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C/1998 K5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 K5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.945801
Eccentricity 0.985494
Inclination (deg) 9.885200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.441600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 99.775100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 526.475473

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-07-31T00:28:22.080
Period (years) 526.475473

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 07:52:10.37 +10:46:55.0 45.414 1.72 264.5 HIP 38547 22.03
2025-11-22 07:52:07.58 +10:46:51.1 45.402 1.77 265.2 HIP 38547 22.67
2025-11-23 07:52:04.72 +10:46:47.5 45.391 1.81 265.7 HIP 38547 23.34
2025-11-24 07:52:01.78 +10:46:44.3 45.379 1.86 266.3 HIP 38547 24.03
2025-11-25 07:51:58.76 +10:46:41.4 45.368 1.90 266.8 HIP 38362 24.67
2025-11-26 07:51:55.66 +10:46:38.8 45.357 1.95 267.3 HIP 38362 24.47
2025-11-27 07:51:52.50 +10:46:36.6 45.346 1.99 267.8 HIP 38362 24.28
2025-11-28 07:51:49.25 +10:46:34.8 45.335 2.04 268.3 HIP 38362 24.10
2025-11-29 07:51:45.94 +10:46:33.3 45.325 2.08 268.7 HIP 38362 23.94
2025-11-30 07:51:42.56 +10:46:32.2 45.315 2.12 269.1 HIP 38362 23.79
2025-12-01 07:51:39.10 +10:46:31.4 45.304 2.16 269.5 HIP 38362 23.67
2025-12-02 07:51:35.58 +10:46:30.9 45.294 2.20 269.9 HIP 38362 23.57
2025-12-03 07:51:31.99 +10:46:30.8 45.285 2.25 270.3 HIP 38362 23.49
2025-12-04 07:51:28.33 +10:46:31.1 45.275 2.29 270.6 HIP 38263 23.00
2025-12-05 07:51:24.60 +10:46:31.7 45.266 2.33 271.0 HIP 38263 22.37
2025-12-06 07:51:20.82 +10:46:32.6 45.257 2.37 271.3 HIP 38263 21.75
2025-12-07 07:51:16.97 +10:46:33.9 45.248 2.37 271.3 HIP 38263 21.14