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P/2012 O1 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2012 O1 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.440129
Eccentricity 0.593500
Inclination (deg) 7.428000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 91.940000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 238.277000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 81470, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.668241

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-11-01T02:42:51.840
Period (years) 6.668241

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 20:36:58.96 -25:32:57.7 1.523 124.00 75.9 HIP 101873 23.41
2025-11-22 20:40:31.87 -25:20:42.0 1.529 124.12 75.5 HIP 102047 18.17
2025-11-23 20:44:04.26 -25:08:07.7 1.535 124.21 75.2 HIP 102477 26.30
2025-11-24 20:47:36.10 -24:55:15.0 1.541 124.29 74.8 HIP 102516 14.60
2025-11-25 20:51:07.36 -24:42:04.3 1.547 124.36 74.5 HIP 102869 18.87
2025-11-26 20:54:38.00 -24:28:36.0 1.553 124.41 74.1 HIP 103158 14.46
2025-11-27 20:58:08.00 -24:14:50.4 1.560 124.44 73.8 HIP 103456 15.86
2025-11-28 21:01:37.31 -24:00:48.0 1.566 124.46 73.5 HIP 103773 12.91
2025-11-29 21:05:05.91 -23:46:29.1 1.573 124.46 73.1 HIP 104285 35.56
2025-11-30 21:08:33.78 -23:31:54.0 1.579 124.45 72.8 HIP 104423 10.48
2025-12-01 21:12:00.88 -23:17:03.3 1.586 124.42 72.5 HIP 104619 11.98
2025-12-02 21:15:27.20 -23:01:57.3 1.593 124.38 72.2 HIP 104864 15.58
2025-12-03 21:18:52.70 -22:46:36.4 1.600 124.32 71.9 HIP 105379 34.40
2025-12-04 21:22:17.37 -22:31:01.1 1.607 124.25 71.6 HIP 105576 13.50
2025-12-05 21:25:41.19 -22:15:11.7 1.614 124.17 71.3 HIP 105881 16.59
2025-12-06 21:29:04.14 -21:59:08.7 1.621 124.08 71.0 HIP 106039 11.75
2025-12-07 21:32:26.21 -21:42:52.5 1.628 124.08 71.0 HIP 106371 4.76