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C/2013 L2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2013 L2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.914026
Eccentricity 1.000592
Inclination (deg) 106.763600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 285.850800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 2.168500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-05-09T23:25:09.120

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 10:00:47.19 +61:39:08.2 27.574 3.89 349.8 HIP 49075 3.04
2025-11-22 10:00:44.85 +61:40:40.2 27.567 3.93 348.5 HIP 49075 4.57
2025-11-23 10:00:42.21 +61:42:12.6 27.560 3.97 347.3 HIP 49075 6.13
2025-11-24 10:00:39.26 +61:43:45.6 27.553 4.01 346.1 HIP 49075 7.71
2025-11-25 10:00:36.01 +61:45:18.9 27.547 4.05 344.9 HIP 49075 9.31
2025-11-26 10:00:32.44 +61:46:52.7 27.540 4.09 343.8 HIP 49075 10.93
2025-11-27 10:00:28.57 +61:48:26.8 27.534 4.12 342.6 HIP 49075 12.56
2025-11-28 10:00:24.39 +61:50:01.3 27.527 4.16 341.5 HIP 49075 14.21
2025-11-29 10:00:19.90 +61:51:36.0 27.521 4.20 340.4 HIP 49182 15.03
2025-11-30 10:00:15.10 +61:53:11.0 27.515 4.24 339.3 HIP 49182 14.97
2025-12-01 10:00:10.00 +61:54:46.3 27.509 4.28 338.2 HIP 49182 15.13
2025-12-02 10:00:04.59 +61:56:21.7 27.503 4.32 337.1 HIP 49182 15.51
2025-12-03 09:59:58.86 +61:57:57.3 27.497 4.36 336.1 HIP 49182 16.10
2025-12-04 09:59:52.84 +61:59:33.0 27.491 4.40 335.0 HIP 48872 15.19
2025-12-05 09:59:46.50 +62:01:08.9 27.485 4.44 334.0 HIP 48872 13.73
2025-12-06 09:59:39.86 +62:02:44.7 27.480 4.48 333.0 HIP 48872 12.32
2025-12-07 09:59:32.91 +62:04:20.6 27.475 4.48 333.0 HIP 48872 10.97