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262P/McNaught-Russell

Basic Information of 262P/McNaught-Russell

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.265665
Eccentricity 0.815759
Inclination (deg) 29.257200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 217.856800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 171.095600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.005232

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-12-15T15:21:36.000
Period (years) 18.005232

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 14:51:56.47 -13:31:34.0 11.766 13.91 102.8 HIP 72731 4.08
2025-11-22 14:52:18.79 -13:32:47.7 11.759 13.87 102.7 HIP 72731 2.92
2025-11-23 14:52:41.05 -13:34:00.7 11.752 13.82 102.6 HIP 72731 7.88
2025-11-24 14:53:03.26 -13:35:13.0 11.744 13.78 102.5 HIP 72731 13.29
2025-11-25 14:53:25.40 -13:36:24.5 11.737 13.73 102.4 HIP 72731 18.75
2025-11-26 14:53:47.48 -13:37:35.3 11.729 13.68 102.3 HIP 72731 24.21
2025-11-27 14:54:09.48 -13:38:45.4 11.720 13.62 102.2 HIP 73064 29.46
2025-11-28 14:54:31.39 -13:39:54.7 11.712 13.56 102.2 HIP 73064 24.37
2025-11-29 14:54:53.23 -13:41:03.1 11.703 13.50 102.1 HIP 73064 19.51
2025-11-30 14:55:14.98 -13:42:10.8 11.694 13.44 102.0 HIP 73064 15.06
2025-12-01 14:55:36.63 -13:43:17.6 11.685 13.37 101.9 HIP 73064 11.47
2025-12-02 14:55:58.19 -13:44:23.5 11.675 13.31 101.8 HIP 73064 9.72
2025-12-03 14:56:19.65 -13:45:28.6 11.666 13.23 101.7 HIP 73064 10.70
2025-12-04 14:56:41.00 -13:46:32.8 11.656 13.16 101.6 HIP 73196 13.54
2025-12-05 14:57:02.24 -13:47:36.0 11.645 13.08 101.5 HIP 73196 9.36
2025-12-06 14:57:23.37 -13:48:38.4 11.635 13.01 101.4 HIP 73196 6.87
2025-12-07 14:57:44.38 -13:49:39.8 11.624 13.01 101.4 HIP 73196 7.82