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C/2011 Q2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 Q2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.353741
Eccentricity 0.999006
Inclination (deg) 37.238000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 287.209800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 34.787200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 50260.151913

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-01-23T01:36:02.880
Period (years) 50260.151913

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 07:52:40.69 +14:10:25.4 30.495 2.53 266.5 HIP 38360 18.54
2025-11-22 07:52:36.52 +14:10:21.7 30.484 2.60 267.0 HIP 38360 17.53
2025-11-23 07:52:32.24 +14:10:18.4 30.474 2.67 267.5 HIP 38360 16.49
2025-11-24 07:52:27.83 +14:10:15.6 30.464 2.74 267.9 HIP 38360 15.43
2025-11-25 07:52:23.32 +14:10:13.2 30.454 2.81 268.4 HIP 38360 14.33
2025-11-26 07:52:18.68 +14:10:11.2 30.445 2.88 268.8 HIP 38360 13.21
2025-11-27 07:52:13.94 +14:10:09.8 30.435 2.94 269.2 HIP 38360 12.06
2025-11-28 07:52:09.08 +14:10:08.7 30.426 3.01 269.5 HIP 38360 10.88
2025-11-29 07:52:04.11 +14:10:08.1 30.417 3.08 269.9 HIP 38360 9.68
2025-11-30 07:51:59.03 +14:10:07.9 30.408 3.14 270.2 HIP 38360 8.45
2025-12-01 07:51:53.85 +14:10:08.2 30.399 3.20 270.5 HIP 38360 7.19
2025-12-02 07:51:48.57 +14:10:08.9 30.391 3.27 270.8 HIP 38360 5.91
2025-12-03 07:51:43.18 +14:10:10.1 30.382 3.33 271.1 HIP 38360 4.60
2025-12-04 07:51:37.68 +14:10:11.7 30.374 3.39 271.4 HIP 38360 3.27
2025-12-05 07:51:32.09 +14:10:13.7 30.366 3.45 271.7 HIP 38360 1.92
2025-12-06 07:51:26.41 +14:10:16.1 30.359 3.51 272.0 HIP 38360 0.54
2025-12-07 07:51:20.62 +14:10:19.0 30.351 3.51 272.0 HIP 38360 0.87