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C/2000 Y2 (Skiff)

Basic Information of C/2000 Y2 (Skiff)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.768690
Eccentricity 0.994343
Inclination (deg) 12.087400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 185.848600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 326.821400
Epoch 2001-04-01T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10827.600664

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-03-21T19:39:21.600
Period (years) 10827.600664

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 20:14:34.14 -09:04:40.3 44.959 1.73 95.9 HIP 99829 14.34
2025-11-22 20:14:36.94 -09:04:44.7 44.978 1.78 95.2 HIP 99829 13.87
2025-11-23 20:14:39.81 -09:04:48.6 44.997 1.83 94.6 HIP 99829 13.40
2025-11-24 20:14:42.76 -09:04:52.1 45.016 1.87 94.0 HIP 99829 12.93
2025-11-25 20:14:45.79 -09:04:55.2 45.034 1.92 93.4 HIP 99829 12.47
2025-11-26 20:14:48.89 -09:04:57.9 45.052 1.96 92.8 HIP 99829 12.02
2025-11-27 20:14:52.07 -09:05:00.2 45.070 2.01 92.3 HIP 99829 11.59
2025-11-28 20:14:55.33 -09:05:02.1 45.088 2.05 91.8 HIP 99829 11.19
2025-11-29 20:14:58.65 -09:05:03.7 45.106 2.10 91.3 HIP 99829 10.81
2025-11-30 20:15:02.05 -09:05:04.8 45.124 2.14 90.8 HIP 99829 10.48
2025-12-01 20:15:05.52 -09:05:05.5 45.141 2.18 90.4 HIP 99829 10.18
2025-12-02 20:15:09.06 -09:05:05.8 45.159 2.23 89.9 HIP 99829 9.95
2025-12-03 20:15:12.66 -09:05:05.8 45.176 2.27 89.5 HIP 99829 9.78
2025-12-04 20:15:16.34 -09:05:05.3 45.193 2.31 89.1 HIP 99829 9.68
2025-12-05 20:15:20.08 -09:05:04.4 45.210 2.35 88.7 HIP 99829 9.65
2025-12-06 20:15:23.89 -09:05:03.2 45.226 2.39 88.3 HIP 99829 9.72
2025-12-07 20:15:27.76 -09:05:01.5 45.243 2.39 88.3 HIP 99829 9.86