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C/2013 B2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2013 B2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.712966
Eccentricity 0.998528
Inclination (deg) 43.454900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 332.120600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 156.086200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 126683.409583

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-06-29T03:46:22.080
Period (years) 126683.409583

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 18:02:44.93 -61:46:22.2 27.504 5.55 69.9 HIP 88169 16.99
2025-11-22 18:03:02.55 -61:45:36.4 27.515 5.57 70.5 HIP 88169 18.86
2025-11-23 18:03:20.30 -61:44:51.7 27.526 5.60 71.1 HIP 88524 18.58
2025-11-24 18:03:38.19 -61:44:08.1 27.537 5.62 71.7 HIP 88524 16.95
2025-11-25 18:03:56.20 -61:43:25.6 27.548 5.64 72.2 HIP 88524 15.49
2025-11-26 18:04:14.33 -61:42:44.3 27.559 5.66 72.8 HIP 88524 14.25
2025-11-27 18:04:32.59 -61:42:04.1 27.569 5.68 73.4 HIP 88524 13.30
2025-11-28 18:04:50.96 -61:41:25.0 27.579 5.70 73.9 HIP 88524 12.71
2025-11-29 18:05:09.44 -61:40:47.1 27.589 5.72 74.5 HIP 88524 12.53
2025-11-30 18:05:28.02 -61:40:10.3 27.599 5.74 75.0 HIP 88524 12.80
2025-12-01 18:05:46.71 -61:39:34.6 27.608 5.76 75.6 HIP 88524 13.48
2025-12-02 18:06:05.49 -61:39:00.1 27.617 5.77 76.1 HIP 88524 14.52
2025-12-03 18:06:24.36 -61:38:26.8 27.626 5.79 76.6 HIP 88524 15.85
2025-12-04 18:06:43.32 -61:37:54.7 27.635 5.80 77.2 HIP 88524 17.41
2025-12-05 18:07:02.37 -61:37:23.7 27.644 5.82 77.7 HIP 88524 19.14
2025-12-06 18:07:21.50 -61:36:53.8 27.652 5.83 78.2 HIP 88524 21.00
2025-12-07 18:07:40.70 -61:36:25.2 27.661 5.83 78.2 HIP 88524 22.97