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C/2004 DZ61 (Catalina-LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2004 DZ61 (Catalina-LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.028386
Eccentricity 0.955255
Inclination (deg) 66.255900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 172.595400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 44.666700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 305.217294

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-05-18T10:21:47.520
Period (years) 305.217294

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 00:41:28.52 -19:40:00.4 36.644 2.32 273.8 HIP 3328 13.57
2025-11-22 00:41:24.59 -19:39:56.7 36.661 2.27 274.9 HIP 3328 14.48
2025-11-23 00:41:20.75 -19:39:52.1 36.678 2.22 276.0 HIP 3328 15.39
2025-11-24 00:41:16.99 -19:39:46.6 36.695 2.17 277.1 HIP 3328 16.27
2025-11-25 00:41:13.33 -19:39:40.1 36.712 2.13 278.3 HIP 3328 17.14
2025-11-26 00:41:09.75 -19:39:32.7 36.729 2.08 279.5 HIP 3328 17.99
2025-11-27 00:41:06.27 -19:39:24.5 36.747 2.03 280.8 HIP 3328 18.82
2025-11-28 00:41:02.87 -19:39:15.3 36.764 1.99 282.2 HIP 3328 19.63
2025-11-29 00:40:59.58 -19:39:05.2 36.782 1.94 283.6 HIP 3328 20.43
2025-11-30 00:40:56.38 -19:38:54.3 36.799 1.89 285.1 HIP 3328 21.20
2025-12-01 00:40:53.27 -19:38:42.4 36.817 1.85 286.6 HIP 3328 21.96
2025-12-02 00:40:50.26 -19:38:29.7 36.835 1.80 288.3 HIP 3328 22.69
2025-12-03 00:40:47.35 -19:38:16.2 36.853 1.76 290.0 HIP 3328 23.41
2025-12-04 00:40:44.54 -19:38:01.7 36.871 1.72 291.7 HIP 3328 24.11
2025-12-05 00:40:41.82 -19:37:46.5 36.890 1.68 293.6 HIP 3328 24.79
2025-12-06 00:40:39.21 -19:37:30.3 36.908 1.64 295.5 HIP 3328 25.44
2025-12-07 00:40:36.70 -19:37:13.4 36.926 1.64 295.5 HIP 3328 26.08