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C/2002 K4 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2002 K4 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.766781
Eccentricity 0.841740
Inclination (deg) 94.058800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 308.001800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 24.383000
Epoch 2075-01-23T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 73.097990

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-12-11T21:50:04.285
Period (years) 73.097990

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 08:30:31.98 +04:26:54.2 29.251 2.42 244.8 HIP 41705 21.53
2025-11-22 08:30:28.47 +04:26:29.5 29.237 2.48 246.1 HIP 41705 20.99
2025-11-23 08:30:24.83 +04:26:05.4 29.222 2.54 247.4 HIP 41705 20.48
2025-11-24 08:30:21.06 +04:25:42.0 29.208 2.61 248.7 HIP 41705 20.01
2025-11-25 08:30:17.16 +04:25:19.2 29.194 2.67 249.9 HIP 41705 19.60
2025-11-26 08:30:13.13 +04:24:57.1 29.179 2.74 251.0 HIP 41705 19.25
2025-11-27 08:30:08.98 +04:24:35.7 29.165 2.80 252.1 HIP 41705 18.96
2025-11-28 08:30:04.70 +04:24:15.0 29.152 2.87 253.1 HIP 41705 18.76
2025-11-29 08:30:00.30 +04:23:54.9 29.138 2.93 254.1 HIP 41705 18.63
2025-11-30 08:29:55.78 +04:23:35.6 29.124 3.00 255.0 HIP 41705 18.60
2025-12-01 08:29:51.13 +04:23:17.0 29.111 3.06 255.9 HIP 41705 18.66
2025-12-02 08:29:46.37 +04:22:59.0 29.097 3.13 256.7 HIP 41705 18.82
2025-12-03 08:29:41.48 +04:22:41.8 29.084 3.19 257.5 HIP 41705 19.08
2025-12-04 08:29:36.48 +04:22:25.3 29.071 3.26 258.3 HIP 41705 19.44
2025-12-05 08:29:31.36 +04:22:09.4 29.058 3.32 259.1 HIP 41705 19.91
2025-12-06 08:29:26.13 +04:21:54.3 29.046 3.39 259.8 HIP 41705 20.47
2025-12-07 08:29:20.78 +04:21:39.9 29.033 3.39 259.8 HIP 41705 21.14