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C/2009 F2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 F2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.902812
Eccentricity 0.982277
Inclination (deg) 59.332300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 214.169200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 336.394500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6078.306155

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-11-07T05:51:12.960
Period (years) 6078.306155

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 20:35:12.65 +40:21:57.3 30.485 4.32 145.3 HIP 101677 17.20
2025-11-22 20:35:17.80 +40:20:32.1 30.498 4.32 144.2 HIP 101677 16.95
2025-11-23 20:35:23.11 +40:19:07.9 30.511 4.33 143.1 HIP 101677 16.83
2025-11-24 20:35:28.56 +40:17:44.8 30.525 4.34 142.0 HIP 101677 16.86
2025-11-25 20:35:34.16 +40:16:22.6 30.538 4.35 140.9 HIP 101677 17.04
2025-11-26 20:35:39.91 +40:15:01.6 30.552 4.36 139.8 HIP 101677 17.35
2025-11-27 20:35:45.81 +40:13:41.6 30.565 4.37 138.7 HIP 101677 17.80
2025-11-28 20:35:51.85 +40:12:22.8 30.579 4.38 137.6 HIP 101677 18.38
2025-11-29 20:35:58.03 +40:11:05.1 30.592 4.39 136.6 HIP 101677 19.07
2025-11-30 20:36:04.35 +40:09:48.6 30.606 4.40 135.5 HIP 101677 19.86
2025-12-01 20:36:10.81 +40:08:33.3 30.619 4.41 134.4 HIP 101677 20.75
2025-12-02 20:36:17.40 +40:07:19.1 30.633 4.42 133.4 HIP 101677 21.71
2025-12-03 20:36:24.13 +40:06:06.2 30.646 4.44 132.3 HIP 101759 21.29
2025-12-04 20:36:30.99 +40:04:54.5 30.659 4.45 131.3 HIP 101759 19.57
2025-12-05 20:36:37.98 +40:03:44.1 30.673 4.46 130.2 HIP 101759 17.87
2025-12-06 20:36:45.10 +40:02:34.9 30.686 4.48 129.2 HIP 101759 16.20
2025-12-07 20:36:52.35 +40:01:27.0 30.699 4.48 129.2 HIP 101759 14.55