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C/2012 H2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2012 H2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.716340
Eccentricity 0.882844
Inclination (deg) 92.890700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 184.214900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 295.871200
Epoch 2068-05-19T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 56.073567

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-04-05T05:09:52.138
Period (years) 56.073567

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 19:44:22.24 +65:55:16.7 22.401 7.06 142.0 HIP 97514 29.56
2025-11-22 19:44:39.26 +65:53:03.2 22.405 7.06 141.1 HIP 97514 28.10
2025-11-23 19:44:56.59 +65:50:51.3 22.410 7.06 140.2 HIP 97514 26.81
2025-11-24 19:45:14.22 +65:48:41.0 22.414 7.06 139.4 HIP 97514 25.72
2025-11-25 19:45:32.15 +65:46:32.3 22.419 7.06 138.5 HIP 97514 24.87
2025-11-26 19:45:50.38 +65:44:25.4 22.424 7.06 137.6 HIP 97514 24.27
2025-11-27 19:46:08.89 +65:42:20.1 22.428 7.06 136.7 HIP 97514 23.94
2025-11-28 19:46:27.69 +65:40:16.5 22.433 7.06 135.9 HIP 97514 23.89
2025-11-29 19:46:46.76 +65:38:14.8 22.438 7.06 135.0 HIP 97514 24.13
2025-11-30 19:47:06.11 +65:36:14.8 22.443 7.06 134.1 HIP 97514 24.65
2025-12-01 19:47:25.72 +65:34:16.6 22.448 7.06 133.3 HIP 97689 23.63
2025-12-02 19:47:45.58 +65:32:20.3 22.453 7.06 132.4 HIP 97689 21.55
2025-12-03 19:48:05.71 +65:30:25.9 22.458 7.06 131.6 HIP 97689 19.61
2025-12-04 19:48:26.08 +65:28:33.3 22.463 7.06 130.7 HIP 97689 17.88
2025-12-05 19:48:46.70 +65:26:42.7 22.468 7.06 129.8 HIP 97689 16.42
2025-12-06 19:49:07.55 +65:24:54.0 22.473 7.06 129.0 HIP 97689 15.30
2025-12-07 19:49:28.64 +65:23:07.3 22.478 7.06 129.0 HIP 97689 14.59