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C/2011 R1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2011 R1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.100123
Eccentricity 1.000214
Inclination (deg) 116.217900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 221.780400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 309.206700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-10-17T22:21:04.320

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 11:53:31.72 +78:07:36.4 29.042 4.93 23.9 HIP 58308 19.99
2025-11-22 11:53:47.28 +78:09:24.6 29.040 4.95 23.0 HIP 58308 18.07
2025-11-23 11:54:02.36 +78:11:13.9 29.038 4.96 22.0 HIP 58308 16.16
2025-11-24 11:54:16.95 +78:13:04.3 29.036 4.98 21.1 HIP 58308 14.28
2025-11-25 11:54:31.03 +78:14:55.8 29.034 5.00 20.2 HIP 58308 12.44
2025-11-26 11:54:44.60 +78:16:48.4 29.032 5.01 19.2 HIP 58308 10.66
2025-11-27 11:54:57.65 +78:18:42.0 29.030 5.03 18.3 HIP 58308 8.99
2025-11-28 11:55:10.17 +78:20:36.5 29.028 5.05 17.4 HIP 58308 7.50
2025-11-29 11:55:22.15 +78:22:32.1 29.026 5.06 16.5 HIP 58308 6.34
2025-11-30 11:55:33.60 +78:24:28.6 29.025 5.08 15.6 HIP 58308 5.72
2025-12-01 11:55:44.49 +78:26:26.0 29.023 5.09 14.7 HIP 58308 5.81
2025-12-02 11:55:54.82 +78:28:24.2 29.022 5.11 13.8 HIP 58308 6.60
2025-12-03 11:56:04.59 +78:30:23.3 29.021 5.13 12.9 HIP 58308 7.87
2025-12-04 11:56:13.78 +78:32:23.2 29.020 5.14 12.0 HIP 58308 9.45
2025-12-05 11:56:22.40 +78:34:23.9 29.019 5.16 11.1 HIP 58308 11.20
2025-12-06 11:56:30.42 +78:36:25.3 29.018 5.17 10.2 HIP 58308 13.07
2025-12-07 11:56:37.85 +78:38:27.5 29.017 5.17 10.2 HIP 58308 15.00