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C/2012 Y3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2012 Y3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.760414
Eccentricity 0.937213
Inclination (deg) 73.649500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 122.769800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 235.491900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 148.462791

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-08-28T19:22:48.000
Period (years) 148.462791

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 10:06:21.61 +46:22:53.7 25.832 3.62 3.6 HIP 49576 18.35
2025-11-22 10:06:22.13 +46:24:20.3 25.821 3.64 2.0 HIP 49576 19.58
2025-11-23 10:06:22.43 +46:25:47.7 25.810 3.67 0.6 HIP 49576 20.87
2025-11-24 10:06:22.52 +46:27:15.8 25.799 3.70 359.1 HIP 49576 22.20
2025-11-25 10:06:22.38 +46:28:44.7 25.788 3.73 357.6 HIP 49576 23.57
2025-11-26 10:06:22.02 +46:30:14.2 25.777 3.77 356.2 HIP 49576 24.98
2025-11-27 10:06:21.44 +46:31:44.4 25.767 3.80 354.8 HIP 49576 26.43
2025-11-28 10:06:20.64 +46:33:15.3 25.756 3.84 353.4 HIP 49576 27.90
2025-11-29 10:06:19.61 +46:34:46.7 25.746 3.87 352.1 HIP 49576 29.40
2025-11-30 10:06:18.37 +46:36:18.8 25.735 3.91 350.7 HIP 49576 30.92
2025-12-01 10:06:16.90 +46:37:51.3 25.725 3.95 349.4 HIP 49576 32.47
2025-12-02 10:06:15.22 +46:39:24.5 25.715 3.99 348.2 HIP 49576 34.03
2025-12-03 10:06:13.31 +46:40:58.1 25.705 4.03 346.9 HIP 49576 35.62
2025-12-04 10:06:11.18 +46:42:32.2 25.695 4.07 345.7 HIP 49576 37.23
2025-12-05 10:06:08.83 +46:44:06.8 25.685 4.11 344.5 HIP 49266 36.71
2025-12-06 10:06:06.27 +46:45:41.7 25.675 4.15 343.3 HIP 49266 35.36
2025-12-07 10:06:03.48 +46:47:17.1 25.666 4.15 343.3 HIP 49266 34.01