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C/2003 A2 (Gleason)

Basic Information of C/2003 A2 (Gleason)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 11.361121
Eccentricity 0.998428
Inclination (deg) 8.071000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 154.468600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 346.525300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC186628, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 614402.487496

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-11-07T17:32:21.120
Period (years) 614402.487496

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 16:48:37.69 -14:35:22.7 37.127 4.46 98.7 HIP 82323 16.07
2025-11-22 16:48:44.98 -14:35:38.9 37.135 4.48 98.6 HIP 82323 15.37
2025-11-23 16:48:52.30 -14:35:54.9 37.141 4.49 98.5 HIP 82323 14.86
2025-11-24 16:48:59.64 -14:36:10.8 37.148 4.50 98.3 HIP 82323 14.54
2025-11-25 16:49:07.00 -14:36:26.4 37.154 4.51 98.2 HIP 82323 14.44
2025-11-26 16:49:14.38 -14:36:41.8 37.160 4.52 98.1 HIP 82323 14.56
2025-11-27 16:49:21.78 -14:36:57.0 37.166 4.53 97.9 HIP 82323 14.89
2025-11-28 16:49:29.20 -14:37:12.0 37.172 4.53 97.8 HIP 82323 15.43
2025-11-29 16:49:36.62 -14:37:26.8 37.177 4.54 97.7 HIP 82323 16.15
2025-11-30 16:49:44.06 -14:37:41.3 37.182 4.54 97.6 HIP 82323 17.04
2025-12-01 16:49:51.51 -14:37:55.7 37.186 4.55 97.4 HIP 82323 18.06
2025-12-02 16:49:58.97 -14:38:09.8 37.191 4.55 97.3 HIP 82323 19.19
2025-12-03 16:50:06.44 -14:38:23.6 37.195 4.55 97.2 HIP 82323 20.43
2025-12-04 16:50:13.91 -14:38:37.3 37.198 4.55 97.0 HIP 82323 21.74
2025-12-05 16:50:21.38 -14:38:50.6 37.202 4.55 96.9 HIP 82323 23.12
2025-12-06 16:50:28.85 -14:39:03.8 37.205 4.55 96.8 HIP 82323 24.56
2025-12-07 16:50:36.33 -14:39:16.7 37.208 4.55 96.8 HIP 82525 23.12