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C/2013 F3 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2013 F3 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.270020
Eccentricity 0.997223
Inclination (deg) 85.343300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 266.125400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 18.918300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 23371.183522

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-05-25T19:52:19.200
Period (years) 23371.183522

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 05:40:10.51 +37:37:54.8 27.198 4.93 270.0 HIP 26675 0.58
2025-11-22 05:40:00.55 +37:37:54.9 27.195 4.97 269.7 HIP 26675 1.48
2025-11-23 05:39:50.50 +37:37:54.3 27.192 5.02 269.5 HIP 26675 3.45
2025-11-24 05:39:40.36 +37:37:53.1 27.190 5.06 269.2 HIP 26675 5.46
2025-11-25 05:39:30.15 +37:37:51.3 27.187 5.09 268.9 HIP 26675 7.48
2025-11-26 05:39:19.86 +37:37:49.0 27.185 5.13 268.6 HIP 26675 9.52
2025-11-27 05:39:09.51 +37:37:46.0 27.184 5.16 268.3 HIP 26675 11.57
2025-11-28 05:38:59.08 +37:37:42.3 27.182 5.20 268.1 HIP 26675 13.63
2025-11-29 05:38:48.58 +37:37:38.1 27.181 5.23 267.8 HIP 26675 15.71
2025-11-30 05:38:38.03 +37:37:33.2 27.180 5.26 267.5 HIP 26675 17.80
2025-12-01 05:38:27.42 +37:37:27.7 27.180 5.29 267.2 HIP 26675 19.90
2025-12-02 05:38:16.76 +37:37:21.6 27.179 5.31 267.0 HIP 26360 20.79
2025-12-03 05:38:06.04 +37:37:14.8 27.179 5.34 266.7 HIP 26360 19.13
2025-12-04 05:37:55.28 +37:37:07.5 27.180 5.36 266.4 HIP 26360 17.57
2025-12-05 05:37:44.48 +37:36:59.4 27.180 5.38 266.2 HIP 26360 16.15
2025-12-06 05:37:33.64 +37:36:50.8 27.181 5.40 265.9 HIP 26360 14.90
2025-12-07 05:37:22.76 +37:36:41.5 27.183 5.40 265.9 HIP 26360 13.88