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C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS)

Basic Information of C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.874349
Eccentricity 0.999884
Inclination (deg) 130.500400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 344.622100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 261.323900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6103952.214278

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-02-28T22:36:11.520
Period (years) 6103952.214278

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 20:22:23.51 +12:38:49.7 36.399 2.10 133.9 HIP 100498 13.29
2025-11-22 20:22:26.00 +12:38:14.7 36.417 2.13 132.1 HIP 100498 12.52
2025-11-23 20:22:28.59 +12:37:40.4 36.434 2.15 130.4 HIP 100498 11.76
2025-11-24 20:22:31.27 +12:37:06.9 36.452 2.18 128.8 HIP 100498 11.02
2025-11-25 20:22:34.06 +12:36:34.2 36.470 2.20 127.2 HIP 100498 10.31
2025-11-26 20:22:36.94 +12:36:02.2 36.488 2.23 125.6 HIP 100498 9.63
2025-11-27 20:22:39.91 +12:35:31.0 36.505 2.26 124.1 HIP 100498 9.00
2025-11-28 20:22:42.98 +12:35:00.7 36.523 2.29 122.6 HIP 100498 8.42
2025-11-29 20:22:46.14 +12:34:31.1 36.540 2.32 121.1 HIP 100498 7.92
2025-11-30 20:22:49.40 +12:34:02.3 36.557 2.35 119.7 HIP 100498 7.52
2025-12-01 20:22:52.74 +12:33:34.3 36.575 2.38 118.4 HIP 100498 7.23
2025-12-02 20:22:56.18 +12:33:07.2 36.592 2.41 117.0 HIP 100498 7.08
2025-12-03 20:22:59.70 +12:32:40.9 36.609 2.44 115.7 HIP 100498 7.07
2025-12-04 20:23:03.31 +12:32:15.4 36.625 2.48 114.5 HIP 100498 7.22
2025-12-05 20:23:07.00 +12:31:50.8 36.642 2.51 113.3 HIP 100498 7.53
2025-12-06 20:23:10.78 +12:31:27.0 36.658 2.54 112.1 HIP 100498 7.97
2025-12-07 20:23:14.64 +12:31:04.0 36.675 2.54 112.1 HIP 100498 8.53