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P/2011 Q3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2011 Q3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.323148
Eccentricity 0.532530
Inclination (deg) 6.094000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 31.150400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 310.101000
Epoch 2033-07-22T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11.078595

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-06-25T23:40:29.474
Period (years) 11.078595

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 09:48:51.45 +19:40:27.4 6.606 3.68 74.2 HIP 48230 16.51
2025-11-22 09:48:57.47 +19:40:51.5 6.592 3.38 70.4 HIP 48230 15.25
2025-11-23 09:49:02.89 +19:41:18.8 6.578 3.10 65.8 HIP 48230 14.19
2025-11-24 09:49:07.70 +19:41:49.2 6.563 2.84 60.4 HIP 48230 13.34
2025-11-25 09:49:11.89 +19:42:22.8 6.549 2.60 54.0 HIP 48230 12.70
2025-11-26 09:49:15.47 +19:42:59.6 6.535 2.41 46.4 HIP 48230 12.29
2025-11-27 09:49:18.44 +19:43:39.5 6.521 2.26 37.6 HIP 48230 12.10
2025-11-28 09:49:20.78 +19:44:22.5 6.507 2.17 27.8 HIP 48230 12.12
2025-11-29 09:49:22.51 +19:45:08.7 6.493 2.15 17.5 HIP 48230 12.36
2025-11-30 09:49:23.61 +19:45:57.9 6.479 2.20 7.3 HIP 48230 12.79
2025-12-01 09:49:24.09 +19:46:50.3 6.465 2.31 357.9 HIP 48230 13.38
2025-12-02 09:49:23.94 +19:47:45.7 6.451 2.48 349.5 HIP 48230 14.14
2025-12-03 09:49:23.17 +19:48:44.2 6.438 2.69 342.2 HIP 48230 15.04
2025-12-04 09:49:21.77 +19:49:45.8 6.424 2.94 336.1 HIP 48230 16.08
2025-12-05 09:49:19.75 +19:50:50.3 6.411 3.22 331.0 HIP 48230 17.24
2025-12-06 09:49:17.09 +19:51:57.9 6.397 3.52 326.7 HIP 48230 18.52
2025-12-07 09:49:13.81 +19:53:08.4 6.384 3.52 326.7 HIP 48230 19.93