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C/2012 T4 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2012 T4 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.959890
Eccentricity 0.991282
Inclination (deg) 24.091900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 99.435400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 219.911900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3370.716667

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-10-14T08:00:57.600
Period (years) 3370.716667

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 07:32:57.90 +26:13:16.4 28.353 3.06 287.7 HIP 36725 7.25
2025-11-22 07:32:52.70 +26:13:38.7 28.344 3.13 287.4 HIP 36725 8.16
2025-11-23 07:32:47.36 +26:14:01.1 28.335 3.21 287.1 HIP 36725 9.17
2025-11-24 07:32:41.89 +26:14:23.8 28.326 3.28 286.9 HIP 36725 10.25
2025-11-25 07:32:36.30 +26:14:46.6 28.317 3.35 286.6 HIP 36725 11.40
2025-11-26 07:32:30.58 +26:15:09.5 28.309 3.41 286.4 HIP 36725 12.60
2025-11-27 07:32:24.73 +26:15:32.6 28.301 3.48 286.1 HIP 36725 13.85
2025-11-28 07:32:18.77 +26:15:55.8 28.293 3.55 285.9 HIP 36601 14.80
2025-11-29 07:32:12.68 +26:16:19.1 28.285 3.61 285.7 HIP 36601 13.70
2025-11-30 07:32:06.48 +26:16:42.5 28.277 3.68 285.5 HIP 36601 12.64
2025-12-01 07:32:00.16 +26:17:06.1 28.270 3.74 285.3 HIP 36601 11.65
2025-12-02 07:31:53.72 +26:17:29.7 28.263 3.80 285.1 HIP 36601 10.76
2025-12-03 07:31:47.18 +26:17:53.4 28.256 3.86 284.9 HIP 36601 10.01
2025-12-04 07:31:40.52 +26:18:17.2 28.249 3.92 284.7 HIP 36601 9.44
2025-12-05 07:31:33.76 +26:18:41.1 28.243 3.97 284.5 HIP 36601 9.11
2025-12-06 07:31:26.90 +26:19:05.0 28.237 4.03 284.4 HIP 36601 9.04
2025-12-07 07:31:19.93 +26:19:29.0 28.231 4.03 284.4 HIP 36601 9.26