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C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy)

Basic Information of C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.058594
Eccentricity 1.000229
Inclination (deg) 91.268400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 148.288000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 122.609500
Epoch 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-03-05T14:34:48.000

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 06:43:04.13 -66:24:22.8 48.662 2.92 230.1 HIP 32200 5.83
2025-11-22 06:42:55.18 -66:25:07.7 48.665 2.92 231.2 HIP 32200 5.40
2025-11-23 06:42:46.09 -66:25:51.5 48.667 2.92 232.3 HIP 32200 5.22
2025-11-24 06:42:36.85 -66:26:34.4 48.669 2.92 233.4 HIP 32200 5.32
2025-11-25 06:42:27.48 -66:27:16.1 48.671 2.92 234.5 HIP 32200 5.69
2025-11-26 06:42:17.96 -66:27:56.8 48.674 2.92 235.5 HIP 32200 6.27
2025-11-27 06:42:08.32 -66:28:36.4 48.676 2.92 236.6 HIP 32200 7.02
2025-11-28 06:41:58.54 -66:29:14.9 48.678 2.92 237.7 HIP 32200 7.88
2025-11-29 06:41:48.64 -66:29:52.3 48.680 2.92 238.8 HIP 32200 8.82
2025-11-30 06:41:38.61 -66:30:28.6 48.683 2.92 239.9 HIP 32200 9.83
2025-12-01 06:41:28.47 -66:31:03.7 48.685 2.92 241.0 HIP 32200 10.87
2025-12-02 06:41:18.21 -66:31:37.7 48.687 2.92 242.1 HIP 32200 11.95
2025-12-03 06:41:07.83 -66:32:10.5 48.689 2.92 243.2 HIP 32200 13.05
2025-12-04 06:40:57.35 -66:32:42.1 48.692 2.92 244.3 HIP 32200 14.17
2025-12-05 06:40:46.76 -66:33:12.5 48.694 2.92 245.3 HIP 32200 15.30
2025-12-06 06:40:36.07 -66:33:41.8 48.696 2.93 246.4 HIP 32200 16.44
2025-12-07 06:40:25.28 -66:34:09.9 48.698 2.93 246.4 HIP 32200 17.59