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C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2003 H2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.222284
Eccentricity 0.942334
Inclination (deg) 74.144100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 79.938000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 155.435600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 239.232180

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-05-12T16:01:37.920
Period (years) 239.232180

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 04:43:04.80 -21:59:19.2 36.457 4.01 259.0 HIP 21948 20.02
2025-11-22 04:42:58.01 -21:59:37.5 36.458 4.01 259.7 HIP 21948 19.76
2025-11-23 04:42:51.20 -21:59:54.6 36.460 4.02 260.4 HIP 21948 19.65
2025-11-24 04:42:44.36 -22:00:10.6 36.462 4.02 261.2 HIP 21948 19.68
2025-11-25 04:42:37.50 -22:00:25.5 36.464 4.03 261.9 HIP 21948 19.87
2025-11-26 04:42:30.62 -22:00:39.1 36.467 4.03 262.6 HIP 21948 20.21
2025-11-27 04:42:23.72 -22:00:51.6 36.470 4.03 263.3 HIP 21948 20.68
2025-11-28 04:42:16.81 -22:01:02.8 36.472 4.03 264.0 HIP 21948 21.29
2025-11-29 04:42:09.89 -22:01:12.9 36.476 4.03 264.7 HIP 21948 22.01
2025-11-30 04:42:02.95 -22:01:21.8 36.479 4.03 265.5 HIP 21948 22.85
2025-12-01 04:41:56.01 -22:01:29.5 36.483 4.03 266.2 HIP 21948 23.78
2025-12-02 04:41:49.07 -22:01:35.9 36.486 4.03 266.9 HIP 21803 24.00
2025-12-03 04:41:42.12 -22:01:41.2 36.490 4.03 267.6 HIP 21803 23.25
2025-12-04 04:41:35.17 -22:01:45.2 36.495 4.03 268.3 HIP 21803 22.60
2025-12-05 04:41:28.22 -22:01:48.1 36.499 4.02 269.0 HIP 21803 22.08
2025-12-06 04:41:21.27 -22:01:49.7 36.504 4.02 269.8 HIP 21803 21.68
2025-12-07 04:41:14.33 -22:01:50.1 36.509 4.02 269.8 HIP 21803 21.41