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C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 K2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.291506
Eccentricity 0.991718
Inclination (deg) 130.964200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 294.524100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 26.884300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16149.761019

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-01-06T09:02:44.160
Period (years) 16149.761019

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 08:42:33.63 +29:25:49.1 41.213 1.76 298.9 HIP 42514 33.37
2025-11-22 08:42:30.80 +29:26:09.5 41.201 1.81 298.3 HIP 42514 32.87
2025-11-23 08:42:27.87 +29:26:30.1 41.189 1.87 297.7 HIP 42514 32.36
2025-11-24 08:42:24.83 +29:26:51.0 41.177 1.92 297.2 HIP 42514 31.83
2025-11-25 08:42:21.68 +29:27:12.1 41.165 1.98 296.7 HIP 42514 31.29
2025-11-26 08:42:18.43 +29:27:33.5 41.154 2.03 296.2 HIP 42514 30.74
2025-11-27 08:42:15.08 +29:27:55.0 41.142 2.09 295.8 HIP 42514 30.18
2025-11-28 08:42:11.63 +29:28:16.8 41.131 2.14 295.3 HIP 42514 29.62
2025-11-29 08:42:08.07 +29:28:38.9 41.120 2.20 294.9 HIP 42514 29.05
2025-11-30 08:42:04.41 +29:29:01.1 41.109 2.25 294.5 HIP 42514 28.47
2025-12-01 08:42:00.65 +29:29:23.5 41.098 2.30 294.1 HIP 42514 27.90
2025-12-02 08:41:56.79 +29:29:46.1 41.087 2.35 293.8 HIP 42514 27.32
2025-12-03 08:41:52.83 +29:30:08.8 41.077 2.40 293.4 HIP 42514 26.74
2025-12-04 08:41:48.78 +29:30:31.7 41.066 2.45 293.1 HIP 42514 26.17
2025-12-05 08:41:44.63 +29:30:54.8 41.056 2.50 292.8 HIP 42514 25.61
2025-12-06 08:41:40.38 +29:31:18.1 41.046 2.55 292.4 HIP 42514 25.06
2025-12-07 08:41:36.04 +29:31:41.4 41.036 2.55 292.4 HIP 42514 24.52