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C/2011 L3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 L3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.932334
Eccentricity 0.998778
Inclination (deg) 87.421400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 307.755900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 27.674900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 62880.572103

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-08-12T17:07:52.320
Period (years) 62880.572103

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 08:48:40.21 +18:52:28.1 30.860 1.72 278.1 HIP 43223 9.24
2025-11-22 08:48:37.34 +18:52:33.9 30.848 1.80 278.4 HIP 43223 8.95
2025-11-23 08:48:34.33 +18:52:40.3 30.836 1.88 278.7 HIP 43223 8.70
2025-11-24 08:48:31.19 +18:52:47.1 30.824 1.96 279.0 HIP 43223 8.50
2025-11-25 08:48:27.91 +18:52:54.4 30.812 2.04 279.2 HIP 43223 8.35
2025-11-26 08:48:24.51 +18:53:02.2 30.801 2.12 279.4 HIP 43223 8.29
2025-11-27 08:48:20.98 +18:53:10.5 30.789 2.19 279.6 HIP 43223 8.30
2025-11-28 08:48:17.32 +18:53:19.2 30.778 2.27 279.8 HIP 43223 8.42
2025-11-29 08:48:13.54 +18:53:28.5 30.766 2.35 279.9 HIP 43223 8.63
2025-11-30 08:48:09.63 +18:53:38.2 30.755 2.42 280.1 HIP 43223 8.94
2025-12-01 08:48:05.59 +18:53:48.3 30.744 2.50 280.2 HIP 43223 9.36
2025-12-02 08:48:01.43 +18:53:58.9 30.734 2.57 280.3 HIP 43223 9.87
2025-12-03 08:47:57.15 +18:54:10.0 30.723 2.65 280.4 HIP 43223 10.47
2025-12-04 08:47:52.75 +18:54:21.5 30.712 2.72 280.5 HIP 43223 11.15
2025-12-05 08:47:48.22 +18:54:33.5 30.702 2.79 280.6 HIP 43223 11.92
2025-12-06 08:47:43.58 +18:54:45.8 30.692 2.86 280.7 HIP 43223 12.75
2025-12-07 08:47:38.82 +18:54:58.6 30.682 2.86 280.7 HIP 43223 13.65