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C/2002 J4 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2002 J4 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.678478
Eccentricity 1.001527
Inclination (deg) 46.214800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 70.765500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 231.080600
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-09-25T05:22:42.240

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 05:24:51.19 +35:02:03.9 40.184 3.30 274.6 HIP 25341 11.13
2025-11-22 05:24:44.76 +35:02:10.1 40.181 3.32 274.3 HIP 25341 11.80
2025-11-23 05:24:38.29 +35:02:16.1 40.178 3.35 274.0 HIP 25341 12.57
2025-11-24 05:24:31.76 +35:02:21.6 40.175 3.37 273.7 HIP 25341 13.43
2025-11-25 05:24:25.19 +35:02:26.8 40.173 3.39 273.4 HIP 25341 14.37
2025-11-26 05:24:18.58 +35:02:31.7 40.171 3.41 273.2 HIP 25341 15.37
2025-11-27 05:24:11.93 +35:02:36.2 40.170 3.43 272.9 HIP 25341 16.42
2025-11-28 05:24:05.24 +35:02:40.3 40.169 3.44 272.6 HIP 25341 17.52
2025-11-29 05:23:58.52 +35:02:44.1 40.168 3.46 272.4 HIP 25341 18.66
2025-11-30 05:23:51.76 +35:02:47.6 40.167 3.48 272.1 HIP 25341 19.83
2025-12-01 05:23:44.97 +35:02:50.6 40.167 3.49 271.9 HIP 25341 21.03
2025-12-02 05:23:38.16 +35:02:53.3 40.166 3.50 271.6 HIP 25341 22.26
2025-12-03 05:23:31.32 +35:02:55.7 40.167 3.51 271.4 HIP 25341 23.50
2025-12-04 05:23:24.45 +35:02:57.7 40.167 3.52 271.1 HIP 25341 24.76
2025-12-05 05:23:17.57 +35:02:59.3 40.168 3.53 270.9 HIP 25341 26.04
2025-12-06 05:23:10.66 +35:03:00.6 40.169 3.54 270.6 HIP 25027 25.54
2025-12-07 05:23:03.74 +35:03:01.5 40.170 3.54 270.6 HIP 25027 24.42