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C/2021 U5 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2021 U5 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.362631
Eccentricity 0.989104
Inclination (deg) 39.050200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 182.754400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 321.447400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3192.957995

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-01-26T13:51:44.640
Period (years) 3192.957995

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 17:53:28.89 +13:08:11.8 12.397 13.37 104.2 HIP 87701 34.07
2025-11-22 17:53:50.18 +13:06:52.8 12.410 13.41 103.7 HIP 87701 30.15
2025-11-23 17:54:11.58 +13:05:36.5 12.422 13.46 103.2 HIP 87701 26.76
2025-11-24 17:54:33.11 +13:04:22.9 12.434 13.50 102.6 HIP 87701 24.14
2025-11-25 17:54:54.74 +13:03:11.9 12.447 13.54 102.1 HIP 87701 22.57
2025-11-26 17:55:16.48 +13:02:03.7 12.459 13.58 101.6 HIP 87701 22.29
2025-11-27 17:55:38.31 +13:00:58.1 12.470 13.61 101.1 HIP 87701 23.35
2025-11-28 17:56:00.25 +12:59:55.3 12.482 13.65 100.6 HIP 87701 25.61
2025-11-29 17:56:22.28 +12:58:55.3 12.493 13.68 100.0 HIP 87899 25.36
2025-11-30 17:56:44.39 +12:57:57.9 12.505 13.71 99.5 HIP 87899 22.00
2025-12-01 17:57:06.59 +12:57:03.3 12.516 13.74 99.0 HIP 87899 19.67
2025-12-02 17:57:28.86 +12:56:11.5 12.526 13.77 98.5 HIP 87899 18.75
2025-12-03 17:57:51.20 +12:55:22.4 12.537 13.79 98.0 HIP 87999 19.14
2025-12-04 17:58:13.62 +12:54:36.0 12.547 13.82 97.5 HIP 87999 17.80
2025-12-05 17:58:36.10 +12:53:52.4 12.558 13.84 97.1 HIP 88052 17.50
2025-12-06 17:58:58.64 +12:53:11.6 12.568 13.86 96.6 HIP 88052 15.60
2025-12-07 17:59:21.24 +12:52:33.5 12.577 13.86 96.6 HIP 88052 15.60