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C/2002 X4 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/2002 X4 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005186
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 141.307000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 17.226300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 91.882100
Epoch 2002-12-04T16:06:48.960
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-12-04T16:06:48.960

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 06:56:37.56 -16:38:08.1 44.859 2.74 242.6 HIP 33482 16.47
2025-11-22 06:56:33.49 -16:38:38.4 44.853 2.77 243.5 HIP 33482 17.57
2025-11-23 06:56:29.35 -16:39:08.0 44.847 2.79 244.5 HIP 33482 18.67
2025-11-24 06:56:25.15 -16:39:36.9 44.841 2.81 245.4 HIP 33482 19.78
2025-11-25 06:56:20.88 -16:40:05.0 44.835 2.83 246.3 HIP 33482 20.90
2025-11-26 06:56:16.55 -16:40:32.4 44.829 2.86 247.1 HIP 33250 20.44
2025-11-27 06:56:12.16 -16:40:59.0 44.824 2.88 248.0 HIP 33250 19.80
2025-11-28 06:56:07.70 -16:41:24.9 44.818 2.90 248.9 HIP 33250 19.19
2025-11-29 06:56:03.19 -16:41:49.9 44.813 2.92 249.7 HIP 33250 18.61
2025-11-30 06:55:58.62 -16:42:14.2 44.808 2.94 250.5 HIP 33250 18.07
2025-12-01 06:55:53.99 -16:42:37.7 44.803 2.96 251.3 HIP 33250 17.57
2025-12-02 06:55:49.30 -16:43:00.5 44.798 2.98 252.2 HIP 33250 17.12
2025-12-03 06:55:44.56 -16:43:22.4 44.794 3.00 253.0 HIP 33250 16.72
2025-12-04 06:55:39.77 -16:43:43.5 44.790 3.02 253.7 HIP 33250 16.38
2025-12-05 06:55:34.93 -16:44:03.8 44.786 3.04 254.5 HIP 33250 16.10
2025-12-06 06:55:30.04 -16:44:23.2 44.782 3.06 255.3 HIP 33250 15.90
2025-12-07 06:55:25.10 -16:44:41.9 44.778 3.06 255.3 HIP 33250 15.77