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P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.902763
Eccentricity 0.609150
Inclination (deg) 40.949000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 160.187700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 209.203900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 68902, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 20.239613

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-12-18T11:35:48.480
Period (years) 20.239613

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 15:33:39.90 +16:20:43.5 9.458 19.44 97.9 HIP 76136 21.71
2025-11-22 15:34:12.01 +16:19:39.0 9.452 19.43 97.5 HIP 76136 24.89
2025-11-23 15:34:44.13 +16:18:38.1 9.445 19.42 97.0 HIP 76424 27.71
2025-11-24 15:35:16.26 +16:17:40.8 9.438 19.40 96.6 HIP 76424 20.43
2025-11-25 15:35:48.38 +16:16:47.0 9.431 19.38 96.2 HIP 76424 13.74
2025-11-26 15:36:20.49 +16:15:56.9 9.424 19.36 95.7 HIP 76424 9.05
2025-11-27 15:36:52.59 +16:15:10.4 9.417 19.33 95.3 HIP 76424 9.80
2025-11-28 15:37:24.68 +16:14:27.5 9.409 19.31 94.8 HIP 76424 15.20
2025-11-29 15:37:56.74 +16:13:48.3 9.401 19.28 94.4 HIP 76511 18.83
2025-11-30 15:38:28.77 +16:13:12.8 9.393 19.25 93.9 HIP 76699 17.99
2025-12-01 15:39:00.77 +16:12:41.0 9.385 19.22 93.5 HIP 76699 11.24
2025-12-02 15:39:32.73 +16:12:12.8 9.376 19.18 93.0 HIP 76699 6.85
2025-12-03 15:40:04.64 +16:11:48.4 9.368 19.15 92.6 HIP 76699 9.19
2025-12-04 15:40:36.51 +16:11:27.7 9.359 19.11 92.1 HIP 76810 11.36
2025-12-05 15:41:08.32 +16:11:10.8 9.350 19.07 91.6 HIP 76810 9.95
2025-12-06 15:41:40.08 +16:10:57.6 9.341 19.03 91.2 HIP 76810 13.67
2025-12-07 15:42:11.77 +16:10:48.2 9.331 19.03 91.2 HIP 76810 19.79