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C/2012 J1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2012 J1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.133095
Eccentricity 1.001375
Inclination (deg) 34.103100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 234.879300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.326200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-12-11T14:23:08.160

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 10:26:36.68 -24:44:06.2 28.518 3.30 165.3 HIP 50981 28.07
2025-11-22 10:26:38.16 -24:45:22.7 28.508 3.26 166.6 HIP 50981 27.74
2025-11-23 10:26:39.49 -24:46:38.8 28.498 3.22 168.0 HIP 50981 27.45
2025-11-24 10:26:40.67 -24:47:54.3 28.489 3.18 169.4 HIP 50981 27.18
2025-11-25 10:26:41.70 -24:49:09.2 28.479 3.14 170.8 HIP 50981 26.94
2025-11-26 10:26:42.58 -24:50:23.6 28.469 3.10 172.3 HIP 50981 26.74
2025-11-27 10:26:43.31 -24:51:37.4 28.459 3.07 173.8 HIP 50981 26.56
2025-11-28 10:26:43.89 -24:52:50.5 28.449 3.03 175.4 HIP 50981 26.40
2025-11-29 10:26:44.33 -24:54:03.1 28.439 3.00 177.0 HIP 50981 26.27
2025-11-30 10:26:44.61 -24:55:14.9 28.429 2.97 178.6 HIP 50981 26.17
2025-12-01 10:26:44.74 -24:56:26.1 28.418 2.94 180.2 HIP 50981 26.08
2025-12-02 10:26:44.72 -24:57:36.6 28.408 2.91 181.9 HIP 50981 26.02
2025-12-03 10:26:44.55 -24:58:46.4 28.398 2.88 183.6 HIP 50981 25.97
2025-12-04 10:26:44.23 -24:59:55.5 28.388 2.86 185.3 HIP 50981 25.94
2025-12-05 10:26:43.76 -25:01:03.8 28.377 2.83 187.1 HIP 50981 25.93
2025-12-06 10:26:43.14 -25:02:11.3 28.367 2.81 188.9 HIP 50981 25.93
2025-12-07 10:26:42.37 -25:03:18.0 28.357 2.81 188.9 HIP 50981 25.95