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C/2001 W2 (BATTERS)

Basic Information of C/2001 W2 (BATTERS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.078689
Eccentricity 0.939402
Inclination (deg) 116.035300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 113.159800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 142.184300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 75.102940

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-12-23T01:44:24.000
Period (years) 75.102940

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 08:35:29.88 -21:50:01.6 31.398 2.96 219.8 HIP 42171 10.67
2025-11-22 08:35:26.61 -21:50:56.2 31.386 2.99 221.3 HIP 42171 10.26
2025-11-23 08:35:23.22 -21:51:50.0 31.374 3.01 222.8 HIP 42171 10.00
2025-11-24 08:35:19.69 -21:52:43.0 31.362 3.04 224.3 HIP 42171 9.91
2025-11-25 08:35:16.03 -21:53:35.1 31.350 3.06 225.8 HIP 42171 10.00
2025-11-26 08:35:12.24 -21:54:26.3 31.338 3.09 227.3 HIP 42171 10.27
2025-11-27 08:35:08.33 -21:55:16.7 31.326 3.12 228.7 HIP 42171 10.71
2025-11-28 08:35:04.29 -21:56:06.1 31.314 3.15 230.1 HIP 42171 11.29
2025-11-29 08:35:00.12 -21:56:54.5 31.303 3.18 231.5 HIP 42171 12.01
2025-11-30 08:34:55.84 -21:57:42.0 31.291 3.21 232.8 HIP 42171 12.85
2025-12-01 08:34:51.42 -21:58:28.5 31.280 3.24 234.2 HIP 42021 13.39
2025-12-02 08:34:46.89 -21:59:14.0 31.268 3.27 235.5 HIP 42021 12.18
2025-12-03 08:34:42.24 -21:59:58.5 31.257 3.31 236.8 HIP 42021 10.97
2025-12-04 08:34:37.47 -22:00:42.0 31.246 3.34 238.0 HIP 42021 9.76
2025-12-05 08:34:32.58 -22:01:24.4 31.235 3.37 239.3 HIP 42021 8.56
2025-12-06 08:34:27.57 -22:02:05.8 31.224 3.41 240.5 HIP 42021 7.38
2025-12-07 08:34:22.45 -22:02:46.1 31.213 3.41 240.5 HIP 42021 6.24