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C/1983 O2 (IRAS)

Basic Information of C/1983 O2 (IRAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.256266
Eccentricity 0.999372
Inclination (deg) 120.417200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 201.820300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 334.162600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 215350.548818

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1983-12-01T15:06:28.800
Period (years) 215350.548818

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 02:01:33.21 +55:15:54.6 64.824 2.34 236.1 HIP 9582 13.84
2025-11-22 02:01:27.75 +55:15:23.2 64.829 2.34 235.4 HIP 9582 14.55
2025-11-23 02:01:22.33 +55:14:51.4 64.834 2.34 234.8 HIP 9582 15.28
2025-11-24 02:01:16.98 +55:14:19.0 64.840 2.33 234.1 HIP 9582 16.02
2025-11-25 02:01:11.68 +55:13:46.2 64.846 2.33 233.4 HIP 9582 16.78
2025-11-26 02:01:06.43 +55:13:12.9 64.852 2.32 232.8 HIP 9582 17.54
2025-11-27 02:01:01.24 +55:12:39.1 64.858 2.32 232.1 HIP 9582 18.31
2025-11-28 02:00:56.12 +55:12:05.0 64.865 2.31 231.4 HIP 9582 19.09
2025-11-29 02:00:51.06 +55:11:30.4 64.871 2.30 230.8 HIP 9582 19.88
2025-11-30 02:00:46.06 +55:10:55.4 64.878 2.30 230.1 HIP 9582 20.66
2025-12-01 02:00:41.12 +55:10:20.0 64.886 2.29 229.4 HIP 9582 21.45
2025-12-02 02:00:36.25 +55:09:44.3 64.893 2.28 228.7 HIP 9306 22.21
2025-12-03 02:00:31.45 +55:09:08.1 64.901 2.27 228.0 HIP 9306 21.39
2025-12-04 02:00:26.72 +55:08:31.6 64.909 2.27 227.3 HIP 9306 20.57
2025-12-05 02:00:22.06 +55:07:54.7 64.917 2.26 226.6 HIP 9306 19.76
2025-12-06 02:00:17.47 +55:07:17.5 64.925 2.25 225.9 HIP 9306 18.96
2025-12-07 02:00:12.96 +55:06:40.0 64.934 2.25 225.9 HIP 9306 18.16