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C/1999 K6 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1999 K6 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.260565
Eccentricity 0.994299
Inclination (deg) 46.114400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 245.320200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 57.069600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7895.850872

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-08-03T09:41:28.320
Period (years) 7895.850872

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 05:59:16.23 +00:16:42.1 46.146 2.80 254.8 HIP 28395 16.00
2025-11-22 05:59:11.90 +00:16:24.5 46.142 2.83 255.3 HIP 28395 16.39
2025-11-23 05:59:07.53 +00:16:07.3 46.137 2.85 255.9 HIP 28395 16.85
2025-11-24 05:59:03.11 +00:15:50.6 46.133 2.87 256.4 HIP 28395 17.39
2025-11-25 05:58:58.65 +00:15:34.4 46.129 2.89 256.9 HIP 28296 17.75
2025-11-26 05:58:54.15 +00:15:18.7 46.126 2.91 257.4 HIP 28296 17.90
2025-11-27 05:58:49.60 +00:15:03.4 46.122 2.93 257.9 HIP 28296 18.12
2025-11-28 05:58:45.02 +00:14:48.7 46.119 2.95 258.3 HIP 28296 18.40
2025-11-29 05:58:40.40 +00:14:34.4 46.116 2.97 258.8 HIP 28296 18.75
2025-11-30 05:58:35.74 +00:14:20.6 46.114 2.98 259.3 HIP 28296 19.15
2025-12-01 05:58:31.06 +00:14:07.3 46.111 3.00 259.7 HIP 28296 19.61
2025-12-02 05:58:26.33 +00:13:54.4 46.109 3.01 260.2 HIP 28187 19.57
2025-12-03 05:58:21.58 +00:13:42.1 46.107 3.03 260.7 HIP 28187 18.53
2025-12-04 05:58:16.80 +00:13:30.3 46.106 3.04 261.1 HIP 28187 17.50
2025-12-05 05:58:11.99 +00:13:19.0 46.104 3.06 261.5 HIP 28187 16.51
2025-12-06 05:58:07.15 +00:13:08.2 46.103 3.07 262.0 HIP 28187 15.54
2025-12-07 05:58:02.29 +00:12:58.0 46.103 3.07 262.0 HIP 28187 14.62