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C/2010 L3 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2010 L3 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 9.869492
Eccentricity 0.999768
Inclination (deg) 102.651300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 38.328500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 121.762000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 83518, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8774254.390660

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-11-12T12:29:39.840
Period (years) 8774254.390660

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 11:58:54.63 -51:07:05.0 28.264 5.06 160.0 HIP 58455 21.98
2025-11-22 11:58:59.05 -51:08:59.2 28.261 5.06 160.8 HIP 58455 20.00
2025-11-23 11:59:03.29 -51:10:53.8 28.258 5.05 161.7 HIP 58455 18.03
2025-11-24 11:59:07.35 -51:12:48.8 28.255 5.04 162.5 HIP 58455 16.07
2025-11-25 11:59:11.22 -51:14:44.1 28.251 5.03 163.4 HIP 58455 14.12
2025-11-26 11:59:14.90 -51:16:39.8 28.247 5.02 164.2 HIP 58455 12.19
2025-11-27 11:59:18.40 -51:18:35.7 28.243 5.01 165.1 HIP 58455 10.27
2025-11-28 11:59:21.70 -51:20:31.9 28.239 5.00 166.0 HIP 58455 8.40
2025-11-29 11:59:24.81 -51:22:28.3 28.235 4.99 166.8 HIP 58455 6.59
2025-11-30 11:59:27.72 -51:24:24.9 28.231 4.98 167.7 HIP 58455 4.91
2025-12-01 11:59:30.44 -51:26:21.7 28.226 4.97 168.6 HIP 58455 3.55
2025-12-02 11:59:32.96 -51:28:18.6 28.221 4.96 169.5 HIP 58455 2.97
2025-12-03 11:59:35.28 -51:30:15.6 28.217 4.95 170.4 HIP 58455 3.58
2025-12-04 11:59:37.39 -51:32:12.8 28.212 4.94 171.3 HIP 58455 4.94
2025-12-05 11:59:39.31 -51:34:10.0 28.206 4.93 172.3 HIP 58455 6.60
2025-12-06 11:59:41.02 -51:36:07.2 28.201 4.92 173.2 HIP 58453 7.36
2025-12-07 11:59:42.52 -51:38:04.4 28.196 4.92 173.2 HIP 58453 6.16