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C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.306193
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 96.899100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 154.148300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 125.744200
Epoch 2002-08-18T06:08:55.680
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-08-18T06:08:55.680

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 08:37:49.66 -60:51:51.9 44.690 3.11 202.9 HIP 42448 12.48
2025-11-22 08:37:45.69 -60:53:00.7 44.689 3.11 203.9 HIP 42448 13.52
2025-11-23 08:37:41.54 -60:54:08.8 44.688 3.11 205.0 HIP 42448 14.60
2025-11-24 08:37:37.22 -60:55:16.4 44.687 3.10 206.1 HIP 42448 15.71
2025-11-25 08:37:32.72 -60:56:23.3 44.685 3.10 207.2 HIP 42448 16.85
2025-11-26 08:37:28.05 -60:57:29.5 44.684 3.10 208.3 HIP 42448 18.01
2025-11-27 08:37:23.20 -60:58:35.0 44.683 3.10 209.4 HIP 42448 19.19
2025-11-28 08:37:18.19 -60:59:39.9 44.682 3.10 210.5 HIP 42448 20.38
2025-11-29 08:37:13.00 -61:00:44.0 44.680 3.10 211.5 HIP 42448 21.58
2025-11-30 08:37:07.65 -61:01:47.3 44.679 3.10 212.6 HIP 42448 22.80
2025-12-01 08:37:02.13 -61:02:49.9 44.678 3.09 213.7 HIP 42448 24.01
2025-12-02 08:36:56.45 -61:03:51.6 44.676 3.09 214.8 HIP 42448 25.23
2025-12-03 08:36:50.61 -61:04:52.6 44.675 3.09 215.9 HIP 42448 26.46
2025-12-04 08:36:44.60 -61:05:52.7 44.673 3.09 217.0 HIP 42448 27.69
2025-12-05 08:36:38.43 -61:06:52.0 44.672 3.09 218.1 HIP 42067 27.39
2025-12-06 08:36:32.11 -61:07:50.4 44.670 3.09 219.2 HIP 42067 26.16
2025-12-07 08:36:25.63 -61:08:47.9 44.669 3.09 219.2 HIP 42067 24.93