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C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

Basic Information of C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.193418
Eccentricity 0.997589
Inclination (deg) 38.804900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 93.330700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 19.468100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11012.681023

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-01-15T13:03:04.320
Period (years) 11012.681023

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 18:11:56.29 -23:33:25.2 41.868 3.11 90.3 HIP 89153 9.14
2025-11-22 18:12:01.72 -23:33:25.5 41.881 3.14 90.2 HIP 89153 9.62
2025-11-23 18:12:07.21 -23:33:25.8 41.894 3.18 90.2 HIP 89153 10.23
2025-11-24 18:12:12.75 -23:33:26.1 41.907 3.21 90.2 HIP 89153 10.95
2025-11-25 18:12:18.35 -23:33:26.3 41.919 3.24 90.2 HIP 89153 11.78
2025-11-26 18:12:23.99 -23:33:26.6 41.931 3.26 90.1 HIP 89153 12.70
2025-11-27 18:12:29.69 -23:33:26.8 41.943 3.29 90.1 HIP 89153 13.68
2025-11-28 18:12:35.43 -23:33:26.9 41.955 3.32 90.1 HIP 89153 14.72
2025-11-29 18:12:41.22 -23:33:27.1 41.966 3.34 90.1 HIP 89153 15.82
2025-11-30 18:12:47.06 -23:33:27.2 41.977 3.37 90.1 HIP 89153 16.95
2025-12-01 18:12:52.94 -23:33:27.3 41.988 3.39 90.1 HIP 89153 18.12
2025-12-02 18:12:58.85 -23:33:27.4 41.999 3.41 90.0 HIP 89153 19.32
2025-12-03 18:13:04.81 -23:33:27.4 42.009 3.44 90.0 HIP 89153 20.55
2025-12-04 18:13:10.81 -23:33:27.4 42.019 3.46 90.0 HIP 89153 21.81
2025-12-05 18:13:16.84 -23:33:27.4 42.029 3.48 90.0 HIP 89153 23.08
2025-12-06 18:13:22.91 -23:33:27.4 42.038 3.49 90.0 HIP 89153 24.38
2025-12-07 18:13:29.01 -23:33:27.4 42.047 3.49 90.0 HIP 89153 25.69