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C/2009 F4 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 F4 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.476889
Eccentricity 0.999822
Inclination (deg) 79.191900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 53.498700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 260.504200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 95208, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5397229.746803

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-12-25T21:17:08.160
Period (years) 5397229.746803

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 03:12:56.57 +47:34:28.2 27.172 5.40 258.6 HIP 14914 10.42
2025-11-22 03:12:44.01 +47:34:02.6 27.176 5.40 258.1 HIP 14914 9.97
2025-11-23 03:12:31.48 +47:33:35.9 27.181 5.39 257.6 HIP 14914 10.00
2025-11-24 03:12:19.01 +47:33:08.1 27.185 5.38 257.1 HIP 14914 10.50
2025-11-25 03:12:06.58 +47:32:39.2 27.190 5.37 256.6 HIP 14914 11.41
2025-11-26 03:11:54.21 +47:32:09.3 27.196 5.35 256.0 HIP 14914 12.63
2025-11-27 03:11:41.90 +47:31:38.2 27.202 5.34 255.5 HIP 14914 14.08
2025-11-28 03:11:29.66 +47:31:06.2 27.208 5.32 255.0 HIP 14734 12.21
2025-11-29 03:11:17.48 +47:30:33.1 27.214 5.30 254.5 HIP 14734 10.20
2025-11-30 03:11:05.38 +47:29:59.0 27.220 5.28 254.0 HIP 14734 8.28
2025-12-01 03:10:53.35 +47:29:23.9 27.227 5.26 253.4 HIP 14734 6.49
2025-12-02 03:10:41.40 +47:28:47.9 27.234 5.24 252.9 HIP 14734 4.98
2025-12-03 03:10:29.54 +47:28:10.9 27.241 5.22 252.4 HIP 14734 4.06
2025-12-04 03:10:17.77 +47:27:33.0 27.249 5.19 251.9 HIP 14734 4.14
2025-12-05 03:10:06.09 +47:26:54.1 27.257 5.17 251.3 HIP 14734 5.15
2025-12-06 03:09:54.51 +47:26:14.4 27.265 5.14 250.8 HIP 14734 6.68
2025-12-07 03:09:43.02 +47:25:33.8 27.273 5.14 250.8 HIP 14734 8.44