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C/1997 B2 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/1997 B2 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.006996
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.820300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 352.682100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 70.406800
Epoch 1997-01-26T22:44:49.920
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-01-26T22:44:49.920

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 07:03:37.30 -10:31:39.0 52.251 2.23 245.7 HIP 34104 10.03
2025-11-22 07:03:34.00 -10:32:01.0 52.243 2.25 246.6 HIP 34104 10.88
2025-11-23 07:03:30.63 -10:32:22.5 52.236 2.28 247.5 HIP 34104 11.75
2025-11-24 07:03:27.21 -10:32:43.4 52.229 2.30 248.3 HIP 34104 12.64
2025-11-25 07:03:23.74 -10:33:03.8 52.221 2.32 249.2 HIP 34104 13.55
2025-11-26 07:03:20.21 -10:33:23.6 52.214 2.34 250.0 HIP 34104 14.46
2025-11-27 07:03:16.62 -10:33:42.9 52.208 2.37 250.8 HIP 34104 15.39
2025-11-28 07:03:12.98 -10:34:01.6 52.201 2.39 251.6 HIP 34104 16.33
2025-11-29 07:03:09.29 -10:34:19.7 52.195 2.41 252.4 HIP 34104 17.28
2025-11-30 07:03:05.55 -10:34:37.2 52.188 2.43 253.1 HIP 34104 18.24
2025-12-01 07:03:01.76 -10:34:54.1 52.182 2.45 253.9 HIP 34104 19.22
2025-12-02 07:02:57.92 -10:35:10.4 52.177 2.47 254.6 HIP 34104 20.20
2025-12-03 07:02:54.04 -10:35:26.2 52.171 2.50 255.4 HIP 34104 21.19
2025-12-04 07:02:50.11 -10:35:41.3 52.165 2.52 256.1 HIP 34104 22.18
2025-12-05 07:02:46.14 -10:35:55.8 52.160 2.54 256.8 HIP 33869 21.91
2025-12-06 07:02:42.12 -10:36:09.7 52.155 2.55 257.5 HIP 33869 21.12
2025-12-07 07:02:38.06 -10:36:23.0 52.150 2.55 257.5 HIP 33869 20.35