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C/2008 E1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2008 E1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.811693
Eccentricity 0.552960
Inclination (deg) 34.863700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 188.888700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 270.408200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-GJ3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 35.312404

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2043-12-17T16:24:39.357
Period (years) 35.312404

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 18:17:20.24 +10:01:04.6 17.357 8.84 105.7 HIP 89547 15.21
2025-11-22 18:17:34.07 +10:00:07.2 17.365 8.90 105.1 HIP 89547 18.49
2025-11-23 18:17:48.03 +09:59:11.6 17.373 8.95 104.5 HIP 89547 21.89
2025-11-24 18:18:02.10 +09:58:17.7 17.381 9.00 104.0 HIP 89547 25.35
2025-11-25 18:18:16.29 +09:57:25.5 17.389 9.05 103.4 HIP 89806 27.99
2025-11-26 18:18:30.59 +09:56:35.1 17.397 9.10 102.9 HIP 89806 26.13
2025-11-27 18:18:45.01 +09:55:46.4 17.404 9.15 102.3 HIP 89806 24.63
2025-11-28 18:18:59.53 +09:54:59.6 17.412 9.20 101.8 HIP 89806 23.56
2025-11-29 18:19:14.15 +09:54:14.5 17.419 9.24 101.3 HIP 89806 22.99
2025-11-30 18:19:28.87 +09:53:31.2 17.426 9.29 100.7 HIP 89896 20.90
2025-12-01 18:19:43.69 +09:52:49.7 17.432 9.33 100.2 HIP 89896 18.63
2025-12-02 18:19:58.60 +09:52:10.0 17.439 9.37 99.7 HIP 89896 16.84
2025-12-03 18:20:13.60 +09:51:32.1 17.445 9.41 99.2 HIP 89896 15.72
2025-12-04 18:20:28.68 +09:50:56.1 17.451 9.45 98.7 HIP 89896 15.41
2025-12-05 18:20:43.85 +09:50:21.8 17.457 9.49 98.2 HIP 89896 15.98
2025-12-06 18:20:59.10 +09:49:49.4 17.462 9.52 97.7 HIP 89896 17.35
2025-12-07 18:21:14.43 +09:49:18.9 17.468 9.52 97.7 HIP 90042 18.82