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421P/McNaught

Basic Information of 421P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.652209
Eccentricity 0.674377
Inclination (deg) 10.075000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 55.318300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 259.842300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11.429438

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-06-28T09:27:41.293
Period (years) 11.429438

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 09:19:21.68 +26:04:35.0 8.055 3.54 353.5 HIP 45723 10.63
2025-11-22 09:19:20.97 +26:05:59.3 8.040 3.68 348.9 HIP 45723 9.21
2025-11-23 09:19:19.71 +26:07:26.0 8.025 3.84 344.7 HIP 45723 7.74
2025-11-24 09:19:17.91 +26:08:54.9 8.010 4.02 340.9 HIP 45723 6.23
2025-11-25 09:19:15.56 +26:10:26.1 7.995 4.22 337.4 HIP 45723 4.68
2025-11-26 09:19:12.67 +26:11:59.5 7.980 4.42 334.2 HIP 45723 3.18
2025-11-27 09:19:09.23 +26:13:35.0 7.965 4.65 331.3 HIP 45723 2.06
2025-11-28 09:19:05.25 +26:15:12.8 7.950 4.87 328.6 HIP 45723 2.27
2025-11-29 09:19:00.71 +26:16:52.6 7.936 5.11 326.2 HIP 45723 3.73
2025-11-30 09:18:55.64 +26:18:34.6 7.921 5.36 324.0 HIP 45723 5.62
2025-12-01 09:18:50.01 +26:20:18.6 7.907 5.61 322.0 HIP 45723 7.70
2025-12-02 09:18:43.85 +26:22:04.6 7.893 5.86 320.1 HIP 45723 9.92
2025-12-03 09:18:37.13 +26:23:52.5 7.879 6.12 318.4 HIP 45723 12.25
2025-12-04 09:18:29.88 +26:25:42.4 7.865 6.38 316.9 HIP 45723 14.70
2025-12-05 09:18:22.09 +26:27:34.2 7.851 6.65 315.4 HIP 45723 17.25
2025-12-06 09:18:13.75 +26:29:27.9 7.837 6.91 314.1 HIP 45723 19.91
2025-12-07 09:18:04.87 +26:31:23.3 7.824 6.91 314.1 HIP 45723 22.68