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P/2012 O2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2012 O2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.701844
Eccentricity 0.531268
Inclination (deg) 24.455600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 120.658800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 183.398400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 80899, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.918194

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-04-01T11:54:57.600
Period (years) 6.918194

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 16:11:14.11 -06:41:14.3 3.039 86.15 107.7 HIP 79188 24.27
2025-11-22 16:13:26.36 -06:51:42.0 3.035 86.41 107.5 HIP 79545 7.39
2025-11-23 16:15:39.21 -07:02:04.9 3.030 86.66 107.3 HIP 79645 20.84
2025-11-24 16:17:52.63 -07:12:23.0 3.026 86.92 107.1 HIP 79942 19.43
2025-11-25 16:20:06.65 -07:22:36.2 3.022 87.17 106.9 HIP 79942 15.41
2025-11-26 16:22:21.24 -07:32:44.3 3.017 87.43 106.7 HIP 80234 12.93
2025-11-27 16:24:36.42 -07:42:47.3 3.013 87.68 106.5 HIP 80234 33.57
2025-11-28 16:26:52.17 -07:52:45.2 3.008 87.92 106.4 HIP 80620 21.14
2025-11-29 16:29:08.50 -08:02:37.9 3.003 88.17 106.2 HIP 80719 7.02
2025-11-30 16:31:25.41 -08:12:25.2 2.999 88.42 106.0 HIP 80904 17.27
2025-12-01 16:33:42.89 -08:22:07.2 2.994 88.66 105.8 HIP 81159 18.20
2025-12-02 16:36:00.94 -08:31:43.7 2.989 88.91 105.6 HIP 81318 20.91
2025-12-03 16:38:19.56 -08:41:14.7 2.985 89.15 105.4 HIP 81499 8.09
2025-12-04 16:40:38.76 -08:50:40.2 2.980 89.39 105.2 HIP 81499 30.60
2025-12-05 16:42:58.52 -09:00:00.0 2.975 89.64 105.0 HIP 81843 3.01
2025-12-06 16:45:18.86 -09:09:14.0 2.970 89.88 104.8 HIP 82112 17.34
2025-12-07 16:47:39.76 -09:18:22.2 2.965 89.88 104.8 HIP 82112 25.04