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C/1999 K8 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1999 K8 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.167530
Eccentricity 0.998746
Inclination (deg) 52.896600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 195.041900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 164.596700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 191589.541206

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2000-05-02T17:26:44.160
Period (years) 191589.541206

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 09:46:06.20 -27:17:35.3 45.054 2.02 183.2 HIP 47957 3.59
2025-11-22 09:46:06.00 -27:18:23.7 45.044 2.01 184.8 HIP 47957 3.94
2025-11-23 09:46:05.70 -27:19:11.6 45.034 1.99 186.4 HIP 47957 4.43
2025-11-24 09:46:05.30 -27:19:59.2 45.024 1.98 188.0 HIP 47957 5.00
2025-11-25 09:46:04.80 -27:20:46.3 45.014 1.97 189.6 HIP 47957 5.64
2025-11-26 09:46:04.21 -27:21:32.9 45.004 1.96 191.3 HIP 47957 6.32
2025-11-27 09:46:03.51 -27:22:19.1 44.993 1.95 193.0 HIP 47957 7.03
2025-11-28 09:46:02.72 -27:23:04.7 44.983 1.94 194.7 HIP 47957 7.76
2025-11-29 09:46:01.84 -27:23:49.9 44.973 1.94 196.4 HIP 47957 8.51
2025-11-30 09:46:00.85 -27:24:34.5 44.963 1.93 198.1 HIP 47957 9.26
2025-12-01 09:45:59.77 -27:25:18.6 44.952 1.93 199.8 HIP 47957 10.02
2025-12-02 09:45:58.59 -27:26:02.2 44.942 1.93 201.5 HIP 47957 10.78
2025-12-03 09:45:57.32 -27:26:45.2 44.932 1.92 203.2 HIP 47957 11.54
2025-12-04 09:45:55.95 -27:27:27.6 44.922 1.92 205.0 HIP 47957 12.31
2025-12-05 09:45:54.49 -27:28:09.4 44.911 1.92 206.7 HIP 47957 13.08
2025-12-06 09:45:52.93 -27:28:50.6 44.901 1.92 208.4 HIP 47957 13.85
2025-12-07 09:45:51.28 -27:29:31.2 44.891 1.92 208.4 HIP 47957 14.62