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C/2009 T1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2009 T1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.201438
Eccentricity 0.994895
Inclination (deg) 89.781200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.293300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 282.492400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 42339.428300

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-10-11T22:20:29.760
Period (years) 42339.428300

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 01:35:17.94 +66:16:31.7 30.095 4.95 236.8 HIP 7423 18.44
2025-11-22 01:35:01.48 +66:15:26.7 30.100 4.94 236.0 HIP 7333 18.01
2025-11-23 01:34:45.22 +66:14:20.3 30.106 4.93 235.1 HIP 7333 16.64
2025-11-24 01:34:29.18 +66:13:12.7 30.111 4.91 234.3 HIP 7333 15.39
2025-11-25 01:34:13.36 +66:12:03.8 30.116 4.90 233.5 HIP 7333 14.28
2025-11-26 01:33:57.77 +66:10:53.8 30.122 4.88 232.6 HIP 7333 13.35
2025-11-27 01:33:42.40 +66:09:42.6 30.128 4.87 231.8 HIP 7333 12.63
2025-11-28 01:33:27.27 +66:08:30.3 30.134 4.85 230.9 HIP 7333 12.17
2025-11-29 01:33:12.37 +66:07:16.8 30.141 4.84 230.1 HIP 7333 11.97
2025-11-30 01:32:57.72 +66:06:02.3 30.147 4.82 229.2 HIP 7333 12.06
2025-12-01 01:32:43.32 +66:04:46.8 30.154 4.80 228.4 HIP 7050 11.33
2025-12-02 01:32:29.16 +66:03:30.3 30.161 4.78 227.5 HIP 7050 10.13
2025-12-03 01:32:15.26 +66:02:12.8 30.168 4.76 226.7 HIP 7050 9.21
2025-12-04 01:32:01.62 +66:00:54.3 30.176 4.74 225.8 HIP 7050 8.64
2025-12-05 01:31:48.24 +65:59:35.0 30.183 4.72 225.0 HIP 7050 8.50
2025-12-06 01:31:35.12 +65:58:14.8 30.191 4.70 224.1 HIP 7050 8.81
2025-12-07 01:31:22.27 +65:56:53.7 30.199 4.70 224.1 HIP 7050 9.50