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C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 B1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.266686
Eccentricity 0.770465
Inclination (deg) 51.028300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.274300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 76.073900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 45962, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 31.032279

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2033-04-13T11:57:50.400
Period (years) 31.032279

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 00:25:08.24 -54:51:42.6 13.895 8.45 324.1 HIP 1912 19.49
2025-11-22 00:24:54.49 -54:48:58.2 13.903 8.47 325.4 HIP 1912 16.19
2025-11-23 00:24:41.16 -54:46:10.8 13.912 8.48 326.7 HIP 1912 12.90
2025-11-24 00:24:28.27 -54:43:20.5 13.920 8.50 328.0 HIP 1912 9.64
2025-11-25 00:24:15.82 -54:40:27.4 13.928 8.52 329.3 HIP 1912 6.49
2025-11-26 00:24:03.80 -54:37:31.6 13.937 8.54 330.6 HIP 1912 3.73
2025-11-27 00:23:52.23 -54:34:33.0 13.945 8.56 331.9 HIP 1875 2.77
2025-11-28 00:23:41.11 -54:31:31.7 13.953 8.58 333.2 HIP 1875 0.79
2025-11-29 00:23:30.43 -54:28:27.9 13.962 8.61 334.4 HIP 1875 4.14
2025-11-30 00:23:20.21 -54:25:21.5 13.970 8.63 335.7 HIP 1875 7.58
2025-12-01 00:23:10.44 -54:22:12.7 13.979 8.66 336.9 HIP 1875 11.03
2025-12-02 00:23:01.12 -54:19:01.5 13.987 8.69 338.1 HIP 1875 14.50
2025-12-03 00:22:52.26 -54:15:48.0 13.996 8.72 339.4 HIP 1862 13.88
2025-12-04 00:22:43.85 -54:12:32.1 14.004 8.75 340.6 HIP 1862 11.75
2025-12-05 00:22:35.90 -54:09:14.1 14.012 8.78 341.8 HIP 1862 10.30
2025-12-06 00:22:28.40 -54:05:53.9 14.021 8.82 343.0 HIP 1862 9.87
2025-12-07 00:22:21.37 -54:02:31.6 14.029 8.82 343.0 HIP 1862 10.58