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C/1998 K2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 K2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.337607
Eccentricity 0.997715
Inclination (deg) 64.329900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 68.720000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 221.518900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 32721.103535

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-09-08T10:16:10.560
Period (years) 32721.103535

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 04:53:09.19 +37:41:43.6 47.448 2.99 270.0 HIP 22529 27.19
2025-11-22 04:53:03.16 +37:41:43.7 47.447 3.00 269.7 HIP 22529 26.01
2025-11-23 04:52:57.09 +37:41:43.3 47.446 3.01 269.4 HIP 22529 24.82
2025-11-24 04:52:51.00 +37:41:42.6 47.445 3.03 269.1 HIP 22529 23.63
2025-11-25 04:52:44.88 +37:41:41.4 47.444 3.04 268.8 HIP 22529 22.45
2025-11-26 04:52:38.74 +37:41:39.9 47.444 3.05 268.5 HIP 22529 21.26
2025-11-27 04:52:32.58 +37:41:38.0 47.444 3.06 268.2 HIP 22529 20.07
2025-11-28 04:52:26.40 +37:41:35.7 47.444 3.07 267.9 HIP 22529 18.88
2025-11-29 04:52:20.21 +37:41:33.1 47.445 3.07 267.6 HIP 22529 17.70
2025-11-30 04:52:14.00 +37:41:30.0 47.446 3.08 267.3 HIP 22529 16.52
2025-12-01 04:52:07.78 +37:41:26.6 47.447 3.09 267.1 HIP 22529 15.34
2025-12-02 04:52:01.55 +37:41:22.8 47.449 3.09 266.8 HIP 22529 14.18
2025-12-03 04:51:55.31 +37:41:18.6 47.450 3.09 266.5 HIP 22529 13.03
2025-12-04 04:51:49.07 +37:41:14.0 47.452 3.10 266.2 HIP 22529 11.90
2025-12-05 04:51:42.82 +37:41:09.1 47.455 3.10 265.9 HIP 22529 10.80
2025-12-06 04:51:36.57 +37:41:03.8 47.458 3.10 265.6 HIP 22529 9.73
2025-12-07 04:51:30.32 +37:40:58.1 47.460 3.10 265.6 HIP 22529 8.71