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Comet C/2012 C1 (McNaught) was at perihelion (4.838 AU) on the 4th February, 2013.



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Comet C/2012 C1 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (4.874 AU) on the 12th November, 2012 



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Google earth file: Comet C2012 C1 (McNaught).kmz (17kb, kmz)

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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 C1 (McNaught)
T 2013 Mar. 1.16774 TT                                  MPC
q   4.6296732            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  284.59236     +0.20823704     +0.45893309
                   Node   299.77482     +0.22605472     -0.88175487
e   1.0            Incl.   95.67931     -0.95159687     -0.10903565
From 47 observations 2012 Feb. 5-10.

MPEC 2012 - C38

Comet C/2012 C1 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered by Rob H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 5th February, 2012,.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 1st March, 2013, at a distance of 4.6 AU from the Sun.



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