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C/2004 K1 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2004 K1 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.388845
Eccentricity 0.998854
Inclination (deg) 153.819200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 327.135900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 97.827700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 160805.401100

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-07-10T02:49:29.280
Period (years) 160805.401100

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 05:48:44.06 -00:22:38.0 37.959 3.85 257.1 HIP 27536 20.93
2025-11-22 05:48:38.05 -00:22:58.5 37.955 3.88 257.6 HIP 27536 22.37
2025-11-23 05:48:31.99 -00:23:18.5 37.952 3.91 258.0 HIP 27399 22.30
2025-11-24 05:48:25.87 -00:23:37.9 37.949 3.93 258.5 HIP 27399 21.66
2025-11-25 05:48:19.71 -00:23:56.8 37.946 3.95 258.9 HIP 27399 21.12
2025-11-26 05:48:13.50 -00:24:15.0 37.944 3.98 259.4 HIP 27399 20.70
2025-11-27 05:48:07.25 -00:24:32.6 37.941 4.00 259.8 HIP 27399 20.40
2025-11-28 05:48:00.96 -00:24:49.6 37.939 4.02 260.2 HIP 27399 20.24
2025-11-29 05:47:54.62 -00:25:06.1 37.938 4.04 260.6 HIP 27399 20.21
2025-11-30 05:47:48.24 -00:25:21.9 37.936 4.06 261.0 HIP 27399 20.33
2025-12-01 05:47:41.83 -00:25:37.0 37.935 4.07 261.4 HIP 27399 20.58
2025-12-02 05:47:35.39 -00:25:51.6 37.934 4.09 261.8 HIP 27399 20.97
2025-12-03 05:47:28.91 -00:26:05.5 37.933 4.11 262.2 HIP 27399 21.49
2025-12-04 05:47:22.40 -00:26:18.9 37.933 4.12 262.6 HIP 27399 22.13
2025-12-05 05:47:15.86 -00:26:31.5 37.933 4.13 263.0 HIP 27399 22.88
2025-12-06 05:47:09.29 -00:26:43.6 37.933 4.15 263.4 HIP 27399 23.74
2025-12-07 05:47:02.70 -00:26:55.0 37.934 4.15 263.4 HIP 27399 24.69