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C/2001 O2 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2001 O2 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.851291
Eccentricity 0.998331
Inclination (deg) 90.657800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 328.386100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 281.072000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 156711.722500

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-10-06T03:44:29.760
Period (years) 156711.722500

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 20:07:11.81 +45:16:32.3 45.084 2.73 146.1 HIP 99136 8.34
2025-11-22 20:07:15.27 +45:15:37.8 45.096 2.73 144.9 HIP 99136 7.26
2025-11-23 20:07:18.84 +45:14:44.2 45.107 2.73 143.7 HIP 99136 6.17
2025-11-24 20:07:22.52 +45:13:51.3 45.118 2.74 142.5 HIP 99136 5.10
2025-11-25 20:07:26.30 +45:12:59.2 45.130 2.74 141.3 HIP 99136 4.04
2025-11-26 20:07:30.18 +45:12:07.9 45.141 2.74 140.1 HIP 99136 3.02
2025-11-27 20:07:34.17 +45:11:17.4 45.152 2.74 138.9 HIP 99136 2.09
2025-11-28 20:07:38.26 +45:10:27.8 45.163 2.74 137.7 HIP 99136 1.43
2025-11-29 20:07:42.45 +45:09:39.1 45.175 2.75 136.6 HIP 99136 1.48
2025-11-30 20:07:46.73 +45:08:51.2 45.186 2.75 135.4 HIP 99136 2.20
2025-12-01 20:07:51.11 +45:08:04.2 45.197 2.75 134.2 HIP 99136 3.16
2025-12-02 20:07:55.59 +45:07:18.1 45.208 2.76 133.0 HIP 99136 4.19
2025-12-03 20:08:00.16 +45:06:32.9 45.219 2.76 131.9 HIP 99136 5.26
2025-12-04 20:08:04.83 +45:05:48.7 45.230 2.77 130.7 HIP 99136 6.35
2025-12-05 20:08:09.58 +45:05:05.3 45.241 2.77 129.5 HIP 99213 7.44
2025-12-06 20:08:14.42 +45:04:23.0 45.252 2.78 128.4 HIP 99213 7.78
2025-12-07 20:08:19.35 +45:03:41.6 45.263 2.78 128.4 HIP 99213 8.24