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C/2002 O4 (Hoenig)

Basic Information of C/2002 O4 (Hoenig)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.752294
Eccentricity 1.000255
Inclination (deg) 73.338100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 321.962200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 105.145300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-10-02T21:44:03.840

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 09:20:43.06 -76:08:33.3 45.266 3.39 191.5 HIP 45499 17.81
2025-11-22 09:20:38.55 -76:09:53.2 45.269 3.39 192.4 HIP 45499 16.99
2025-11-23 09:20:33.66 -76:11:12.7 45.272 3.39 193.4 HIP 45499 16.22
2025-11-24 09:20:28.40 -76:12:31.9 45.274 3.39 194.3 HIP 45499 15.51
2025-11-25 09:20:22.76 -76:13:50.8 45.277 3.39 195.3 HIP 45499 14.88
2025-11-26 09:20:16.74 -76:15:09.2 45.280 3.39 196.2 HIP 45499 14.32
2025-11-27 09:20:10.35 -76:16:27.3 45.282 3.39 197.2 HIP 45499 13.85
2025-11-28 09:20:03.59 -76:17:45.0 45.285 3.39 198.1 HIP 45499 13.48
2025-11-29 09:19:56.46 -76:19:02.3 45.287 3.39 199.1 HIP 45499 13.22
2025-11-30 09:19:48.95 -76:20:19.0 45.290 3.38 200.1 HIP 45499 13.07
2025-12-01 09:19:41.07 -76:21:35.3 45.292 3.38 201.0 HIP 45499 13.04
2025-12-02 09:19:32.83 -76:22:51.1 45.294 3.38 202.0 HIP 45499 13.13
2025-12-03 09:19:24.21 -76:24:06.3 45.296 3.38 203.0 HIP 45499 13.33
2025-12-04 09:19:15.23 -76:25:20.9 45.298 3.38 203.9 HIP 45499 13.65
2025-12-05 09:19:05.88 -76:26:35.0 45.300 3.38 204.9 HIP 45499 14.06
2025-12-06 09:18:56.17 -76:27:48.5 45.302 3.37 205.9 HIP 45499 14.57
2025-12-07 09:18:46.09 -76:29:01.3 45.304 3.37 205.9 HIP 45499 15.16