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P/2013 J2 (McNaught)

Basic Information of P/2013 J2 (McNaught)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.145539
Eccentricity 0.655693
Inclination (deg) 15.499500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 289.283100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 37.837000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 91613, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.555567

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-03-13T20:04:24.960
Period (years) 15.555567

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 12:03:08.65 -15:19:48.3 8.294 16.03 127.2 HIP 58841 13.97
2025-11-22 12:03:29.84 -15:23:40.7 8.278 15.86 127.5 HIP 58841 10.88
2025-11-23 12:03:50.71 -15:27:32.4 8.261 15.68 127.9 HIP 58841 11.14
2025-11-24 12:04:11.27 -15:31:23.4 8.244 15.51 128.2 HIP 58841 14.48
2025-11-25 12:04:31.50 -15:35:13.7 8.227 15.33 128.6 HIP 58841 19.31
2025-11-26 12:04:51.40 -15:39:03.1 8.210 15.14 129.0 HIP 58841 24.70
2025-11-27 12:05:10.96 -15:42:51.7 8.193 14.96 129.4 HIP 58841 30.32
2025-11-28 12:05:30.18 -15:46:39.5 8.176 14.77 129.8 HIP 58841 36.03
2025-11-29 12:05:49.06 -15:50:26.3 8.159 14.58 130.2 HIP 58993 40.81
2025-11-30 12:06:07.59 -15:54:12.1 8.141 14.39 130.6 HIP 58993 37.47
2025-12-01 12:06:25.76 -15:57:57.0 8.123 14.19 131.1 HIP 58993 34.77
2025-12-02 12:06:43.56 -16:01:40.8 8.105 14.00 131.5 HIP 58993 32.85
2025-12-03 12:07:01.01 -16:05:23.5 8.087 13.80 132.0 HIP 58993 31.80
2025-12-04 12:07:18.08 -16:09:05.1 8.069 13.59 132.5 HIP 58993 31.66
2025-12-05 12:07:34.78 -16:12:45.5 8.051 13.39 133.0 HIP 58993 32.41
2025-12-06 12:07:51.09 -16:16:24.7 8.033 13.18 133.6 HIP 58993 33.94
2025-12-07 12:08:07.02 -16:20:02.7 8.015 13.18 133.6 HIP 59308 29.77