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320P/McNaught

Basic Information of 320P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.975350
Eccentricity 0.684983
Inclination (deg) 4.900900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 295.947500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 0.751000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.448033

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-06-27T19:46:50.880
Period (years) 5.448033

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 12:28:44.97 -06:48:40.0 3.197 57.45 115.8 HIP 60827 12.23
2025-11-22 12:30:08.34 -06:58:39.8 3.178 57.52 115.8 HIP 60995 1.21
2025-11-23 12:31:31.83 -07:08:40.5 3.160 57.59 115.8 HIP 60995 23.39
2025-11-24 12:32:55.45 -07:18:42.3 3.141 57.65 115.8 HIP 61256 4.87
2025-11-25 12:34:19.18 -07:28:45.0 3.123 57.72 115.9 HIP 61256 20.93
2025-11-26 12:35:43.03 -07:38:48.7 3.104 57.79 115.9 HIP 61467 12.01
2025-11-27 12:37:07.01 -07:48:53.3 3.085 57.85 115.9 HIP 61599 29.34
2025-11-28 12:38:31.10 -07:58:58.8 3.066 57.91 115.9 HIP 61721 9.13
2025-11-29 12:39:55.31 -08:09:05.2 3.048 57.98 115.9 HIP 61740 13.71
2025-11-30 12:41:19.64 -08:19:12.5 3.029 58.04 115.9 HIP 61858 12.31
2025-12-01 12:42:44.10 -08:29:20.8 3.009 58.11 115.9 HIP 62157 26.16
2025-12-02 12:44:08.68 -08:39:29.9 2.990 58.17 115.9 HIP 62157 2.96
2025-12-03 12:45:33.39 -08:49:39.9 2.971 58.24 115.9 HIP 62255 8.77
2025-12-04 12:46:58.23 -08:59:50.7 2.952 58.31 116.0 HIP 62383 13.17
2025-12-05 12:48:23.20 -09:10:02.5 2.932 58.37 116.0 HIP 62458 5.70
2025-12-06 12:49:48.30 -09:20:15.1 2.913 58.44 116.0 HIP 62551 13.71
2025-12-07 12:51:13.53 -09:30:28.6 2.893 58.44 116.0 HIP 62551 37.05