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C/2012 K6 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2012 K6 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.356878
Eccentricity 0.998706
Inclination (deg) 135.167200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.206300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 339.178200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 132130.148249

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-05-22T23:36:14.400
Period (years) 132130.148249

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 05:00:14.57 +62:37:33.8 26.566 5.84 272.8 HIP 23063 20.11
2025-11-22 04:59:54.26 +62:37:40.6 26.565 5.87 272.1 HIP 23063 18.12
2025-11-23 04:59:33.85 +62:37:45.8 26.565 5.89 271.4 HIP 23063 16.24
2025-11-24 04:59:13.34 +62:37:49.2 26.565 5.92 270.7 HIP 23063 14.50
2025-11-25 04:58:52.75 +62:37:50.9 26.565 5.94 270.1 HIP 23063 12.98
2025-11-26 04:58:32.08 +62:37:51.0 26.565 5.96 269.4 HIP 23063 11.76
2025-11-27 04:58:11.34 +62:37:49.3 26.566 5.98 268.7 HIP 23063 10.95
2025-11-28 04:57:50.54 +62:37:45.9 26.567 6.00 268.0 HIP 23063 10.65
2025-11-29 04:57:29.69 +62:37:40.8 26.568 6.01 267.3 HIP 23063 10.91
2025-11-30 04:57:08.79 +62:37:33.9 26.569 6.03 266.6 HIP 23063 11.68
2025-12-01 04:56:47.85 +62:37:25.4 26.571 6.04 266.0 HIP 23063 12.90
2025-12-02 04:56:26.88 +62:37:15.1 26.572 6.06 265.3 HIP 23063 14.44
2025-12-03 04:56:05.88 +62:37:03.1 26.574 6.07 264.6 HIP 23063 16.21
2025-12-04 04:55:44.87 +62:36:49.4 26.577 6.08 264.0 HIP 23063 18.16
2025-12-05 04:55:23.84 +62:36:33.9 26.579 6.09 263.3 HIP 23063 20.22
2025-12-06 04:55:02.81 +62:36:16.8 26.582 6.10 262.6 HIP 22648 19.45
2025-12-07 04:54:41.79 +62:35:57.9 26.585 6.10 262.6 HIP 22648 17.25