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C/2018 W1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2018 W1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.359196
Eccentricity 0.937318
Inclination (deg) 83.391800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 233.632700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 251.237400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 100.973838

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-05-11T20:47:19.680
Period (years) 100.973838

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 16:26:33.42 +21:12:20.8 17.216 8.88 96.5 HIP 80602 12.23
2025-11-22 16:26:48.55 +21:11:56.5 17.220 8.88 95.9 HIP 80602 8.78
2025-11-23 16:27:03.72 +21:11:34.5 17.224 8.89 95.3 HIP 80602 5.45
2025-11-24 16:27:18.91 +21:11:14.8 17.228 8.90 94.6 HIP 80602 2.71
2025-11-25 16:27:34.13 +21:10:57.5 17.232 8.90 94.0 HIP 80602 3.17
2025-11-26 16:27:49.36 +21:10:42.5 17.236 8.90 93.4 HIP 80602 6.16
2025-11-27 16:28:04.61 +21:10:29.9 17.239 8.90 92.7 HIP 80602 9.54
2025-11-28 16:28:19.86 +21:10:19.6 17.242 8.90 92.1 HIP 80602 13.01
2025-11-29 16:28:35.13 +21:10:11.7 17.245 8.90 91.5 HIP 80602 16.51
2025-11-30 16:28:50.40 +21:10:06.2 17.248 8.90 90.8 HIP 80602 20.03
2025-12-01 16:29:05.66 +21:10:03.1 17.250 8.90 90.2 HIP 80602 23.55
2025-12-02 16:29:20.93 +21:10:02.4 17.253 8.89 89.5 HIP 80816 22.86
2025-12-03 16:29:36.18 +21:10:04.0 17.255 8.89 88.9 HIP 80816 21.16
2025-12-04 16:29:51.42 +21:10:08.0 17.257 8.88 88.3 HIP 80816 19.91
2025-12-05 16:30:06.65 +21:10:14.5 17.259 8.87 87.6 HIP 80816 19.20
2025-12-06 16:30:21.86 +21:10:23.3 17.260 8.86 87.0 HIP 80816 19.10
2025-12-07 16:30:37.05 +21:10:34.5 17.261 8.86 87.0 HIP 80816 19.60