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C/1998 M2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 M2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.738001
Eccentricity 0.995590
Inclination (deg) 60.196900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 260.871200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 37.249000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15470.078570

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-08-21T02:24:00.000
Period (years) 15470.078570

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 05:45:44.12 +14:28:39.2 47.030 2.79 261.3 HIP 27182 12.74
2025-11-22 05:45:39.56 +14:28:29.1 47.026 2.82 261.5 HIP 27182 12.88
2025-11-23 05:45:34.95 +14:28:19.1 47.022 2.84 261.7 HIP 27182 13.11
2025-11-24 05:45:30.31 +14:28:09.3 47.018 2.86 261.9 HIP 27096 12.79
2025-11-25 05:45:25.62 +14:27:59.6 47.014 2.89 262.1 HIP 27096 11.91
2025-11-26 05:45:20.90 +14:27:50.2 47.011 2.91 262.3 HIP 27096 11.07
2025-11-27 05:45:16.14 +14:27:40.8 47.008 2.93 262.5 HIP 27096 10.28
2025-11-28 05:45:11.35 +14:27:31.7 47.005 2.94 262.7 HIP 27096 9.57
2025-11-29 05:45:06.52 +14:27:22.8 47.003 2.96 262.9 HIP 27096 8.94
2025-11-30 05:45:01.66 +14:27:14.0 47.001 2.98 263.1 HIP 27096 8.42
2025-12-01 05:44:56.78 +14:27:05.4 46.999 3.00 263.3 HIP 27096 8.04
2025-12-02 05:44:51.86 +14:26:57.0 46.997 3.01 263.5 HIP 27096 7.81
2025-12-03 05:44:46.92 +14:26:48.7 46.996 3.02 263.6 HIP 27096 7.77
2025-12-04 05:44:41.95 +14:26:40.7 46.995 3.04 263.8 HIP 27096 7.91
2025-12-05 05:44:36.97 +14:26:32.8 46.994 3.05 264.0 HIP 27096 8.22
2025-12-06 05:44:31.95 +14:26:25.1 46.994 3.06 264.1 HIP 27096 8.69
2025-12-07 05:44:26.92 +14:26:17.6 46.994 3.06 264.1 HIP 27096 9.30