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C/2002 A1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 A1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.654784
Eccentricity 0.709796
Inclination (deg) 14.081000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 81.045800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 18.711000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2015-N31, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 64.238325

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-11-29T17:55:32.160
Period (years) 64.238325

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 17:47:23.91 -25:08:16.6 27.040 5.49 91.9 HIP 87093 5.43
2025-11-22 17:47:33.61 -25:08:21.0 27.049 5.53 91.9 HIP 87093 3.76
2025-11-23 17:47:43.38 -25:08:25.5 27.057 5.57 91.9 HIP 87093 2.91
2025-11-24 17:47:53.22 -25:08:30.0 27.066 5.61 92.0 HIP 87093 3.54
2025-11-25 17:48:03.13 -25:08:34.6 27.074 5.65 92.0 HIP 87093 5.17
2025-11-26 17:48:13.10 -25:08:39.2 27.081 5.68 92.0 HIP 87093 7.15
2025-11-27 17:48:23.13 -25:08:43.8 27.089 5.71 92.0 HIP 87093 9.28
2025-11-28 17:48:33.23 -25:08:48.5 27.096 5.75 92.0 HIP 87093 11.47
2025-11-29 17:48:43.38 -25:08:53.2 27.103 5.78 92.0 HIP 87093 13.71
2025-11-30 17:48:53.59 -25:08:58.0 27.110 5.81 92.0 HIP 87093 15.97
2025-12-01 17:49:03.85 -25:09:02.8 27.116 5.84 92.0 HIP 87093 18.26
2025-12-02 17:49:14.16 -25:09:07.6 27.123 5.86 92.0 HIP 87093 20.57
2025-12-03 17:49:24.51 -25:09:12.4 27.128 5.89 92.0 HIP 87093 22.89
2025-12-04 17:49:34.91 -25:09:17.3 27.134 5.91 92.0 HIP 87093 25.23
2025-12-05 17:49:45.35 -25:09:22.2 27.139 5.93 92.0 HIP 87093 27.58
2025-12-06 17:49:55.83 -25:09:27.2 27.144 5.95 92.0 HIP 87093 29.94
2025-12-07 17:50:06.35 -25:09:32.2 27.149 5.95 92.0 HIP 87093 32.31