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284P/McNaught

Basic Information of 284P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.302747
Eccentricity 0.374161
Inclination (deg) 11.851900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 144.260600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 202.447200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.057898

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-10-01T15:33:15.840
Period (years) 7.057898

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 12:53:02.26 +01:32:16.7 5.551 27.96 105.4 HIP 62835 25.34
2025-11-22 12:53:45.41 +01:29:18.8 5.538 27.76 105.2 HIP 63017 16.85
2025-11-23 12:54:28.28 +01:26:24.0 5.525 27.54 105.0 HIP 63017 5.86
2025-11-24 12:55:10.86 +01:23:32.5 5.511 27.33 104.9 HIP 63017 5.50
2025-11-25 12:55:53.13 +01:20:44.3 5.498 27.11 104.7 HIP 63052 13.81
2025-11-26 12:56:35.09 +01:17:59.3 5.484 26.88 104.5 HIP 63235 14.93
2025-11-27 12:57:16.74 +01:15:17.8 5.471 26.65 104.3 HIP 63235 10.65
2025-11-28 12:57:58.06 +01:12:39.6 5.457 26.41 104.1 HIP 63235 15.25
2025-11-29 12:58:39.06 +01:10:04.9 5.443 26.18 103.9 HIP 63235 23.95
2025-11-30 12:59:19.71 +01:07:33.6 5.428 25.93 103.7 HIP 63235 33.64
2025-12-01 13:00:00.03 +01:05:05.9 5.414 25.69 103.5 HIP 63560 34.54
2025-12-02 13:00:40.00 +01:02:41.8 5.400 25.44 103.3 HIP 63560 31.18
2025-12-03 13:01:19.61 +01:00:21.2 5.385 25.18 103.1 HIP 63545 30.38
2025-12-04 13:01:58.86 +00:58:04.3 5.370 24.92 102.9 HIP 63615 25.25
2025-12-05 13:02:37.74 +00:55:51.1 5.355 24.66 102.6 HIP 63615 23.22
2025-12-06 13:03:16.25 +00:53:41.6 5.340 24.40 102.4 HIP 63615 25.29
2025-12-07 13:03:54.38 +00:51:35.9 5.325 24.40 102.4 HIP 63615 30.53