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C/2009 O2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2009 O2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.681837
Eccentricity 0.997189
Inclination (deg) 107.799900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 310.619500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 133.268800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3777.718374

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-03-24T01:41:13.920
Period (years) 3777.718374

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 01:08:58.48 -58:54:57.3 33.905 3.89 304.4 HIP 5463 9.93
2025-11-22 01:08:48.54 -58:54:04.5 33.918 3.88 305.6 HIP 5463 10.44
2025-11-23 01:08:38.76 -58:53:10.2 33.931 3.88 306.8 HIP 5463 11.11
2025-11-24 01:08:29.15 -58:52:14.5 33.944 3.87 307.9 HIP 5463 11.93
2025-11-25 01:08:19.70 -58:51:17.4 33.958 3.87 309.1 HIP 5463 12.85
2025-11-26 01:08:10.43 -58:50:18.8 33.971 3.86 310.3 HIP 5299 13.49
2025-11-27 01:08:01.33 -58:49:18.9 33.984 3.86 311.5 HIP 5299 14.27
2025-11-28 01:07:52.40 -58:48:17.6 33.997 3.85 312.6 HIP 5299 15.20
2025-11-29 01:07:43.65 -58:47:15.0 34.011 3.85 313.8 HIP 5299 16.23
2025-11-30 01:07:35.08 -58:46:11.1 34.024 3.84 315.0 HIP 5299 17.36
2025-12-01 01:07:26.70 -58:45:05.9 34.037 3.84 316.1 HIP 5299 18.57
2025-12-02 01:07:18.49 -58:43:59.4 34.051 3.84 317.3 HIP 5167 18.13
2025-12-03 01:07:10.48 -58:42:51.6 34.064 3.84 318.5 HIP 5167 16.63
2025-12-04 01:07:02.65 -58:41:42.7 34.077 3.83 319.7 HIP 5167 15.12
2025-12-05 01:06:55.01 -58:40:32.5 34.091 3.83 320.8 HIP 5167 13.62
2025-12-06 01:06:47.56 -58:39:21.2 34.104 3.83 322.0 HIP 5167 12.12
2025-12-07 01:06:40.31 -58:38:08.7 34.117 3.83 322.0 HIP 5167 10.62