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C/2001 B2 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2001 B2 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.281271
Eccentricity 0.999213
Inclination (deg) 150.713300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 145.377600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 305.089900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 549725.118094

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2000-09-11T17:48:20.160
Period (years) 549725.118094

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 03:23:49.80 +49:28:43.6 42.745 3.76 254.3 HIP 15862 16.17
2025-11-22 03:23:40.89 +49:28:19.2 42.748 3.76 253.8 HIP 15770 16.16
2025-11-23 03:23:32.00 +49:27:54.0 42.751 3.76 253.3 HIP 15770 15.41
2025-11-24 03:23:23.13 +49:27:28.1 42.755 3.76 252.8 HIP 15770 14.76
2025-11-25 03:23:14.29 +49:27:01.5 42.758 3.76 252.3 HIP 15770 14.23
2025-11-26 03:23:05.48 +49:26:34.1 42.762 3.76 251.8 HIP 15770 13.83
2025-11-27 03:22:56.70 +49:26:06.0 42.767 3.75 251.4 HIP 15770 13.57
2025-11-28 03:22:47.95 +49:25:37.2 42.771 3.75 250.9 HIP 15770 13.46
2025-11-29 03:22:39.24 +49:25:07.7 42.776 3.74 250.4 HIP 15770 13.51
2025-11-30 03:22:30.57 +49:24:37.5 42.781 3.74 249.9 HIP 15770 13.71
2025-12-01 03:22:21.95 +49:24:06.6 42.786 3.73 249.4 HIP 15770 14.06
2025-12-02 03:22:13.37 +49:23:35.1 42.792 3.72 248.9 HIP 15770 14.54
2025-12-03 03:22:04.83 +49:23:02.9 42.798 3.71 248.4 HIP 15770 15.14
2025-12-04 03:21:56.35 +49:22:30.0 42.804 3.70 247.9 HIP 15770 15.84
2025-12-05 03:21:47.92 +49:21:56.6 42.810 3.69 247.4 HIP 15770 16.64
2025-12-06 03:21:39.54 +49:21:22.5 42.817 3.68 246.9 HIP 15669 17.24
2025-12-07 03:21:31.22 +49:20:47.8 42.824 3.68 246.9 HIP 15669 16.89