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C/2001 K5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2001 K5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.213295
Eccentricity 1.000771
Inclination (deg) 72.253200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 237.421600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.249500
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-10-02T20:17:31.200

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 03:52:22.77 +14:45:09.4 40.111 3.65 253.6 HIP 18158 23.57
2025-11-22 03:52:16.98 +14:44:44.6 40.114 3.65 253.7 HIP 18158 23.70
2025-11-23 03:52:11.18 +14:44:20.0 40.119 3.65 253.7 HIP 18158 23.91
2025-11-24 03:52:05.39 +14:43:55.4 40.123 3.64 253.8 HIP 18158 24.22
2025-11-25 03:51:59.60 +14:43:31.1 40.128 3.64 253.9 HIP 18158 24.61
2025-11-26 03:51:53.81 +14:43:06.9 40.133 3.63 254.0 HIP 18158 25.08
2025-11-27 03:51:48.04 +14:42:42.9 40.138 3.62 254.1 HIP 18158 25.63
2025-11-28 03:51:42.27 +14:42:19.0 40.143 3.61 254.2 HIP 18158 26.24
2025-11-29 03:51:36.52 +14:41:55.3 40.149 3.60 254.2 HIP 18158 26.92
2025-11-30 03:51:30.79 +14:41:31.8 40.156 3.59 254.3 HIP 18158 27.66
2025-12-01 03:51:25.07 +14:41:08.5 40.162 3.58 254.4 HIP 18158 28.45
2025-12-02 03:51:19.37 +14:40:45.4 40.169 3.56 254.5 HIP 18158 29.29
2025-12-03 03:51:13.69 +14:40:22.5 40.176 3.55 254.6 HIP 18158 30.17
2025-12-04 03:51:08.03 +14:39:59.8 40.183 3.53 254.6 HIP 18158 31.09
2025-12-05 03:51:02.39 +14:39:37.3 40.191 3.52 254.7 HIP 18158 32.05
2025-12-06 03:50:56.78 +14:39:15.1 40.199 3.50 254.8 HIP 18158 33.03
2025-12-07 03:50:51.20 +14:38:53.0 40.208 3.50 254.8 HIP 17864 33.27