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C/2008 A1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2008 A1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.090019
Eccentricity 1.000065
Inclination (deg) 82.633400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 277.906600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 348.605400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-09-29T15:49:58.080

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 06:26:55.18 +55:04:21.7 35.635 3.61 290.6 HIP 30347 33.71
2025-11-22 06:26:45.74 +55:04:52.1 35.630 3.64 289.9 HIP 30347 32.36
2025-11-23 06:26:36.17 +55:05:21.8 35.626 3.67 289.2 HIP 30347 31.00
2025-11-24 06:26:26.47 +55:05:50.8 35.622 3.70 288.5 HIP 30347 29.63
2025-11-25 06:26:16.66 +55:06:19.0 35.618 3.73 287.8 HIP 30347 28.26
2025-11-26 06:26:06.72 +55:06:46.4 35.615 3.76 287.2 HIP 30347 26.88
2025-11-27 06:25:56.67 +55:07:13.0 35.611 3.79 286.5 HIP 30347 25.50
2025-11-28 06:25:46.51 +55:07:38.8 35.608 3.81 285.9 HIP 30347 24.11
2025-11-29 06:25:36.24 +55:08:03.8 35.605 3.84 285.2 HIP 30347 22.72
2025-11-30 06:25:25.87 +55:08:27.9 35.603 3.86 284.6 HIP 30347 21.34
2025-12-01 06:25:15.40 +55:08:51.2 35.600 3.89 283.9 HIP 30347 19.96
2025-12-02 06:25:04.83 +55:09:13.7 35.598 3.91 283.3 HIP 30347 18.59
2025-12-03 06:24:54.16 +55:09:35.3 35.596 3.94 282.7 HIP 30347 17.24
2025-12-04 06:24:43.41 +55:09:56.0 35.594 3.96 282.1 HIP 30347 15.90
2025-12-05 06:24:32.57 +55:10:15.8 35.593 3.98 281.5 HIP 30347 14.60
2025-12-06 06:24:21.64 +55:10:34.8 35.592 4.00 280.9 HIP 30347 13.35
2025-12-07 06:24:10.64 +55:10:52.9 35.591 4.00 280.9 HIP 30347 12.15