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C/2009 K5 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 K5 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.406810
Eccentricity 0.999538
Inclination (deg) 103.850600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 257.793900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 65.858100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 168031.307503

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-05-03T23:00:14.400
Period (years) 168031.307503

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 04:44:12.10 -20:04:55.7 32.893 4.63 253.6 HIP 22064 9.01
2025-11-22 04:44:04.54 -20:05:27.0 32.896 4.63 254.3 HIP 22064 10.84
2025-11-23 04:43:56.94 -20:05:57.0 32.899 4.63 255.0 HIP 22064 12.67
2025-11-24 04:43:49.32 -20:06:25.8 32.902 4.63 255.7 HIP 21919 14.31
2025-11-25 04:43:41.68 -20:06:53.4 32.906 4.63 256.3 HIP 21919 12.47
2025-11-26 04:43:34.01 -20:07:19.6 32.909 4.63 257.0 HIP 21919 10.63
2025-11-27 04:43:26.32 -20:07:44.6 32.913 4.63 257.7 HIP 21919 8.80
2025-11-28 04:43:18.62 -20:08:08.4 32.918 4.62 258.3 HIP 21919 6.97
2025-11-29 04:43:10.91 -20:08:30.8 32.922 4.62 259.0 HIP 21919 5.16
2025-11-30 04:43:03.18 -20:08:51.9 32.927 4.61 259.7 HIP 21919 3.37
2025-12-01 04:42:55.45 -20:09:11.8 32.931 4.61 260.3 HIP 21919 1.72
2025-12-02 04:42:47.71 -20:09:30.4 32.936 4.60 261.0 HIP 21919 1.14
2025-12-03 04:42:39.96 -20:09:47.6 32.942 4.59 261.7 HIP 21919 2.53
2025-12-04 04:42:32.22 -20:10:03.6 32.947 4.58 262.3 HIP 21919 4.26
2025-12-05 04:42:24.48 -20:10:18.2 32.953 4.57 263.0 HIP 21919 6.05
2025-12-06 04:42:16.74 -20:10:31.6 32.959 4.56 263.7 HIP 21919 7.85
2025-12-07 04:42:09.01 -20:10:43.6 32.965 4.56 263.7 HIP 21919 9.66