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P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.430804
Eccentricity 0.448540
Inclination (deg) 38.779800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 262.831300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 238.175600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 75710, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22.774706

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-10-05T15:29:57.120
Period (years) 22.774706

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 22:44:29.37 +36:10:50.1 9.172 10.21 174.0 HIP 112329 11.64
2025-11-22 22:44:31.46 +36:06:46.3 9.181 10.18 172.6 HIP 112329 14.76
2025-11-23 22:44:34.07 +36:02:44.1 9.191 10.15 171.1 HIP 112329 18.21
2025-11-24 22:44:37.18 +35:58:43.4 9.200 10.12 169.6 HIP 112329 21.82
2025-11-25 22:44:40.79 +35:54:44.4 9.209 10.10 168.1 HIP 112402 21.86
2025-11-26 22:44:44.90 +35:50:47.2 9.219 10.08 166.6 HIP 112402 18.79
2025-11-27 22:44:49.51 +35:46:51.8 9.229 10.07 165.1 HIP 112402 16.07
2025-11-28 22:44:54.62 +35:42:58.3 9.238 10.05 163.6 HIP 112402 13.90
2025-11-29 22:45:00.23 +35:39:06.9 9.248 10.04 162.0 HIP 112402 12.56
2025-11-30 22:45:06.32 +35:35:17.6 9.258 10.04 160.5 HIP 112402 12.34
2025-12-01 22:45:12.91 +35:31:30.4 9.268 10.04 159.0 HIP 112402 13.28
2025-12-02 22:45:19.98 +35:27:45.5 9.279 10.04 157.5 HIP 112402 15.16
2025-12-03 22:45:27.53 +35:24:02.9 9.289 10.05 155.9 HIP 112402 17.69
2025-12-04 22:45:35.57 +35:20:22.7 9.299 10.06 154.4 HIP 112402 20.64
2025-12-05 22:45:44.08 +35:16:45.0 9.310 10.07 152.9 HIP 112402 23.84
2025-12-06 22:45:53.06 +35:13:09.7 9.320 10.09 151.4 HIP 112402 27.21
2025-12-07 22:46:02.52 +35:09:37.1 9.331 10.09 151.4 HIP 112402 30.69