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378P/McNaught

Basic Information of 378P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.376176
Eccentricity 0.462903
Inclination (deg) 19.158800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 93.792100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 193.262100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.760084

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-10-04T15:00:34.560
Period (years) 15.760084

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 05:30:29.71 +17:59:05.9 7.458 13.61 271.2 HIP 25893 22.68
2025-11-22 05:30:06.82 +17:59:12.9 7.453 13.77 271.3 HIP 25702 25.39
2025-11-23 05:29:43.67 +17:59:20.3 7.448 13.92 271.4 HIP 25618 20.49
2025-11-24 05:29:20.26 +17:59:28.1 7.444 14.06 271.4 HIP 25618 15.30
2025-11-25 05:28:56.61 +17:59:36.3 7.439 14.20 271.5 HIP 25618 10.43
2025-11-26 05:28:32.74 +17:59:44.9 7.436 14.33 271.5 HIP 25618 6.83
2025-11-27 05:28:08.65 +17:59:53.9 7.432 14.45 271.6 HIP 25618 7.01
2025-11-28 05:27:44.35 +18:00:03.3 7.429 14.56 271.6 HIP 25499 8.47
2025-11-29 05:27:19.87 +18:00:13.2 7.426 14.66 271.7 HIP 25499 3.40
2025-11-30 05:26:55.21 +18:00:23.4 7.424 14.76 271.7 HIP 25499 4.42
2025-12-01 05:26:30.39 +18:00:34.1 7.421 14.85 271.8 HIP 25499 9.86
2025-12-02 05:26:05.41 +18:00:45.3 7.419 14.93 271.9 HIP 25499 15.67
2025-12-03 05:25:40.30 +18:00:56.8 7.418 15.01 271.9 HIP 25446 19.91
2025-12-04 05:25:15.07 +18:01:08.9 7.417 15.08 272.0 HIP 25446 24.27
2025-12-05 05:24:49.72 +18:01:21.3 7.416 15.14 272.1 HIP 25248 26.36
2025-12-06 05:24:24.26 +18:01:34.2 7.415 15.19 272.1 HIP 25248 24.28
2025-12-07 05:23:58.73 +18:01:47.6 7.415 15.19 272.1 HIP 25248 23.62