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C/1954 O2 (Baade)

Basic Information of C/1954 O2 (Baade)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.733995
Eccentricity 0.998797
Inclination (deg) 100.329200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 265.152500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 143.987400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 172926.741126

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1955-08-19T10:22:22.080
Period (years) 172926.741126

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 20:16:30.20 -79:19:58.7 92.223 1.53 27.6 HIP 100303 19.47
2025-11-22 20:16:36.32 -79:19:26.1 92.231 1.53 28.5 HIP 100303 18.87
2025-11-23 20:16:42.65 -79:18:53.8 92.240 1.54 29.4 HIP 100303 18.26
2025-11-24 20:16:49.17 -79:18:21.6 92.248 1.54 30.4 HIP 100303 17.65
2025-11-25 20:16:55.88 -79:17:49.7 92.257 1.55 31.3 HIP 100303 17.04
2025-11-26 20:17:02.79 -79:17:17.9 92.265 1.55 32.2 HIP 100303 16.43
2025-11-27 20:17:09.88 -79:16:46.5 92.273 1.55 33.1 HIP 100303 15.81
2025-11-28 20:17:17.16 -79:16:15.3 92.281 1.56 34.0 HIP 100303 15.19
2025-11-29 20:17:24.63 -79:15:44.3 92.289 1.56 34.9 HIP 100303 14.57
2025-11-30 20:17:32.28 -79:15:13.6 92.296 1.56 35.8 HIP 100303 13.95
2025-12-01 20:17:40.10 -79:14:43.2 92.304 1.56 36.6 HIP 100303 13.32
2025-12-02 20:17:48.10 -79:14:13.0 92.311 1.57 37.5 HIP 100303 12.70
2025-12-03 20:17:56.28 -79:13:43.2 92.319 1.57 38.4 HIP 100303 12.07
2025-12-04 20:18:04.62 -79:13:13.6 92.326 1.57 39.2 HIP 100303 11.44
2025-12-05 20:18:13.13 -79:12:44.4 92.333 1.58 40.1 HIP 100303 10.81
2025-12-06 20:18:21.81 -79:12:15.4 92.340 1.58 41.0 HIP 100303 10.18
2025-12-07 20:18:30.64 -79:11:46.8 92.346 1.58 41.0 HIP 100303 9.55