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C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.407145
Eccentricity 0.999657
Inclination (deg) 105.267300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 87.703400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 44.589900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2553028.417143

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2005-08-15T13:52:45.120
Period (years) 2553028.417143

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 17:52:34.20 -18:44:52.6 37.304 3.48 99.5 HIP 87568 13.66
2025-11-22 17:52:39.99 -18:45:06.4 37.316 3.51 99.3 HIP 87568 12.41
2025-11-23 17:52:45.83 -18:45:20.0 37.328 3.53 99.2 HIP 87568 11.18
2025-11-24 17:52:51.73 -18:45:33.5 37.339 3.56 99.0 HIP 87568 10.00
2025-11-25 17:52:57.67 -18:45:46.9 37.350 3.59 98.8 HIP 87568 8.88
2025-11-26 17:53:03.67 -18:46:00.2 37.361 3.62 98.7 HIP 87568 7.85
2025-11-27 17:53:09.71 -18:46:13.3 37.372 3.64 98.5 HIP 87568 6.96
2025-11-28 17:53:15.79 -18:46:26.3 37.382 3.66 98.4 HIP 87568 6.29
2025-11-29 17:53:21.92 -18:46:39.1 37.392 3.69 98.3 HIP 87568 5.91
2025-11-30 17:53:28.08 -18:46:51.8 37.402 3.71 98.1 HIP 87568 5.88
2025-12-01 17:53:34.29 -18:47:04.3 37.412 3.73 98.0 HIP 87568 6.22
2025-12-02 17:53:40.53 -18:47:16.7 37.421 3.75 97.8 HIP 87568 6.88
2025-12-03 17:53:46.80 -18:47:29.0 37.430 3.77 97.7 HIP 87568 7.78
2025-12-04 17:53:53.11 -18:47:41.2 37.439 3.78 97.6 HIP 87568 8.85
2025-12-05 17:53:59.45 -18:47:53.1 37.447 3.80 97.5 HIP 87568 10.04
2025-12-06 17:54:05.82 -18:48:05.0 37.455 3.82 97.3 HIP 87568 11.31
2025-12-07 17:54:12.22 -18:48:16.7 37.463 3.82 97.3 HIP 87568 12.65