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C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 R1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.398440
Eccentricity 1.000245
Inclination (deg) 76.810900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 323.306500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 130.314300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-06-30T05:39:24.480

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 22:41:44.97 -75:22:31.2 34.721 3.99 350.8 HIP 111955 17.60
2025-11-22 22:41:40.94 -75:20:56.8 34.732 4.00 351.8 HIP 111955 16.01
2025-11-23 22:41:37.36 -75:19:21.8 34.744 4.00 352.9 HIP 111955 14.43
2025-11-24 22:41:34.23 -75:17:46.5 34.756 4.01 353.9 HIP 111955 12.84
2025-11-25 22:41:31.55 -75:16:10.7 34.767 4.02 354.9 HIP 111955 11.26
2025-11-26 22:41:29.32 -75:14:34.5 34.779 4.03 355.9 HIP 111955 9.70
2025-11-27 22:41:27.53 -75:12:58.0 34.790 4.04 357.0 HIP 111955 8.15
2025-11-28 22:41:26.18 -75:11:21.2 34.801 4.05 357.9 HIP 111955 6.65
2025-11-29 22:41:25.28 -75:09:44.2 34.813 4.06 358.9 HIP 111955 5.22
2025-11-30 22:41:24.81 -75:08:06.8 34.824 4.07 359.9 HIP 111955 3.96
2025-12-01 22:41:24.78 -75:06:29.3 34.835 4.07 0.9 HIP 111955 3.09
2025-12-02 22:41:25.18 -75:04:51.5 34.846 4.08 1.9 HIP 111955 2.98
2025-12-03 22:41:26.00 -75:03:13.6 34.856 4.09 2.8 HIP 111955 3.70
2025-12-04 22:41:27.25 -75:01:35.5 34.867 4.10 3.8 HIP 111955 4.91
2025-12-05 22:41:28.93 -74:59:57.3 34.878 4.11 4.7 HIP 111955 6.32
2025-12-06 22:41:31.02 -74:58:19.0 34.888 4.12 5.7 HIP 111955 7.84
2025-12-07 22:41:33.52 -74:56:40.7 34.899 4.12 5.7 HIP 111955 9.41