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C/2004 X2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2004 X2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.747666
Eccentricity 0.993847
Inclination (deg) 72.014900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 307.439700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 161.754200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15031.798498

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-08-22T01:19:12.000
Period (years) 15031.798498

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 19:50:45.53 -71:23:17.5 39.858 3.60 36.5 HIP 97911 14.65
2025-11-22 19:50:56.25 -71:22:08.1 39.869 3.61 37.4 HIP 97911 13.95
2025-11-23 19:51:07.22 -71:20:59.3 39.880 3.62 38.2 HIP 97911 13.33
2025-11-24 19:51:18.41 -71:19:51.0 39.892 3.63 39.1 HIP 97911 12.83
2025-11-25 19:51:29.85 -71:18:43.3 39.903 3.65 39.9 HIP 97911 12.45
2025-11-26 19:51:41.50 -71:17:36.1 39.913 3.66 40.7 HIP 97911 12.22
2025-11-27 19:51:53.39 -71:16:29.5 39.924 3.67 41.5 HIP 97911 12.13
2025-11-28 19:52:05.49 -71:15:23.6 39.935 3.68 42.3 HIP 97911 12.20
2025-11-29 19:52:17.81 -71:14:18.2 39.945 3.69 43.1 HIP 97911 12.42
2025-11-30 19:52:30.35 -71:13:13.5 39.955 3.70 43.9 HIP 97911 12.79
2025-12-01 19:52:43.09 -71:12:09.4 39.966 3.71 44.6 HIP 97911 13.30
2025-12-02 19:52:56.03 -71:11:06.0 39.976 3.72 45.4 HIP 97911 13.92
2025-12-03 19:53:09.17 -71:10:03.2 39.985 3.73 46.2 HIP 97911 14.66
2025-12-04 19:53:22.51 -71:09:01.1 39.995 3.74 46.9 HIP 97911 15.49
2025-12-05 19:53:36.04 -71:07:59.8 40.004 3.75 47.7 HIP 97911 16.40
2025-12-06 19:53:49.76 -71:06:59.1 40.014 3.76 48.4 HIP 97911 17.38
2025-12-07 19:54:03.67 -71:05:59.1 40.023 3.76 48.4 HIP 97911 18.42