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C/2001 A2-B (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2001 A2-B (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.809114
Eccentricity 0.999352
Inclination (deg) 36.473800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 294.299300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 296.375400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 44121.682475

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-05-19T18:41:36.960
Period (years) 44121.682475

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 01:15:21.34 +47:43:29.8 45.698 3.04 227.9 HIP 5820 12.52
2025-11-22 01:15:15.98 +47:42:41.0 45.707 3.02 227.2 HIP 5820 11.35
2025-11-23 01:15:10.70 +47:41:51.7 45.716 3.01 226.5 HIP 5820 10.19
2025-11-24 01:15:05.51 +47:41:02.0 45.725 2.99 225.8 HIP 5820 9.05
2025-11-25 01:15:00.40 +47:40:11.9 45.734 2.98 225.1 HIP 5820 7.92
2025-11-26 01:14:55.39 +47:39:21.5 45.744 2.96 224.4 HIP 5820 6.82
2025-11-27 01:14:50.46 +47:38:30.7 45.754 2.95 223.7 HIP 5820 5.75
2025-11-28 01:14:45.63 +47:37:39.6 45.764 2.93 222.9 HIP 5820 4.74
2025-11-29 01:14:40.90 +47:36:48.1 45.774 2.91 222.2 HIP 5820 3.82
2025-11-30 01:14:36.26 +47:35:56.4 45.785 2.89 221.5 HIP 5820 3.06
2025-12-01 01:14:31.72 +47:35:04.3 45.796 2.87 220.7 HIP 5820 2.61
2025-12-02 01:14:27.28 +47:34:12.1 45.807 2.85 219.9 HIP 5820 2.62
2025-12-03 01:14:22.93 +47:33:19.5 45.818 2.83 219.1 HIP 5820 3.07
2025-12-04 01:14:18.69 +47:32:26.8 45.829 2.81 218.4 HIP 5820 3.81
2025-12-05 01:14:14.55 +47:31:33.8 45.841 2.79 217.6 HIP 5820 4.69
2025-12-06 01:14:10.52 +47:30:40.6 45.853 2.77 216.8 HIP 5820 5.64
2025-12-07 01:14:06.59 +47:29:47.3 45.865 2.77 216.8 HIP 5820 6.63