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C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton)

Basic Information of C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.776385
Eccentricity 0.998676
Inclination (deg) 56.214200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.444100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 352.561700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 216679.094014

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-08-09T22:07:14.880
Period (years) 216679.094014

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 22:56:24.22 +32:54:26.7 46.136 2.34 191.4 HIP 113043 35.95
2025-11-22 22:56:23.34 +32:53:31.6 46.151 2.32 190.2 HIP 113043 35.58
2025-11-23 22:56:22.56 +32:52:36.7 46.167 2.30 188.9 HIP 113043 35.26
2025-11-24 22:56:21.88 +32:51:42.1 46.182 2.29 187.7 HIP 113043 34.97
2025-11-25 22:56:21.29 +32:50:47.8 46.198 2.27 186.4 HIP 113043 34.74
2025-11-26 22:56:20.81 +32:49:53.7 46.214 2.25 185.2 HIP 113043 34.54
2025-11-27 22:56:20.42 +32:49:00.0 46.230 2.23 183.9 HIP 113043 34.39
2025-11-28 22:56:20.14 +32:48:06.5 46.246 2.22 182.6 HIP 113043 34.29
2025-11-29 22:56:19.95 +32:47:13.3 46.263 2.20 181.2 HIP 113043 34.22
2025-11-30 22:56:19.86 +32:46:20.5 46.279 2.18 179.9 HIP 113043 34.20
2025-12-01 22:56:19.87 +32:45:28.1 46.295 2.17 178.5 HIP 113043 34.23
2025-12-02 22:56:19.98 +32:44:36.1 46.312 2.15 177.1 HIP 113043 34.29
2025-12-03 22:56:20.19 +32:43:44.4 46.329 2.14 175.7 HIP 113342 33.86
2025-12-04 22:56:20.49 +32:42:53.2 46.345 2.13 174.3 HIP 113342 33.04
2025-12-05 22:56:20.89 +32:42:02.4 46.362 2.12 172.8 HIP 113342 32.22
2025-12-06 22:56:21.40 +32:41:12.0 46.379 2.10 171.4 HIP 113342 31.39
2025-12-07 22:56:22.00 +32:40:22.1 46.396 2.10 171.4 HIP 113342 30.57