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C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.101275
Eccentricity 0.981515
Inclination (deg) 145.190600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 317.833700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 23.728700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 459.848197

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-07-06T06:33:50.400
Period (years) 459.848197

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 09:19:00.05 +14:01:55.7 25.786 1.56 275.1 HIP 45778 15.48
2025-11-22 09:18:57.49 +14:01:59.0 25.773 1.66 275.9 HIP 45778 16.09
2025-11-23 09:18:54.77 +14:02:03.1 25.760 1.76 276.6 HIP 45778 16.74
2025-11-24 09:18:51.90 +14:02:07.9 25.747 1.85 277.2 HIP 45778 17.43
2025-11-25 09:18:48.86 +14:02:13.4 25.734 1.95 277.7 HIP 45778 18.15
2025-11-26 09:18:45.67 +14:02:19.7 25.721 2.05 278.2 HIP 45778 18.91
2025-11-27 09:18:42.33 +14:02:26.8 25.709 2.15 278.7 HIP 45778 19.71
2025-11-28 09:18:38.82 +14:02:34.5 25.696 2.25 279.1 HIP 45778 20.55
2025-11-29 09:18:35.17 +14:02:43.0 25.684 2.34 279.4 HIP 45778 21.43
2025-11-30 09:18:31.36 +14:02:52.2 25.672 2.44 279.8 HIP 45778 22.34
2025-12-01 09:18:27.39 +14:03:02.1 25.659 2.53 280.1 HIP 45778 23.30
2025-12-02 09:18:23.27 +14:03:12.8 25.647 2.63 280.4 HIP 45778 24.29
2025-12-03 09:18:19.01 +14:03:24.1 25.635 2.73 280.6 HIP 45609 24.95
2025-12-04 09:18:14.59 +14:03:36.2 25.624 2.82 280.9 HIP 45609 24.85
2025-12-05 09:18:10.02 +14:03:48.9 25.612 2.91 281.1 HIP 45609 24.80
2025-12-06 09:18:05.31 +14:04:02.4 25.600 3.01 281.3 HIP 45609 24.80
2025-12-07 09:18:00.44 +14:04:16.6 25.589 3.01 281.3 HIP 45609 24.87