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P/2009 U4 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2009 U4 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.655273
Eccentricity 0.675146
Inclination (deg) 10.066500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 55.003400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 259.773500
Epoch 2032-06-17T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11.501967

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-06-30T05:00:23.040
Period (years) 11.501967

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 09:18:58.62 +26:06:35.5 8.105 3.53 352.8 HIP 45723 9.32
2025-11-22 09:18:57.83 +26:07:59.5 8.090 3.67 348.3 HIP 45723 8.14
2025-11-23 09:18:56.51 +26:09:25.9 8.075 3.84 344.2 HIP 45723 7.09
2025-11-24 09:18:54.64 +26:10:54.5 8.060 4.02 340.4 HIP 45723 6.27
2025-11-25 09:18:52.24 +26:12:25.3 8.045 4.21 336.9 HIP 45723 5.85
2025-11-26 09:18:49.29 +26:13:58.3 8.030 4.42 333.7 HIP 45723 5.96
2025-11-27 09:18:45.79 +26:15:33.5 8.015 4.64 330.8 HIP 45723 6.65
2025-11-28 09:18:41.76 +26:17:10.9 8.000 4.87 328.2 HIP 45723 7.81
2025-11-29 09:18:37.18 +26:18:50.3 7.985 5.11 325.8 HIP 45723 9.34
2025-11-30 09:18:32.05 +26:20:31.8 7.971 5.35 323.7 HIP 45723 11.12
2025-12-01 09:18:26.39 +26:22:15.3 7.957 5.60 321.7 HIP 45723 13.10
2025-12-02 09:18:20.18 +26:24:00.8 7.942 5.86 319.9 HIP 45723 15.24
2025-12-03 09:18:13.44 +26:25:48.2 7.928 6.11 318.2 HIP 45723 17.52
2025-12-04 09:18:06.15 +26:27:37.6 7.914 6.37 316.6 HIP 45723 19.93
2025-12-05 09:17:58.33 +26:29:28.8 7.900 6.64 315.2 HIP 45723 22.45
2025-12-06 09:17:49.97 +26:31:21.9 7.887 6.90 313.9 HIP 45490 22.83
2025-12-07 09:17:41.07 +26:33:16.8 7.873 6.90 313.9 HIP 45490 21.25