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C/2009 F5 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 F5 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.263553
Eccentricity 0.971093
Inclination (deg) 85.082200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 219.334000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 297.424200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 692.917401

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-10-29T23:50:38.400
Period (years) 692.917401

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 18:21:58.78 +61:31:17.0 33.332 4.58 121.5 HIP 89860 13.25
2025-11-22 18:22:11.89 +61:30:19.5 33.337 4.59 120.5 HIP 89860 14.38
2025-11-23 18:22:25.14 +61:29:23.5 33.342 4.59 119.6 HIP 89860 15.66
2025-11-24 18:22:38.52 +61:28:29.0 33.347 4.60 118.7 HIP 89860 17.06
2025-11-25 18:22:52.03 +61:27:36.1 33.352 4.60 117.8 HIP 89860 18.56
2025-11-26 18:23:05.66 +61:26:44.6 33.357 4.61 116.8 HIP 89860 20.14
2025-11-27 18:23:19.42 +61:25:54.6 33.362 4.61 115.9 HIP 89860 21.77
2025-11-28 18:23:33.29 +61:25:06.3 33.367 4.61 115.0 HIP 89860 23.44
2025-11-29 18:23:47.27 +61:24:19.4 33.372 4.62 114.1 HIP 89860 25.16
2025-11-30 18:24:01.36 +61:23:34.2 33.377 4.62 113.2 HIP 89860 26.90
2025-12-01 18:24:15.56 +61:22:50.5 33.382 4.63 112.2 HIP 89860 28.66
2025-12-02 18:24:29.86 +61:22:08.4 33.387 4.63 111.3 HIP 89860 30.45
2025-12-03 18:24:44.25 +61:21:27.9 33.391 4.63 110.4 HIP 89860 32.25
2025-12-04 18:24:58.74 +61:20:49.0 33.396 4.64 109.5 HIP 89860 34.07
2025-12-05 18:25:13.33 +61:20:11.8 33.401 4.64 108.6 HIP 89860 35.89
2025-12-06 18:25:28.00 +61:19:36.1 33.406 4.65 107.7 HIP 89860 37.73
2025-12-07 18:25:42.75 +61:19:02.1 33.411 4.65 107.7 HIP 90733 37.32