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508P/McNaught

Basic Information of 508P/McNaught

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.539272
Eccentricity 0.569420
Inclination (deg) 31.733300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 268.829900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 338.876300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.759153

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-07-11T05:56:41.280
Period (years) 6.759153

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 19:11:58.52 -03:02:37.9 2.459 83.65 75.9 HIP 94300 4.91
2025-11-22 19:14:08.49 -02:54:28.5 2.472 83.50 75.8 HIP 94638 23.14
2025-11-23 19:16:18.16 -02:46:16.2 2.485 83.35 75.7 HIP 94707 6.35
2025-11-24 19:18:27.52 -02:38:01.1 2.498 83.21 75.6 HIP 94707 32.89
2025-11-25 19:20:36.58 -02:29:43.0 2.511 83.06 75.5 HIP 95076 1.19
2025-11-26 19:22:45.33 -02:21:22.1 2.524 82.91 75.3 HIP 95158 18.75
2025-11-27 19:24:53.76 -02:12:58.3 2.537 82.76 75.2 HIP 95511 14.46
2025-11-28 19:27:01.89 -02:04:31.5 2.550 82.61 75.1 HIP 95651 6.18
2025-11-29 19:29:09.70 -01:56:01.7 2.563 82.46 75.0 HIP 95651 27.21
2025-11-30 19:31:17.20 -01:47:29.0 2.576 82.31 74.9 HIP 95976 15.22
2025-12-01 19:33:24.39 -01:38:53.3 2.589 82.16 74.8 HIP 96097 21.34
2025-12-02 19:35:31.26 -01:30:14.6 2.602 82.00 74.6 HIP 96468 22.23
2025-12-03 19:37:37.81 -01:21:32.9 2.615 81.85 74.5 HIP 96468 14.31
2025-12-04 19:39:44.04 -01:12:48.2 2.627 81.70 74.4 HIP 96684 16.13
2025-12-05 19:41:49.96 -01:04:00.6 2.640 81.55 74.3 HIP 96807 31.50
2025-12-06 19:43:55.57 -00:55:09.9 2.653 81.40 74.1 HIP 97187 24.07
2025-12-07 19:46:00.86 -00:46:16.2 2.666 81.40 74.1 HIP 97233 6.64