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C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.257737
Eccentricity 1.001444
Inclination (deg) 149.131800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 34.778900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 134.270300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-11-23T04:04:04.800

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 06:26:41.23 -04:59:56.2 43.787 2.99 254.3 HIP 30580 18.46
2025-11-22 06:26:36.62 -05:00:15.6 43.782 3.01 254.9 HIP 30580 17.69
2025-11-23 06:26:31.94 -05:00:34.4 43.776 3.04 255.5 HIP 30580 16.96
2025-11-24 06:26:27.21 -05:00:52.7 43.771 3.07 256.1 HIP 30580 16.26
2025-11-25 06:26:22.42 -05:01:10.3 43.766 3.10 256.7 HIP 30580 15.61
2025-11-26 06:26:17.58 -05:01:27.4 43.761 3.12 257.3 HIP 30580 15.01
2025-11-27 06:26:12.69 -05:01:43.8 43.756 3.15 257.9 HIP 30580 14.48
2025-11-28 06:26:07.74 -05:01:59.7 43.752 3.17 258.5 HIP 30580 14.03
2025-11-29 06:26:02.75 -05:02:14.9 43.748 3.20 259.0 HIP 30580 13.67
2025-11-30 06:25:57.71 -05:02:29.5 43.744 3.22 259.6 HIP 30580 13.40
2025-12-01 06:25:52.62 -05:02:43.5 43.740 3.24 260.1 HIP 30580 13.23
2025-12-02 06:25:47.49 -05:02:56.8 43.736 3.26 260.7 HIP 30580 13.18
2025-12-03 06:25:42.32 -05:03:09.5 43.733 3.28 261.2 HIP 30580 13.25
2025-12-04 06:25:37.11 -05:03:21.6 43.730 3.31 261.7 HIP 30580 13.43
2025-12-05 06:25:31.85 -05:03:33.0 43.727 3.33 262.2 HIP 30580 13.73
2025-12-06 06:25:26.56 -05:03:43.8 43.725 3.34 262.8 HIP 30580 14.13
2025-12-07 06:25:21.23 -05:03:53.9 43.723 3.34 262.8 HIP 30580 14.64