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C/2010 J2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2010 J2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.423032
Eccentricity 0.998769
Inclination (deg) 125.993600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 311.751900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 4.682100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 146632.202948

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-05-31T19:17:11.040
Period (years) 146632.202948

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 11:12:46.07 +34:00:09.1 31.886 1.81 30.3 HIP 54702 27.94
2025-11-22 11:12:47.83 +34:00:46.6 31.875 1.81 27.8 HIP 54702 28.66
2025-11-23 11:12:49.45 +34:01:25.0 31.863 1.81 25.2 HIP 54702 29.37
2025-11-24 11:12:50.94 +34:02:04.3 31.852 1.82 22.6 HIP 54702 30.10
2025-11-25 11:12:52.29 +34:02:44.6 31.840 1.83 20.0 HIP 54702 30.82
2025-11-26 11:12:53.49 +34:03:25.8 31.828 1.84 17.5 HIP 54702 31.55
2025-11-27 11:12:54.56 +34:04:07.9 31.817 1.85 14.9 HIP 54702 32.29
2025-11-28 11:12:55.48 +34:04:50.8 31.805 1.87 12.5 HIP 54702 33.02
2025-11-29 11:12:56.26 +34:05:34.7 31.794 1.89 10.0 HIP 54702 33.76
2025-11-30 11:12:56.90 +34:06:19.4 31.782 1.92 7.7 HIP 54702 34.50
2025-12-01 11:12:57.40 +34:07:05.0 31.771 1.94 5.4 HIP 54702 35.25
2025-12-02 11:12:57.75 +34:07:51.4 31.759 1.97 3.1 HIP 54702 36.00
2025-12-03 11:12:57.95 +34:08:38.6 31.748 2.00 0.9 HIP 54702 36.75
2025-12-04 11:12:58.01 +34:09:26.6 31.736 2.03 358.8 HIP 54936 36.97
2025-12-05 11:12:57.93 +34:10:15.4 31.725 2.07 356.7 HIP 54936 36.39
2025-12-06 11:12:57.70 +34:11:05.0 31.713 2.11 354.7 HIP 54936 35.82
2025-12-07 11:12:57.32 +34:11:55.4 31.702 2.11 354.7 HIP 54936 35.28