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C/2004 L2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2004 L2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.757983
Eccentricity 0.996798
Inclination (deg) 62.463000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 99.270400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.145000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 40206.866262

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-11-23T22:33:10.080
Period (years) 40206.866262

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 09:11:39.75 +53:51:44.5 37.499 2.85 345.3 HIP 45337 26.91
2025-11-22 09:11:37.79 +53:52:50.6 37.491 2.87 344.1 HIP 45337 26.68
2025-11-23 09:11:35.64 +53:53:56.8 37.482 2.89 342.8 HIP 45337 26.51
2025-11-24 09:11:33.33 +53:55:03.1 37.473 2.92 341.7 HIP 45337 26.42
2025-11-25 09:11:30.83 +53:56:09.6 37.465 2.94 340.5 HIP 45337 26.41
2025-11-26 09:11:28.16 +53:57:16.2 37.456 2.97 339.3 HIP 45337 26.47
2025-11-27 09:11:25.31 +53:58:22.8 37.448 2.99 338.2 HIP 45337 26.60
2025-11-28 09:11:22.29 +53:59:29.5 37.440 3.02 337.1 HIP 45337 26.81
2025-11-29 09:11:19.09 +54:00:36.2 37.432 3.04 336.0 HIP 45337 27.10
2025-11-30 09:11:15.72 +54:01:42.9 37.424 3.07 334.9 HIP 44957 26.85
2025-12-01 09:11:12.18 +54:02:49.7 37.417 3.09 333.9 HIP 44957 25.64
2025-12-02 09:11:08.46 +54:03:56.3 37.409 3.12 332.9 HIP 44957 24.42
2025-12-03 09:11:04.58 +54:05:03.0 37.402 3.15 331.8 HIP 44957 23.18
2025-12-04 09:11:00.53 +54:06:09.5 37.395 3.17 330.8 HIP 44957 21.94
2025-12-05 09:10:56.31 +54:07:16.0 37.388 3.20 329.8 HIP 44957 20.68
2025-12-06 09:10:51.92 +54:08:22.3 37.381 3.22 328.9 HIP 44957 19.41
2025-12-07 09:10:47.37 +54:09:28.5 37.374 3.22 328.9 HIP 44957 18.13