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C/1997 K2

Basic Information of C/1997 K2

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.546256
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 127.941400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 173.869900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 246.096800
Epoch 1997-06-26T03:51:59.040
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-06-26T03:51:59.040

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 10:42:16.68 +46:01:29.6 50.744 1.79 12.7 HIP 52469 17.06
2025-11-22 10:42:17.59 +46:02:11.5 50.733 1.80 11.1 HIP 52469 16.50
2025-11-23 10:42:18.39 +46:02:53.9 50.722 1.81 9.5 HIP 52469 15.97
2025-11-24 10:42:19.08 +46:03:36.7 50.711 1.82 8.0 HIP 52469 15.46
2025-11-25 10:42:19.66 +46:04:20.1 50.701 1.84 6.4 HIP 52469 14.98
2025-11-26 10:42:20.13 +46:05:03.9 50.690 1.85 4.9 HIP 52469 14.54
2025-11-27 10:42:20.50 +46:05:48.1 50.679 1.87 3.4 HIP 52469 14.13
2025-11-28 10:42:20.75 +46:06:32.8 50.669 1.88 1.9 HIP 52469 13.77
2025-11-29 10:42:20.90 +46:07:17.9 50.658 1.90 0.4 HIP 52469 13.45
2025-11-30 10:42:20.93 +46:08:03.5 50.648 1.91 359.0 HIP 52469 13.18
2025-12-01 10:42:20.85 +46:08:49.4 50.637 1.93 357.6 HIP 52469 12.97
2025-12-02 10:42:20.67 +46:09:35.7 50.627 1.95 356.2 HIP 52469 12.82
2025-12-03 10:42:20.37 +46:10:22.4 50.616 1.97 354.9 HIP 52469 12.73
2025-12-04 10:42:19.96 +46:11:09.4 50.606 1.99 353.5 HIP 52469 12.71
2025-12-05 10:42:19.44 +46:11:56.8 50.596 2.01 352.2 HIP 52469 12.75
2025-12-06 10:42:18.81 +46:12:44.5 50.586 2.03 350.9 HIP 52469 12.87
2025-12-07 10:42:18.07 +46:13:32.6 50.576 2.03 350.9 HIP 52469 13.05