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C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.751249
Eccentricity 0.963960
Inclination (deg) 70.629900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 35.064700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 99.809600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 75007, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2563.887798

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-02-12T14:21:07.200
Period (years) 2563.887798

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 14:15:09.69 -61:47:52.0 35.289 4.48 125.1 HIP 69582 4.25
2025-11-22 14:15:22.11 -61:48:53.9 35.291 4.48 125.8 HIP 69582 5.80
2025-11-23 14:15:34.44 -61:49:56.8 35.294 4.49 126.4 HIP 69582 7.45
2025-11-24 14:15:46.69 -61:51:00.6 35.296 4.49 127.0 HIP 69582 9.15
2025-11-25 14:15:58.85 -61:52:05.4 35.298 4.49 127.6 HIP 69582 10.87
2025-11-26 14:16:10.91 -61:53:11.1 35.300 4.49 128.3 HIP 69582 12.61
2025-11-27 14:16:22.88 -61:54:17.7 35.302 4.49 128.9 HIP 69761 12.81
2025-11-28 14:16:34.75 -61:55:25.2 35.304 4.48 129.5 HIP 69761 11.57
2025-11-29 14:16:46.51 -61:56:33.7 35.305 4.48 130.2 HIP 69761 10.48
2025-11-30 14:16:58.17 -61:57:43.0 35.306 4.48 130.8 HIP 69761 9.58
2025-12-01 14:17:09.72 -61:58:53.2 35.307 4.47 131.4 HIP 69761 8.93
2025-12-02 14:17:21.16 -62:00:04.2 35.308 4.47 132.1 HIP 69761 8.60
2025-12-03 14:17:32.48 -62:01:16.1 35.308 4.47 132.7 HIP 69761 8.60
2025-12-04 14:17:43.68 -62:02:28.7 35.309 4.46 133.4 HIP 69761 8.95
2025-12-05 14:17:54.76 -62:03:42.2 35.309 4.46 134.0 HIP 69761 9.61
2025-12-06 14:18:05.71 -62:04:56.5 35.309 4.45 134.7 HIP 69761 10.51
2025-12-07 14:18:16.54 -62:06:11.5 35.308 4.45 134.7 HIP 69761 11.60