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C/2014 J1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2014 J1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.696752
Eccentricity 0.805939
Inclination (deg) 159.603100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 41.972700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 195.436700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 25.853548

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-06-21T08:41:16.800
Period (years) 25.853548

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 01:42:47.96 +15:12:35.0 14.770 9.78 248.9 HIP 8073 16.78
2025-11-22 01:42:32.83 +15:11:10.6 14.779 9.68 248.8 HIP 8073 19.13
2025-11-23 01:42:17.87 +15:09:46.7 14.789 9.57 248.8 HIP 8073 21.89
2025-11-24 01:42:03.09 +15:08:23.5 14.799 9.46 248.7 HIP 8073 24.91
2025-11-25 01:41:48.48 +15:07:00.9 14.809 9.35 248.6 HIP 8073 28.09
2025-11-26 01:41:34.05 +15:05:39.0 14.819 9.24 248.5 HIP 7765 25.66
2025-11-27 01:41:19.81 +15:04:17.7 14.830 9.12 248.4 HIP 7765 23.16
2025-11-28 01:41:05.76 +15:02:57.2 14.841 9.00 248.3 HIP 7765 21.04
2025-11-29 01:40:51.91 +15:01:37.4 14.852 8.88 248.2 HIP 7765 19.40
2025-11-30 01:40:38.25 +15:00:18.4 14.864 8.75 248.2 HIP 7765 18.35
2025-12-01 01:40:24.79 +14:59:00.3 14.876 8.63 248.1 HIP 7762 17.91
2025-12-02 01:40:11.54 +14:57:42.9 14.888 8.50 248.0 HIP 7762 18.14
2025-12-03 01:39:58.50 +14:56:26.4 14.900 8.37 247.9 HIP 7762 18.98
2025-12-04 01:39:45.66 +14:55:10.8 14.912 8.23 247.8 HIP 7762 20.34
2025-12-05 01:39:33.04 +14:53:56.1 14.925 8.10 247.7 HIP 7762 22.10
2025-12-06 01:39:20.64 +14:52:42.4 14.938 7.96 247.6 HIP 7762 24.15
2025-12-07 01:39:08.46 +14:51:29.6 14.951 7.96 247.6 HIP 7762 26.41