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C/2013 G2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of C/2013 G2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.185279
Eccentricity 0.999879
Inclination (deg) 95.995300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 274.154400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 294.211600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2427069.892823

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-11-30T22:15:27.360
Period (years) 2427069.892823

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 17:13:53.84 +56:16:53.4 29.189 4.93 106.2 HIP 84300 9.05
2025-11-22 17:14:07.48 +56:16:20.4 29.193 4.94 105.2 HIP 84300 8.31
2025-11-23 17:14:21.21 +56:15:49.2 29.197 4.94 104.2 HIP 84300 8.05
2025-11-24 17:14:35.01 +56:15:20.0 29.201 4.95 103.3 HIP 84300 8.29
2025-11-25 17:14:48.87 +56:14:52.7 29.205 4.95 102.3 HIP 84300 9.01
2025-11-26 17:15:02.81 +56:14:27.3 29.209 4.96 101.4 HIP 84300 10.10
2025-11-27 17:15:16.80 +56:14:03.8 29.213 4.96 100.4 HIP 84439 10.38
2025-11-28 17:15:30.85 +56:13:42.3 29.217 4.97 99.4 HIP 84439 9.37
2025-11-29 17:15:44.95 +56:13:22.7 29.221 4.97 98.5 HIP 84439 8.73
2025-11-30 17:15:59.11 +56:13:05.1 29.224 4.98 97.5 HIP 84439 8.56
2025-12-01 17:16:13.31 +56:12:49.4 29.228 4.98 96.6 HIP 84439 8.87
2025-12-02 17:16:27.55 +56:12:35.7 29.232 4.99 95.6 HIP 84439 9.63
2025-12-03 17:16:41.83 +56:12:23.9 29.235 4.99 94.7 HIP 84439 10.74
2025-12-04 17:16:56.15 +56:12:14.2 29.239 5.00 93.7 HIP 84439 12.10
2025-12-05 17:17:10.49 +56:12:06.3 29.242 5.00 92.8 HIP 84439 13.64
2025-12-06 17:17:24.87 +56:12:00.5 29.246 5.01 91.8 HIP 84439 15.31
2025-12-07 17:17:39.27 +56:11:56.6 29.249 5.01 91.8 HIP 84756 15.36