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C/2002 L9 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2002 L9 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.073017
Eccentricity 1.000568
Inclination (deg) 68.223100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 110.497900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 231.587400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2015-N31, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-04-03T11:15:12.960

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 07:34:34.85 +21:58:39.1 37.255 2.37 288.5 HIP 36853 21.64
2025-11-22 07:34:30.97 +21:58:57.2 37.244 2.43 288.3 HIP 36853 21.40
2025-11-23 07:34:27.00 +21:59:15.4 37.234 2.48 288.1 HIP 36853 21.20
2025-11-24 07:34:22.92 +21:59:33.9 37.225 2.54 287.9 HIP 36853 21.04
2025-11-25 07:34:18.76 +21:59:52.5 37.215 2.59 287.7 HIP 36853 20.93
2025-11-26 07:34:14.50 +22:00:11.4 37.206 2.64 287.5 HIP 36853 20.87
2025-11-27 07:34:10.14 +22:00:30.5 37.197 2.70 287.3 HIP 36853 20.86
2025-11-28 07:34:05.70 +22:00:49.7 37.188 2.75 287.2 HIP 36853 20.92
2025-11-29 07:34:01.17 +22:01:09.2 37.179 2.80 287.0 HIP 36853 21.03
2025-11-30 07:33:56.56 +22:01:28.8 37.170 2.85 286.9 HIP 36853 21.21
2025-12-01 07:33:51.86 +22:01:48.6 37.162 2.89 286.7 HIP 36853 21.45
2025-12-02 07:33:47.07 +22:02:08.6 37.154 2.94 286.6 HIP 36853 21.75
2025-12-03 07:33:42.20 +22:02:28.7 37.146 2.99 286.5 HIP 36853 22.12
2025-12-04 07:33:37.26 +22:02:49.0 37.138 3.03 286.3 HIP 36853 22.56
2025-12-05 07:33:32.23 +22:03:09.5 37.131 3.08 286.2 HIP 36853 23.06
2025-12-06 07:33:27.13 +22:03:30.1 37.124 3.12 286.1 HIP 36853 23.62
2025-12-07 07:33:21.95 +22:03:50.9 37.117 3.12 286.1 HIP 36853 24.25