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P/2012 O3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2012 O3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.613951
Eccentricity 0.646985
Inclination (deg) 16.616000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 336.413800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 344.754500
Epoch 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.775653

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-03-08T07:48:31.998
Period (years) 9.775653

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 09:20:57.82 +24:37:50.7 6.784 2.19 346.6 HIP 45756 20.16
2025-11-22 09:20:56.93 +24:38:41.7 6.770 2.40 338.8 HIP 45756 20.56
2025-11-23 09:20:55.40 +24:39:35.4 6.756 2.65 332.3 HIP 45756 20.92
2025-11-24 09:20:53.24 +24:40:31.7 6.741 2.93 327.0 HIP 45756 21.24
2025-11-25 09:20:50.43 +24:41:30.6 6.727 3.23 322.6 HIP 45756 21.55
2025-11-26 09:20:46.98 +24:42:32.1 6.713 3.54 319.0 HIP 45756 21.87
2025-11-27 09:20:42.89 +24:43:36.2 6.699 3.86 315.9 HIP 45756 22.21
2025-11-28 09:20:38.15 +24:44:42.7 6.685 4.19 313.3 HIP 45756 22.60
2025-11-29 09:20:32.78 +24:45:51.8 6.672 4.53 311.1 HIP 45756 23.07
2025-11-30 09:20:26.75 +24:47:03.3 6.658 4.88 309.2 HIP 45756 23.62
2025-12-01 09:20:20.09 +24:48:17.1 6.644 5.22 307.5 HIP 45756 24.30
2025-12-02 09:20:12.78 +24:49:33.4 6.631 5.57 306.0 HIP 45739 23.49
2025-12-03 09:20:04.83 +24:50:52.0 6.618 5.92 304.7 HIP 45739 21.58
2025-12-04 09:19:56.24 +24:52:12.8 6.605 6.28 303.5 HIP 45739 19.66
2025-12-05 09:19:47.01 +24:53:36.0 6.592 6.63 302.4 HIP 45739 17.77
2025-12-06 09:19:37.14 +24:55:01.3 6.579 6.98 301.5 HIP 45739 16.01
2025-12-07 09:19:26.63 +24:56:28.7 6.566 6.98 301.5 HIP 45739 14.50