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C/2011 L1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 L1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.269564
Eccentricity 0.794585
Inclination (deg) 65.478900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 252.349800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 294.600400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 36.725306

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-12-08T08:28:01.920
Period (years) 36.725306

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 22:14:14.27 +59:40:15.2 18.986 7.23 175.6 HIP 109692 23.74
2025-11-22 22:14:16.02 +59:37:22.1 18.993 7.22 174.6 HIP 109692 21.15
2025-11-23 22:14:18.18 +59:34:29.5 18.999 7.22 173.6 HIP 109692 18.67
2025-11-24 22:14:20.73 +59:31:37.4 19.006 7.21 172.5 HIP 109692 16.37
2025-11-25 22:14:23.68 +59:28:45.7 19.012 7.21 171.5 HIP 109692 14.32
2025-11-26 22:14:27.03 +59:25:54.7 19.019 7.20 170.5 HIP 109692 12.64
2025-11-27 22:14:30.76 +59:23:04.2 19.026 7.19 169.5 HIP 109692 11.51
2025-11-28 22:14:34.89 +59:20:14.5 19.033 7.19 168.4 HIP 109692 11.08
2025-11-29 22:14:39.40 +59:17:25.5 19.040 7.18 167.4 HIP 109867 11.05
2025-11-30 22:14:44.29 +59:14:37.3 19.047 7.17 166.4 HIP 109867 8.20
2025-12-01 22:14:49.56 +59:11:50.0 19.054 7.17 165.4 HIP 109867 5.35
2025-12-02 22:14:55.22 +59:09:03.6 19.062 7.16 164.3 HIP 109867 2.53
2025-12-03 22:15:01.24 +59:06:18.1 19.069 7.16 163.3 HIP 109867 0.75
2025-12-04 22:15:07.64 +59:03:33.6 19.077 7.15 162.3 HIP 109867 3.33
2025-12-05 22:15:14.40 +59:00:50.1 19.084 7.14 161.2 HIP 109867 6.15
2025-12-06 22:15:21.53 +58:58:07.7 19.092 7.14 160.2 HIP 109867 8.99
2025-12-07 22:15:29.02 +58:55:26.5 19.100 7.14 160.2 HIP 109867 11.84