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C/2012 C1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2012 C1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.865174
Eccentricity 0.996293
Inclination (deg) 96.208800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 300.628100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 280.050900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 47545.967230

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-01-29T08:51:38.880
Period (years) 47545.967230

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 19:00:45.55 +26:01:46.5 27.066 4.25 118.1 HIP 93393 17.26
2025-11-22 19:00:52.23 +26:00:58.5 27.080 4.28 117.0 HIP 93393 17.45
2025-11-23 19:00:59.02 +26:00:11.8 27.093 4.31 116.0 HIP 93393 17.77
2025-11-24 19:01:05.91 +25:59:26.5 27.106 4.34 114.9 HIP 93393 18.23
2025-11-25 19:01:12.92 +25:58:42.7 27.119 4.37 113.9 HIP 93393 18.80
2025-11-26 19:01:20.02 +25:58:00.3 27.131 4.40 112.8 HIP 93393 19.49
2025-11-27 19:01:27.23 +25:57:19.3 27.144 4.43 111.8 HIP 93393 20.29
2025-11-28 19:01:34.54 +25:56:39.8 27.156 4.45 110.8 HIP 93393 21.18
2025-11-29 19:01:41.95 +25:56:01.8 27.169 4.48 109.8 HIP 93393 22.16
2025-11-30 19:01:49.45 +25:55:25.2 27.181 4.51 108.9 HIP 93553 20.73
2025-12-01 19:01:57.05 +25:54:50.2 27.193 4.54 107.9 HIP 93553 18.93
2025-12-02 19:02:04.73 +25:54:16.6 27.205 4.57 107.0 HIP 93553 17.11
2025-12-03 19:02:12.51 +25:53:44.6 27.216 4.60 106.0 HIP 93553 15.29
2025-12-04 19:02:20.36 +25:53:14.1 27.228 4.63 105.1 HIP 93553 13.45
2025-12-05 19:02:28.31 +25:52:45.1 27.239 4.65 104.2 HIP 93553 11.60
2025-12-06 19:02:36.33 +25:52:17.7 27.251 4.68 103.3 HIP 93553 9.74
2025-12-07 19:02:44.43 +25:51:51.8 27.262 4.68 103.3 HIP 93553 7.87