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C/2002 B2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 B2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.842966
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 152.872000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.322700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.067000
Epoch 2002-04-06T18:30:23.040
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-04-06T18:30:23.040

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 00:23:20.88 +22:19:57.8 42.090 2.80 230.7 HIP 1813 5.45
2025-11-22 00:23:17.14 +22:19:15.3 42.105 2.75 230.2 HIP 1813 5.13
2025-11-23 00:23:13.48 +22:18:32.9 42.121 2.71 229.6 HIP 1813 5.05
2025-11-24 00:23:09.91 +22:17:50.8 42.137 2.67 229.1 HIP 1813 5.21
2025-11-25 00:23:06.42 +22:17:08.8 42.153 2.63 228.5 HIP 1813 5.58
2025-11-26 00:23:03.02 +22:16:27.0 42.169 2.58 228.0 HIP 1813 6.12
2025-11-27 00:22:59.70 +22:15:45.5 42.185 2.54 227.4 HIP 1813 6.77
2025-11-28 00:22:56.47 +22:15:04.2 42.202 2.50 226.8 HIP 1813 7.51
2025-11-29 00:22:53.32 +22:14:23.2 42.218 2.45 226.1 HIP 1813 8.29
2025-11-30 00:22:50.27 +22:13:42.4 42.235 2.41 225.5 HIP 1813 9.11
2025-12-01 00:22:47.30 +22:13:01.9 42.252 2.36 224.8 HIP 1813 9.95
2025-12-02 00:22:44.43 +22:12:21.7 42.269 2.32 224.1 HIP 1813 10.80
2025-12-03 00:22:41.64 +22:11:41.8 42.287 2.27 223.4 HIP 1813 11.64
2025-12-04 00:22:38.95 +22:11:02.3 42.304 2.22 222.6 HIP 1813 12.49
2025-12-05 00:22:36.35 +22:10:23.0 42.322 2.18 221.9 HIP 1813 13.33
2025-12-06 00:22:33.84 +22:09:44.1 42.340 2.13 221.0 HIP 1813 14.17
2025-12-07 00:22:31.42 +22:09:05.5 42.358 2.13 221.0 HIP 1813 14.99