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353P/McNaught

Basic Information of 353P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.211703
Eccentricity 0.469676
Inclination (deg) 28.410100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 121.457100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 230.531900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.516836

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-07-01T09:51:50.400
Period (years) 8.516836

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 18:13:52.64 -16:40:31.2 3.524 59.20 103.2 HIP 89251 16.54
2025-11-22 18:15:28.94 -16:45:54.7 3.528 59.45 102.9 HIP 89453 4.49
2025-11-23 18:17:05.80 -16:51:13.0 3.532 59.69 102.7 HIP 89584 20.51
2025-11-24 18:18:43.20 -16:56:25.8 3.535 59.93 102.4 HIP 89831 18.64
2025-11-25 18:20:21.15 -17:01:33.3 3.538 60.17 102.1 HIP 89842 4.78
2025-11-26 18:21:59.62 -17:06:35.4 3.541 60.40 101.9 HIP 89933 14.39
2025-11-27 18:23:38.62 -17:11:32.0 3.545 60.63 101.6 HIP 90241 28.46
2025-11-28 18:25:18.14 -17:16:23.2 3.547 60.86 101.3 HIP 90418 23.79
2025-11-29 18:26:58.17 -17:21:09.0 3.550 61.09 101.1 HIP 90432 2.44
2025-11-30 18:28:38.70 -17:25:49.3 3.553 61.31 100.8 HIP 90432 23.11
2025-12-01 18:30:19.73 -17:30:24.1 3.555 61.53 100.6 HIP 90788 21.70
2025-12-02 18:32:01.25 -17:34:53.4 3.558 61.75 100.3 HIP 90788 15.72
2025-12-03 18:33:43.25 -17:39:17.3 3.560 61.97 100.1 HIP 91032 7.35
2025-12-04 18:35:25.74 -17:43:35.7 3.562 62.18 99.8 HIP 91032 17.57
2025-12-05 18:37:08.70 -17:47:48.5 3.564 62.40 99.6 HIP 91343 35.44
2025-12-06 18:38:52.13 -17:51:55.8 3.566 62.61 99.3 HIP 91667 39.73
2025-12-07 18:40:36.03 -17:55:57.6 3.568 62.61 99.3 HIP 91667 14.71