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401P/McNaught

Basic Information of 401P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.435859
Eccentricity 0.578274
Inclination (deg) 12.801300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 359.915300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 309.319000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.881380

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2033-10-19T01:52:07.339
Period (years) 13.881380

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 08:53:28.67 +29:24:31.1 8.594 3.98 328.6 HIP 43551 23.76
2025-11-22 08:53:24.86 +29:25:52.8 8.579 4.20 325.8 HIP 43551 24.15
2025-11-23 08:53:20.53 +29:27:16.1 8.565 4.42 323.2 HIP 43551 24.59
2025-11-24 08:53:15.67 +29:28:41.0 8.550 4.64 320.9 HIP 43551 25.10
2025-11-25 08:53:10.28 +29:30:07.5 8.536 4.88 318.8 HIP 43549 24.87
2025-11-26 08:53:04.38 +29:31:35.5 8.522 5.11 316.8 HIP 43549 22.95
2025-11-27 08:52:57.94 +29:33:05.0 8.507 5.35 315.1 HIP 43549 20.95
2025-11-28 08:52:50.99 +29:34:35.9 8.493 5.59 313.5 HIP 43549 18.89
2025-11-29 08:52:43.52 +29:36:08.2 8.480 5.84 312.0 HIP 43549 16.78
2025-11-30 08:52:35.53 +29:37:41.9 8.466 6.08 310.6 HIP 43549 14.64
2025-12-01 08:52:27.03 +29:39:16.9 8.452 6.33 309.3 HIP 43549 12.52
2025-12-02 08:52:18.01 +29:40:53.1 8.439 6.58 308.1 HIP 43549 10.50
2025-12-03 08:52:08.48 +29:42:30.6 8.426 6.82 307.0 HIP 43549 8.72
2025-12-04 08:51:58.45 +29:44:09.2 8.413 7.07 306.0 HIP 43549 7.48
2025-12-05 08:51:47.90 +29:45:49.0 8.400 7.32 305.1 HIP 43549 7.18
2025-12-06 08:51:36.86 +29:47:29.8 8.387 7.56 304.1 HIP 43549 8.04
2025-12-07 08:51:25.31 +29:49:11.7 8.375 7.56 304.1 HIP 43549 9.83