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C/2018 M1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2018 M1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.306159
Eccentricity 0.939270
Inclination (deg) 37.299200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 339.453000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 14.217000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 99.744544

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-07-10T20:05:08.160
Period (years) 99.744544

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 10:35:35.13 +15:13:33.1 17.910 1.29 93.2 HIP 51959 18.76
2025-11-22 10:35:37.26 +15:13:31.3 17.897 1.15 90.9 HIP 51959 18.24
2025-11-23 10:35:39.16 +15:13:30.9 17.883 1.02 87.8 HIP 51959 17.79
2025-11-24 10:35:40.85 +15:13:31.8 17.870 0.89 84.0 HIP 51959 17.38
2025-11-25 10:35:42.32 +15:13:34.1 17.857 0.76 78.8 HIP 51959 17.04
2025-11-26 10:35:43.56 +15:13:37.7 17.844 0.65 71.6 HIP 51959 16.75
2025-11-27 10:35:44.58 +15:13:42.6 17.831 0.54 61.6 HIP 51959 16.52
2025-11-28 10:35:45.37 +15:13:48.8 17.818 0.47 47.6 HIP 51959 16.35
2025-11-29 10:35:45.94 +15:13:56.3 17.805 0.42 29.4 HIP 51959 16.23
2025-11-30 10:35:46.29 +15:14:05.2 17.792 0.43 9.6 HIP 51959 16.17
2025-12-01 10:35:46.41 +15:14:15.3 17.778 0.48 352.3 HIP 51959 16.18
2025-12-02 10:35:46.30 +15:14:26.8 17.765 0.57 339.3 HIP 51959 16.24
2025-12-03 10:35:45.97 +15:14:39.5 17.752 0.67 330.1 HIP 51959 16.36
2025-12-04 10:35:45.41 +15:14:53.6 17.739 0.79 323.5 HIP 51959 16.54
2025-12-05 10:35:44.62 +15:15:08.9 17.726 0.92 318.6 HIP 51959 16.78
2025-12-06 10:35:43.61 +15:15:25.5 17.713 1.05 314.9 HIP 51959 17.09
2025-12-07 10:35:42.38 +15:15:43.4 17.700 1.05 314.9 HIP 51959 17.45