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C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2004 U1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.633521
Eccentricity 0.997159
Inclination (deg) 130.534300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 112.540700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 19.935200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 28222.684975

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-12-02T15:40:27.840
Period (years) 28222.684975

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 19:52:32.77 -13:42:18.2 40.575 1.93 95.4 HIP 97618 33.32
2025-11-22 19:52:35.93 -13:42:22.6 40.593 1.97 94.9 HIP 97618 34.00
2025-11-23 19:52:39.17 -13:42:26.6 40.611 2.02 94.3 HIP 97618 34.70
2025-11-24 19:52:42.50 -13:42:30.3 40.629 2.07 93.8 HIP 98014 34.96
2025-11-25 19:52:45.90 -13:42:33.6 40.647 2.12 93.3 HIP 98014 34.13
2025-11-26 19:52:49.39 -13:42:36.6 40.665 2.17 92.9 HIP 98014 33.29
2025-11-27 19:52:52.95 -13:42:39.2 40.682 2.21 92.4 HIP 98014 32.42
2025-11-28 19:52:56.60 -13:42:41.4 40.700 2.26 92.0 HIP 98014 31.54
2025-11-29 19:53:00.32 -13:42:43.3 40.717 2.31 91.6 HIP 98014 30.64
2025-11-30 19:53:04.11 -13:42:44.9 40.734 2.35 91.2 HIP 98014 29.72
2025-12-01 19:53:07.98 -13:42:46.1 40.750 2.39 90.9 HIP 98014 28.79
2025-12-02 19:53:11.92 -13:42:47.0 40.767 2.44 90.5 HIP 98014 27.84
2025-12-03 19:53:15.94 -13:42:47.5 40.783 2.48 90.2 HIP 98014 26.88
2025-12-04 19:53:20.02 -13:42:47.7 40.799 2.52 89.9 HIP 98014 25.90
2025-12-05 19:53:24.18 -13:42:47.5 40.815 2.56 89.5 HIP 98014 24.90
2025-12-06 19:53:28.40 -13:42:47.0 40.831 2.60 89.2 HIP 98014 23.90
2025-12-07 19:53:32.69 -13:42:46.2 40.846 2.60 89.2 HIP 98014 22.87