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C/2013 G5 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2013 G5 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.934248
Eccentricity 0.999705
Inclination (deg) 40.828900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 143.967200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 165.968000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 178221.560182

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-09-03T20:36:23.040
Period (years) 178221.560182

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 07:43:35.77 -01:17:49.1 28.405 3.03 250.1 HIP 37654 3.08
2025-11-22 07:43:31.22 -01:18:13.8 28.396 3.09 251.1 HIP 37654 2.99
2025-11-23 07:43:26.54 -01:18:37.7 28.387 3.15 252.1 HIP 37654 3.40
2025-11-24 07:43:21.75 -01:19:00.9 28.378 3.21 253.1 HIP 37654 4.18
2025-11-25 07:43:16.83 -01:19:23.3 28.369 3.27 254.0 HIP 37654 5.18
2025-11-26 07:43:11.80 -01:19:44.9 28.360 3.33 254.9 HIP 37654 6.32
2025-11-27 07:43:06.66 -01:20:05.6 28.352 3.39 255.8 HIP 37654 7.54
2025-11-28 07:43:01.40 -01:20:25.6 28.344 3.45 256.6 HIP 37654 8.83
2025-11-29 07:42:56.04 -01:20:44.7 28.335 3.51 257.4 HIP 37654 10.16
2025-11-30 07:42:50.56 -01:21:03.0 28.328 3.56 258.2 HIP 37654 11.53
2025-12-01 07:42:44.98 -01:21:20.5 28.320 3.62 259.0 HIP 37654 12.93
2025-12-02 07:42:39.29 -01:21:37.1 28.312 3.68 259.7 HIP 37654 14.36
2025-12-03 07:42:33.49 -01:21:52.9 28.305 3.74 260.4 HIP 37654 15.82
2025-12-04 07:42:27.60 -01:22:07.8 28.298 3.79 261.1 HIP 37654 17.31
2025-12-05 07:42:21.60 -01:22:21.9 28.291 3.85 261.8 HIP 37455 18.73
2025-12-06 07:42:15.51 -01:22:35.1 28.284 3.90 262.4 HIP 37455 17.34
2025-12-07 07:42:09.32 -01:22:47.4 28.277 3.90 262.4 HIP 37455 15.97