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P/2011 P1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2011 P1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.029524
Eccentricity 0.326098
Inclination (deg) 5.650500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 4.246800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 349.148600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-ED3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 20.388966

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-12-21T21:54:08.640
Period (years) 20.388966

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 15:03:55.93 -20:58:41.3 9.177 21.16 107.5 HIP 73527 34.50
2025-11-22 15:04:30.53 -21:01:13.6 9.172 21.13 107.5 HIP 73867 40.65
2025-11-23 15:05:05.09 -21:03:45.8 9.167 21.10 107.5 HIP 73867 40.16
2025-11-24 15:05:39.61 -21:06:17.7 9.162 21.07 107.5 HIP 74063 35.42
2025-11-25 15:06:14.09 -21:08:49.3 9.157 21.03 107.5 HIP 74063 27.21
2025-11-26 15:06:48.52 -21:11:20.7 9.151 20.99 107.5 HIP 74063 19.20
2025-11-27 15:07:22.89 -21:13:51.8 9.145 20.95 107.5 HIP 74063 11.79
2025-11-28 15:07:57.20 -21:16:22.6 9.139 20.90 107.5 HIP 74063 7.10
2025-11-29 15:08:31.44 -21:18:53.1 9.132 20.85 107.5 HIP 74063 10.11
2025-11-30 15:09:05.61 -21:21:23.2 9.125 20.80 107.5 HIP 74063 17.13
2025-12-01 15:09:39.71 -21:23:52.9 9.118 20.74 107.5 HIP 74142 21.53
2025-12-02 15:10:13.72 -21:26:22.3 9.111 20.69 107.5 HIP 74332 20.00
2025-12-03 15:10:47.64 -21:28:51.2 9.104 20.62 107.5 HIP 74332 14.69
2025-12-04 15:11:21.47 -21:31:19.8 9.096 20.56 107.5 HIP 74332 12.99
2025-12-05 15:11:55.21 -21:33:47.9 9.088 20.49 107.5 HIP 74332 16.04
2025-12-06 15:12:28.84 -21:36:15.6 9.080 20.42 107.5 HIP 74332 21.92
2025-12-07 15:13:02.37 -21:38:42.8 9.072 20.42 107.5 HIP 74477 19.95