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C/2002 X1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 X1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.468317
Eccentricity 0.996582
Inclination (deg) 164.075400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 281.910800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 207.174400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19406.325610

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-07-04T09:41:02.400
Period (years) 19406.325610

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 18:49:49.30 -23:04:25.0 42.760 2.45 83.8 HIP 92429 14.50
2025-11-22 18:49:53.53 -23:04:18.6 42.776 2.49 83.8 HIP 92429 14.08
2025-11-23 18:49:57.84 -23:04:12.1 42.791 2.53 83.8 HIP 92429 13.71
2025-11-24 18:50:02.20 -23:04:05.6 42.805 2.56 83.8 HIP 92429 13.39
2025-11-25 18:50:06.64 -23:03:59.0 42.820 2.60 83.8 HIP 92429 13.15
2025-11-26 18:50:11.13 -23:03:52.3 42.834 2.64 83.9 HIP 92503 12.67
2025-11-27 18:50:15.69 -23:03:45.5 42.848 2.67 83.9 HIP 92503 11.61
2025-11-28 18:50:20.31 -23:03:38.6 42.862 2.70 83.9 HIP 92503 10.55
2025-11-29 18:50:24.98 -23:03:31.7 42.876 2.74 83.9 HIP 92503 9.47
2025-11-30 18:50:29.71 -23:03:24.7 42.889 2.77 83.9 HIP 92503 8.38
2025-12-01 18:50:34.50 -23:03:17.6 42.902 2.80 83.9 HIP 92503 7.27
2025-12-02 18:50:39.34 -23:03:10.5 42.915 2.83 83.9 HIP 92503 6.15
2025-12-03 18:50:44.24 -23:03:03.3 42.927 2.86 83.9 HIP 92503 5.03
2025-12-04 18:50:49.18 -23:02:56.0 42.940 2.89 83.9 HIP 92503 3.89
2025-12-05 18:50:54.18 -23:02:48.6 42.952 2.92 83.9 HIP 92503 2.76
2025-12-06 18:50:59.22 -23:02:41.2 42.963 2.94 83.9 HIP 92503 1.63
2025-12-07 18:51:04.31 -23:02:33.8 42.975 2.94 83.9 HIP 92503 0.67