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C/2002 A2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 A2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.649751
Eccentricity 0.707467
Inclination (deg) 14.035000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 81.012700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 19.106300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 89006, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 63.369787

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-12-06T18:28:56.640
Period (years) 63.369787

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 17:50:28.76 -25:19:43.2 26.854 5.50 91.5 HIP 87422 33.01
2025-11-22 17:50:38.49 -25:19:46.7 26.863 5.54 91.5 HIP 87422 31.71
2025-11-23 17:50:48.29 -25:19:50.3 26.872 5.58 91.5 HIP 87422 30.51
2025-11-24 17:50:58.17 -25:19:53.9 26.880 5.62 91.6 HIP 87422 29.42
2025-11-25 17:51:08.12 -25:19:57.5 26.889 5.66 91.6 HIP 87422 28.46
2025-11-26 17:51:18.14 -25:20:01.2 26.897 5.70 91.6 HIP 87422 27.64
2025-11-27 17:51:28.22 -25:20:04.9 26.904 5.73 91.6 HIP 87422 26.98
2025-11-28 17:51:38.36 -25:20:08.7 26.912 5.77 91.6 HIP 87422 26.50
2025-11-29 17:51:48.56 -25:20:12.5 26.919 5.80 91.6 HIP 87422 26.21
2025-11-30 17:51:58.82 -25:20:16.3 26.926 5.83 91.6 HIP 87422 26.12
2025-12-01 17:52:09.14 -25:20:20.2 26.932 5.86 91.6 HIP 87422 26.23
2025-12-02 17:52:19.50 -25:20:24.1 26.939 5.88 91.6 HIP 87422 26.55
2025-12-03 17:52:29.92 -25:20:28.1 26.945 5.91 91.6 HIP 87422 27.08
2025-12-04 17:52:40.38 -25:20:32.1 26.950 5.94 91.6 HIP 87422 27.79
2025-12-05 17:52:50.88 -25:20:36.1 26.956 5.96 91.6 HIP 87422 28.69
2025-12-06 17:53:01.43 -25:20:40.2 26.961 5.98 91.6 HIP 87422 29.75
2025-12-07 17:53:12.02 -25:20:44.2 26.966 5.98 91.6 HIP 87422 30.96