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P/2008 O2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2008 O2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.835247
Eccentricity 0.151028
Inclination (deg) 9.497800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 325.751500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 27.332200
Epoch 2028-05-29T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.601740

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-05-22T13:09:41.760
Period (years) 9.601740

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 15:51:50.89 -28:08:17.7 5.643 38.30 101.7 HIP 77719 4.84
2025-11-22 15:52:58.97 -28:11:23.1 5.642 38.33 101.7 HIP 77719 12.90
2025-11-23 15:54:07.14 -28:14:28.1 5.641 38.35 101.6 HIP 78006 22.69
2025-11-24 15:55:15.40 -28:17:32.5 5.641 38.37 101.6 HIP 78006 7.68
2025-11-25 15:56:23.74 -28:20:36.3 5.639 38.39 101.5 HIP 78006 8.60
2025-11-26 15:57:32.15 -28:23:39.6 5.638 38.40 101.5 HIP 78245 14.65
2025-11-27 15:58:40.63 -28:26:42.2 5.636 38.41 101.5 HIP 78245 8.71
2025-11-28 15:59:49.17 -28:29:44.3 5.635 38.42 101.4 HIP 78245 20.24
2025-11-29 16:00:57.76 -28:32:45.6 5.633 38.42 101.4 HIP 78478 13.12
2025-11-30 16:02:06.41 -28:35:46.3 5.630 38.42 101.3 HIP 78523 13.73
2025-12-01 16:03:15.10 -28:38:46.2 5.628 38.42 101.3 HIP 78743 23.78
2025-12-02 16:04:23.83 -28:41:45.5 5.625 38.42 101.2 HIP 78743 14.18
2025-12-03 16:05:32.59 -28:44:44.0 5.623 38.41 101.2 HIP 78743 17.56
2025-12-04 16:06:41.39 -28:47:41.7 5.620 38.40 101.1 HIP 78988 10.27
2025-12-05 16:07:50.20 -28:50:38.7 5.616 38.39 101.1 HIP 78988 5.86
2025-12-06 16:08:59.04 -28:53:34.9 5.613 38.37 101.0 HIP 79073 7.99
2025-12-07 16:10:07.89 -28:56:30.3 5.609 38.37 101.0 HIP 79247 20.77