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C/2011 L2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 L2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.931960
Eccentricity 1.000101
Inclination (deg) 104.560700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 131.551200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 256.824100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-11-04T15:44:21.120

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 09:22:58.52 +65:05:05.6 30.562 4.27 347.5 HIP 45794 17.84
2025-11-22 09:22:55.02 +65:06:45.6 30.556 4.29 346.5 HIP 45794 17.96
2025-11-23 09:22:51.20 +65:08:25.7 30.550 4.31 345.5 HIP 45794 18.22
2025-11-24 09:22:47.08 +65:10:05.9 30.544 4.34 344.4 HIP 45794 18.60
2025-11-25 09:22:42.64 +65:11:46.2 30.539 4.36 343.4 HIP 45794 19.10
2025-11-26 09:22:37.89 +65:13:26.4 30.533 4.38 342.4 HIP 45794 19.72
2025-11-27 09:22:32.82 +65:15:06.7 30.528 4.41 341.4 HIP 45794 20.45
2025-11-28 09:22:27.45 +65:16:47.0 30.522 4.43 340.4 HIP 45794 21.27
2025-11-29 09:22:21.76 +65:18:27.1 30.517 4.45 339.4 HIP 45794 22.19
2025-11-30 09:22:15.77 +65:20:07.2 30.512 4.48 338.5 HIP 46190 21.76
2025-12-01 09:22:09.46 +65:21:47.1 30.508 4.50 337.5 HIP 46190 21.36
2025-12-02 09:22:02.85 +65:23:26.9 30.503 4.52 336.6 HIP 46190 21.14
2025-12-03 09:21:55.93 +65:25:06.4 30.498 4.54 335.6 HIP 46190 21.10
2025-12-04 09:21:48.71 +65:26:45.8 30.494 4.57 334.7 HIP 46190 21.24
2025-12-05 09:21:41.19 +65:28:24.8 30.490 4.59 333.8 HIP 46190 21.56
2025-12-06 09:21:33.36 +65:30:03.6 30.486 4.61 332.8 HIP 46190 22.07
2025-12-07 09:21:25.23 +65:31:42.1 30.482 4.61 332.8 HIP 46072 21.93