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C/2006 F2 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2006 F2 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.348439
Eccentricity 0.650286
Inclination (deg) 20.338000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 7.649400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 181.903100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 43.846057

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-03-09T06:54:00.000
Period (years) 43.846057

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 00:10:21.83 -00:07:31.9 19.797 3.18 255.0 HIP 766 18.58
2025-11-22 00:10:16.92 -00:07:51.6 19.812 3.06 255.4 HIP 766 17.88
2025-11-23 00:10:12.17 -00:08:10.2 19.827 2.95 255.7 HIP 766 17.25
2025-11-24 00:10:07.60 -00:08:27.7 19.842 2.83 256.1 HIP 766 16.70
2025-11-25 00:10:03.20 -00:08:44.0 19.857 2.72 256.6 HIP 766 16.24
2025-11-26 00:09:58.97 -00:08:59.1 19.873 2.60 257.0 HIP 766 15.84
2025-11-27 00:09:54.92 -00:09:13.1 19.889 2.48 257.5 HIP 766 15.52
2025-11-28 00:09:51.05 -00:09:26.0 19.905 2.36 258.1 HIP 766 15.27
2025-11-29 00:09:47.36 -00:09:37.6 19.921 2.24 258.7 HIP 766 15.07
2025-11-30 00:09:43.84 -00:09:48.1 19.937 2.12 259.4 HIP 766 14.92
2025-12-01 00:09:40.51 -00:09:57.4 19.953 2.00 260.2 HIP 766 14.83
2025-12-02 00:09:37.36 -00:10:05.6 19.970 1.88 261.1 HIP 766 14.77
2025-12-03 00:09:34.38 -00:10:12.5 19.986 1.76 262.2 HIP 766 14.74
2025-12-04 00:09:31.59 -00:10:18.3 20.003 1.64 263.3 HIP 766 14.73
2025-12-05 00:09:28.99 -00:10:22.9 20.019 1.52 264.7 HIP 766 14.75
2025-12-06 00:09:26.57 -00:10:26.3 20.036 1.40 266.3 HIP 766 14.77
2025-12-07 00:09:24.33 -00:10:28.4 20.053 1.40 266.3 HIP 766 14.80