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P/2011 CR42 (Catalina)

Basic Information of P/2011 CR42 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.527901
Eccentricity 0.280061
Inclination (deg) 8.459100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.714100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 172.649000
Epoch 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2013-Y32, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.579555

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-01-12T01:31:26.400
Period (years) 6.579555

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2011 CR42 (Catalina) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 19:39:31.03 -28:22:12.9 3.511 51.65 78.4 HIP 96644 16.14
2025-11-22 19:41:02.97 -28:18:01.7 3.524 51.82 78.3 HIP 96644 33.39
2025-11-23 19:42:35.12 -28:13:47.5 3.538 51.99 78.2 HIP 96899 38.57
2025-11-24 19:44:07.47 -28:09:30.2 3.551 52.15 78.1 HIP 97195 48.09
2025-11-25 19:45:40.02 -28:05:09.8 3.564 52.31 78.0 HIP 97408 36.16
2025-11-26 19:47:12.74 -28:00:46.4 3.577 52.46 77.9 HIP 97408 19.01
2025-11-27 19:48:45.64 -27:56:20.0 3.590 52.61 77.8 HIP 97408 17.10
2025-11-28 19:50:18.69 -27:51:50.6 3.603 52.76 77.7 HIP 97684 26.15
2025-11-29 19:51:51.90 -27:47:18.1 3.616 52.90 77.6 HIP 97684 21.11
2025-11-30 19:53:25.26 -27:42:42.7 3.629 53.03 77.5 HIP 97850 14.96
2025-12-01 19:54:58.74 -27:38:04.2 3.642 53.16 77.3 HIP 97921 15.46
2025-12-02 19:56:32.36 -27:33:22.8 3.654 53.29 77.2 HIP 98127 4.01
2025-12-03 19:58:06.09 -27:28:38.4 3.667 53.41 77.1 HIP 98284 13.98
2025-12-04 19:59:39.93 -27:23:51.0 3.679 53.53 77.0 HIP 98518 20.77
2025-12-05 20:01:13.87 -27:19:00.7 3.691 53.65 76.9 HIP 98518 9.36
2025-12-06 20:02:47.91 -27:14:07.4 3.703 53.77 76.8 HIP 98518 25.76
2025-12-07 20:04:22.05 -27:09:11.2 3.716 53.77 76.8 HIP 98926 23.23