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C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 C2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.208358
Eccentricity 0.997818
Inclination (deg) 104.994400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 242.726600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 159.478500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 56382.212528

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-04-10T00:18:17.280
Period (years) 56382.212528

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 16:38:05.28 -71:21:06.5 43.751 3.31 83.3 HIP 81074 25.30
2025-11-22 16:38:21.73 -71:20:57.1 43.758 3.32 84.0 HIP 81877 24.70
2025-11-23 16:38:38.23 -71:20:48.8 43.766 3.32 84.7 HIP 81877 23.42
2025-11-24 16:38:54.77 -71:20:41.4 43.773 3.33 85.5 HIP 81877 22.13
2025-11-25 16:39:11.36 -71:20:35.1 43.780 3.33 86.2 HIP 81877 20.84
2025-11-26 16:39:27.98 -71:20:29.7 43.787 3.33 86.9 HIP 81877 19.55
2025-11-27 16:39:44.63 -71:20:25.4 43.794 3.34 87.6 HIP 81877 18.26
2025-11-28 16:40:01.31 -71:20:22.1 43.800 3.34 88.4 HIP 81877 16.96
2025-11-29 16:40:18.01 -71:20:19.7 43.806 3.34 89.1 HIP 81877 15.67
2025-11-30 16:40:34.73 -71:20:18.4 43.812 3.35 89.8 HIP 81877 14.39
2025-12-01 16:40:51.46 -71:20:18.0 43.818 3.35 90.5 HIP 81877 13.10
2025-12-02 16:41:08.20 -71:20:18.7 43.824 3.35 91.2 HIP 81877 11.82
2025-12-03 16:41:24.95 -71:20:20.3 43.830 3.35 91.9 HIP 81877 10.55
2025-12-04 16:41:41.70 -71:20:22.9 43.835 3.35 92.6 HIP 81877 9.29
2025-12-05 16:41:58.45 -71:20:26.5 43.840 3.35 93.3 HIP 81877 8.05
2025-12-06 16:42:15.19 -71:20:31.1 43.845 3.35 94.0 HIP 81877 6.84
2025-12-07 16:42:31.93 -71:20:36.7 43.850 3.35 94.0 HIP 81877 5.68