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C/2005 O2 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2005 O2 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.376686
Eccentricity 0.854576
Inclination (deg) 148.952400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 280.859900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 264.068600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 111.887582

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-08-25T05:15:21.600
Period (years) 111.887582

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 15:13:27.03 +09:26:44.7 31.144 4.28 97.3 HIP 74471 9.87
2025-11-22 15:13:33.92 +09:26:31.6 31.142 4.27 96.8 HIP 74471 11.12
2025-11-23 15:13:40.79 +09:26:19.4 31.139 4.25 96.3 HIP 74471 12.47
2025-11-24 15:13:47.64 +09:26:08.3 31.137 4.23 95.7 HIP 74471 13.88
2025-11-25 15:13:54.47 +09:25:58.1 31.134 4.21 95.2 HIP 74471 15.34
2025-11-26 15:14:01.27 +09:25:48.9 31.130 4.19 94.7 HIP 74471 16.83
2025-11-27 15:14:08.05 +09:25:40.7 31.127 4.17 94.1 HIP 74471 18.33
2025-11-28 15:14:14.79 +09:25:33.6 31.123 4.15 93.5 HIP 74471 19.85
2025-11-29 15:14:21.50 +09:25:27.4 31.119 4.12 93.0 HIP 74471 21.38
2025-11-30 15:14:28.18 +09:25:22.3 31.114 4.10 92.4 HIP 74471 22.91
2025-12-01 15:14:34.82 +09:25:18.1 31.110 4.07 91.8 HIP 74471 24.44
2025-12-02 15:14:41.42 +09:25:15.0 31.105 4.05 91.2 HIP 74471 25.97
2025-12-03 15:14:47.98 +09:25:12.9 31.100 4.02 90.6 HIP 74471 27.50
2025-12-04 15:14:54.50 +09:25:11.8 31.095 3.99 90.0 HIP 74471 29.02
2025-12-05 15:15:00.97 +09:25:11.8 31.089 3.96 89.4 HIP 74749 29.25
2025-12-06 15:15:07.40 +09:25:12.8 31.084 3.94 88.8 HIP 74749 27.99
2025-12-07 15:15:13.78 +09:25:14.8 31.078 3.94 88.8 HIP 74749 26.76