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C/2013 U1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2013 U1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.403345
Eccentricity 0.797880
Inclination (deg) 23.976400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.997800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 143.231500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 41.002491

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-11-24T03:51:50.400
Period (years) 41.002491

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 10:34:58.19 -10:57:11.0 19.032 3.55 150.6 HIP 51674 24.84
2025-11-22 10:35:01.03 -10:58:25.2 19.017 3.46 152.1 HIP 51674 25.97
2025-11-23 10:35:03.67 -10:59:38.5 19.003 3.37 153.6 HIP 51674 27.07
2025-11-24 10:35:06.11 -11:00:50.9 18.989 3.28 155.3 HIP 51674 28.15
2025-11-25 10:35:08.34 -11:02:02.3 18.975 3.19 157.1 HIP 51674 29.20
2025-11-26 10:35:10.37 -11:03:12.8 18.960 3.10 158.9 HIP 51674 30.22
2025-11-27 10:35:12.19 -11:04:22.3 18.946 3.02 160.9 HIP 51674 31.20
2025-11-28 10:35:13.80 -11:05:30.9 18.931 2.94 162.9 HIP 51674 32.15
2025-11-29 10:35:15.21 -11:06:38.3 18.917 2.86 165.1 HIP 52000 32.13
2025-11-30 10:35:16.42 -11:07:44.8 18.902 2.79 167.4 HIP 52000 32.00
2025-12-01 10:35:17.41 -11:08:50.1 18.887 2.72 169.8 HIP 52000 31.95
2025-12-02 10:35:18.20 -11:09:54.4 18.873 2.66 172.3 HIP 52000 31.98
2025-12-03 10:35:18.78 -11:10:57.6 18.858 2.59 175.0 HIP 52000 32.10
2025-12-04 10:35:19.15 -11:11:59.6 18.843 2.54 177.7 HIP 52000 32.29
2025-12-05 10:35:19.32 -11:13:00.5 18.829 2.49 180.6 HIP 52000 32.56
2025-12-06 10:35:19.27 -11:14:00.2 18.814 2.44 183.6 HIP 52000 32.90
2025-12-07 10:35:19.02 -11:14:58.8 18.799 2.44 183.6 HIP 51987 33.29