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C/2014 M3 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2014 M3 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.463681
Eccentricity 0.980628
Inclination (deg) 164.956900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 80.658600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 94.111000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1434.217511

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-06-17T21:57:36.000
Period (years) 1434.217511

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 13:05:44.63 -20:36:16.3 26.405 4.12 124.4 HIP 63869 26.72
2025-11-22 13:05:50.45 -20:37:12.2 26.399 4.07 124.8 HIP 63869 26.08
2025-11-23 13:05:56.16 -20:38:07.9 26.393 4.02 125.2 HIP 63869 25.52
2025-11-24 13:06:01.78 -20:39:03.4 26.386 3.96 125.6 HIP 63869 25.05
2025-11-25 13:06:07.28 -20:39:58.8 26.380 3.91 126.0 HIP 63869 24.67
2025-11-26 13:06:12.68 -20:40:53.9 26.373 3.85 126.5 HIP 63869 24.38
2025-11-27 13:06:17.98 -20:41:48.8 26.366 3.79 126.9 HIP 63869 24.17
2025-11-28 13:06:23.16 -20:42:43.4 26.359 3.73 127.4 HIP 63869 24.05
2025-11-29 13:06:28.23 -20:43:37.8 26.351 3.67 127.9 HIP 63869 24.01
2025-11-30 13:06:33.18 -20:44:32.0 26.344 3.61 128.4 HIP 63869 24.05
2025-12-01 13:06:38.02 -20:45:25.8 26.336 3.55 129.0 HIP 63869 24.17
2025-12-02 13:06:42.74 -20:46:19.3 26.328 3.49 129.5 HIP 63869 24.35
2025-12-03 13:06:47.34 -20:47:12.6 26.320 3.42 130.1 HIP 63985 23.83
2025-12-04 13:06:51.82 -20:48:05.4 26.311 3.36 130.7 HIP 63985 23.03
2025-12-05 13:06:56.18 -20:48:58.0 26.302 3.29 131.3 HIP 63985 22.29
2025-12-06 13:07:00.42 -20:49:50.2 26.294 3.23 132.0 HIP 63985 21.61
2025-12-07 13:07:04.52 -20:50:42.0 26.285 3.23 132.0 HIP 63985 20.99