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C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.243720
Eccentricity 1.011083
Inclination (deg) 14.673100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 302.280000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 24.613700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-09-08T09:00:34.560

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 07:40:58.37 +24:10:05.8 48.343 1.69 282.2 HIP 37517 15.79
2025-11-22 07:40:55.47 +24:10:14.4 48.332 1.73 282.1 HIP 37517 16.45
2025-11-23 07:40:52.50 +24:10:23.1 48.322 1.78 282.0 HIP 37517 17.12
2025-11-24 07:40:49.45 +24:10:31.9 48.312 1.82 281.9 HIP 37517 17.81
2025-11-25 07:40:46.32 +24:10:40.9 48.302 1.86 281.8 HIP 37517 18.52
2025-11-26 07:40:43.13 +24:10:50.0 48.292 1.90 281.7 HIP 37517 19.25
2025-11-27 07:40:39.85 +24:10:59.3 48.283 1.95 281.6 HIP 37517 20.00
2025-11-28 07:40:36.51 +24:11:08.6 48.274 1.99 281.5 HIP 37269 19.39
2025-11-29 07:40:33.10 +24:11:18.1 48.265 2.03 281.4 HIP 37269 18.60
2025-11-30 07:40:29.62 +24:11:27.7 48.256 2.06 281.3 HIP 37269 17.80
2025-12-01 07:40:26.07 +24:11:37.4 48.247 2.10 281.2 HIP 37269 16.97
2025-12-02 07:40:22.45 +24:11:47.2 48.239 2.14 281.1 HIP 37269 16.14
2025-12-03 07:40:18.77 +24:11:57.2 48.230 2.18 281.1 HIP 37269 15.29
2025-12-04 07:40:15.02 +24:12:07.2 48.222 2.21 281.0 HIP 37269 14.42
2025-12-05 07:40:11.21 +24:12:17.3 48.215 2.25 280.9 HIP 37269 13.54
2025-12-06 07:40:07.34 +24:12:27.5 48.207 2.28 280.8 HIP 37269 12.65
2025-12-07 07:40:03.41 +24:12:37.8 48.200 2.28 280.8 HIP 37269 11.74