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C/2002 K1 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2002 K1 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.276242
Eccentricity 0.999795
Inclination (deg) 89.754100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 280.538900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 4.730400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2020380.502057

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-06-16T20:02:15.360
Period (years) 2020380.502057

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 07:04:07.90 +50:33:38.6 42.336 2.80 295.5 HIP 33938 15.84
2025-11-22 07:04:01.55 +50:34:07.5 42.329 2.83 294.8 HIP 33938 14.73
2025-11-23 07:03:55.08 +50:34:36.0 42.322 2.86 294.1 HIP 33938 13.61
2025-11-24 07:03:48.50 +50:35:04.1 42.316 2.89 293.5 HIP 33938 12.46
2025-11-25 07:03:41.81 +50:35:31.7 42.310 2.93 292.8 HIP 33938 11.31
2025-11-26 07:03:35.01 +50:35:58.9 42.304 2.96 292.2 HIP 33938 10.14
2025-11-27 07:03:28.11 +50:36:25.7 42.298 2.99 291.5 HIP 33938 8.97
2025-11-28 07:03:21.11 +50:36:52.0 42.293 3.02 290.9 HIP 33938 7.78
2025-11-29 07:03:14.00 +50:37:17.8 42.288 3.05 290.3 HIP 33938 6.57
2025-11-30 07:03:06.80 +50:37:43.2 42.283 3.07 289.7 HIP 33938 5.36
2025-12-01 07:02:59.50 +50:38:08.0 42.278 3.10 289.1 HIP 33938 4.14
2025-12-02 07:02:52.10 +50:38:32.4 42.274 3.13 288.5 HIP 33938 2.90
2025-12-03 07:02:44.62 +50:38:56.2 42.269 3.15 287.9 HIP 33938 1.67
2025-12-04 07:02:37.04 +50:39:19.5 42.265 3.18 287.4 HIP 33938 0.52
2025-12-05 07:02:29.38 +50:39:42.2 42.262 3.20 286.8 HIP 33938 0.97
2025-12-06 07:02:21.64 +50:40:04.4 42.258 3.23 286.2 HIP 33938 2.21
2025-12-07 07:02:13.81 +50:40:26.1 42.255 3.23 286.2 HIP 33938 3.49