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C/2011 N2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 N2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.591331
Eccentricity 0.999254
Inclination (deg) 33.686000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 273.963700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 357.291300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 204727.458248

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-10-16T20:32:29.760
Period (years) 204727.458248

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 03:41:09.65 +40:06:58.8 29.463 4.75 254.7 HIP 17251 25.59
2025-11-22 03:41:00.07 +40:06:28.8 29.467 4.75 254.3 HIP 17251 25.57
2025-11-23 03:40:50.50 +40:05:58.0 29.471 4.75 253.9 HIP 17251 25.67
2025-11-24 03:40:40.94 +40:05:26.4 29.475 4.75 253.6 HIP 17251 25.90
2025-11-25 03:40:31.41 +40:04:54.1 29.479 4.75 253.2 HIP 17251 26.26
2025-11-26 03:40:21.89 +40:04:21.0 29.483 4.75 252.8 HIP 17251 26.73
2025-11-27 03:40:12.41 +40:03:47.2 29.488 4.75 252.4 HIP 17251 27.32
2025-11-28 03:40:02.95 +40:03:12.7 29.494 4.74 252.0 HIP 17251 28.02
2025-11-29 03:39:53.52 +40:02:37.5 29.499 4.73 251.6 HIP 17251 28.80
2025-11-30 03:39:44.14 +40:02:01.6 29.505 4.73 251.2 HIP 16897 27.16
2025-12-01 03:39:34.79 +40:01:25.1 29.511 4.72 250.8 HIP 16897 25.48
2025-12-02 03:39:25.49 +40:00:47.8 29.517 4.70 250.4 HIP 16897 23.83
2025-12-03 03:39:16.23 +40:00:09.9 29.524 4.69 250.0 HIP 16897 22.24
2025-12-04 03:39:07.02 +39:59:31.4 29.531 4.68 249.6 HIP 16897 20.70
2025-12-05 03:38:57.87 +39:58:52.2 29.538 4.66 249.2 HIP 16897 19.24
2025-12-06 03:38:48.77 +39:58:12.5 29.546 4.65 248.8 HIP 16897 17.87
2025-12-07 03:38:39.73 +39:57:32.1 29.554 4.65 248.8 HIP 16897 16.61