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C/2005 W2 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2005 W2 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.300674
Eccentricity 0.823645
Inclination (deg) 11.262000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 336.720200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 111.179400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 80.969654

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-03-22T03:22:10.560
Period (years) 80.969654

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 16:23:24.12 -32:35:53.3 28.678 5.61 97.8 HIP 80216 20.67
2025-11-22 16:23:34.67 -32:36:11.6 28.683 5.62 98.0 HIP 80341 21.59
2025-11-23 16:23:45.24 -32:36:30.3 28.687 5.63 98.1 HIP 80341 21.36
2025-11-24 16:23:55.83 -32:36:49.4 28.691 5.64 98.3 HIP 80341 21.37
2025-11-25 16:24:06.44 -32:37:08.9 28.695 5.65 98.4 HIP 80341 21.63
2025-11-26 16:24:17.06 -32:37:28.8 28.699 5.66 98.6 HIP 80341 22.12
2025-11-27 16:24:27.69 -32:37:49.0 28.702 5.66 98.7 HIP 80341 22.83
2025-11-28 16:24:38.33 -32:38:09.7 28.705 5.67 98.9 HIP 80341 23.75
2025-11-29 16:24:48.97 -32:38:30.7 28.708 5.67 99.0 HIP 80341 24.85
2025-11-30 16:24:59.61 -32:38:52.0 28.710 5.67 99.2 HIP 80341 26.10
2025-12-01 16:25:10.26 -32:39:13.8 28.712 5.68 99.3 HIP 80341 27.49
2025-12-02 16:25:20.90 -32:39:35.8 28.714 5.67 99.5 HIP 80341 29.00
2025-12-03 16:25:31.54 -32:39:58.3 28.715 5.67 99.6 HIP 80552 29.06
2025-12-04 16:25:42.17 -32:40:21.0 28.717 5.67 99.8 HIP 80552 27.58
2025-12-05 16:25:52.79 -32:40:44.1 28.718 5.66 99.9 HIP 80552 26.21
2025-12-06 16:26:03.40 -32:41:07.6 28.718 5.66 100.1 HIP 80552 24.96
2025-12-07 16:26:13.99 -32:41:31.3 28.719 5.66 100.1 HIP 80552 23.87