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C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.520496
Eccentricity 0.993312
Inclination (deg) 107.316400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 160.277200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 127.391600
Epoch 2011-02-08T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7316.184048

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-01-28T21:39:44.640
Period (years) 7316.184048

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 09:52:07.61 -76:31:12.6 31.588 4.41 183.4 HIP 48114 24.85
2025-11-22 09:52:05.82 -76:32:58.2 31.592 4.40 184.4 HIP 47956 24.11
2025-11-23 09:52:03.48 -76:34:43.6 31.595 4.40 185.4 HIP 47956 23.03
2025-11-24 09:52:00.60 -76:36:28.8 31.599 4.40 186.5 HIP 47956 22.02
2025-11-25 09:51:57.17 -76:38:13.7 31.602 4.40 187.5 HIP 47956 21.07
2025-11-26 09:51:53.19 -76:39:58.4 31.605 4.40 188.5 HIP 47956 20.21
2025-11-27 09:51:48.66 -76:41:42.8 31.608 4.40 189.6 HIP 47956 19.44
2025-11-28 09:51:43.57 -76:43:26.8 31.611 4.39 190.6 HIP 47956 18.78
2025-11-29 09:51:37.92 -76:45:10.5 31.614 4.39 191.6 HIP 48175 17.78
2025-11-30 09:51:31.72 -76:46:53.7 31.617 4.39 192.7 HIP 48175 16.10
2025-12-01 09:51:24.97 -76:48:36.4 31.619 4.39 193.7 HIP 48175 14.43
2025-12-02 09:51:17.65 -76:50:18.7 31.622 4.39 194.8 HIP 48175 12.78
2025-12-03 09:51:09.77 -76:52:00.5 31.624 4.38 195.8 HIP 48175 11.14
2025-12-04 09:51:01.34 -76:53:41.7 31.627 4.38 196.9 HIP 48175 9.53
2025-12-05 09:50:52.35 -76:55:22.3 31.629 4.38 197.9 HIP 48175 7.97
2025-12-06 09:50:42.79 -76:57:02.3 31.631 4.38 199.0 HIP 48175 6.49
2025-12-07 09:50:32.67 -76:58:41.6 31.633 4.38 199.0 HIP 48175 5.15