2 HIP 116928 25.05
2025-11-23 23:40:59.21 +01:26:40.3 33.369 1.78 250.3 HIP 116928 25.68
2025-11-24 23:40:56.53 +01:26:25.9 33.389 1.71 250.4 HIP 116928 26.28
2025-11-25 23:40:53.96 +01:26:12.2 33.409 1.63 250.5 HIP 116928 26.87
2025-11-26 23:40:51.50 +01:25:59.1 33.429 1.56 250.6 HIP 116928 27.43
2025-11-27 23:40:49.15 +01:25:46.7 33.449 1.48 250.8 HIP 116928 27.97
2025-11-28 23:40:46.91 +01:25:35.0 33.469 1.41 250.9 HIP 116928 28.49
2025-11-29 23:40:44.78 +01:25:23.9 33.490 1.33 251.1 HIP 116928 28.98
2025-11-30 23:40:42.76 +01:25:13.6 33.510 1.26 251.3 HIP 116928 29.45
2025-12-01 23:40:40.86 +01:25:03.9 33.531 1.18 251.5 HIP 116928 29.90
2025-12-02 23:40:39.06 +01:24:54.9 33.551 1.11 251.8 HIP 116928 30.31
2025-12-03 23:40:37.38 +01:24:46.6 33.572 1.03 252.1 HIP 116928 30.70
2025-12-04 23:40:35.81 +01:24:39.0 33.593 0.95 252.4 HIP 116928 31.07
2025-12-05 23:40:34.36 +01:24:32.1 33.614 0.88 252.9 HIP 116928 31.41
2025-12-06 23:40:33.01 +01:24:25.9 33.635 0.80 253.4 HIP 116928 31.72
2025-12-07 23:40:31.79 +01:24:20.4 33.656 0.80 253.4 HIP 116928 32.00