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C/2006 K4 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/2006 K4 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.190279
Eccentricity 0.998097
Inclination (deg) 111.439500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 116.685900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 233.575300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 68641.191774

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-12-03T08:20:58.560
Period (years) 68641.191774

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 07:44:15.86 +39:24:37.4 34.976 3.10 305.3 HIP 37789 11.79
2025-11-22 07:44:10.61 +39:25:20.4 34.967 3.15 304.6 HIP 37789 11.98
2025-11-23 07:44:05.24 +39:26:03.3 34.958 3.20 303.9 HIP 37789 12.32
2025-11-24 07:43:59.73 +39:26:46.1 34.949 3.25 303.2 HIP 37789 12.79
2025-11-25 07:43:54.10 +39:27:28.8 34.941 3.29 302.6 HIP 37620 12.79
2025-11-26 07:43:48.35 +39:28:11.4 34.933 3.34 302.0 HIP 37620 12.65
2025-11-27 07:43:42.48 +39:28:53.9 34.925 3.39 301.4 HIP 37620 12.64
2025-11-28 07:43:36.48 +39:29:36.2 34.917 3.43 300.8 HIP 37620 12.75
2025-11-29 07:43:30.37 +39:30:18.3 34.909 3.48 300.2 HIP 37620 12.99
2025-11-30 07:43:24.14 +39:31:00.3 34.902 3.52 299.7 HIP 37620 13.37
2025-12-01 07:43:17.79 +39:31:42.1 34.894 3.56 299.1 HIP 37620 13.87
2025-12-02 07:43:11.34 +39:32:23.8 34.887 3.61 298.6 HIP 37620 14.49
2025-12-03 07:43:04.77 +39:33:05.2 34.881 3.65 298.1 HIP 37620 15.21
2025-12-04 07:42:58.09 +39:33:46.4 34.874 3.69 297.6 HIP 37620 16.03
2025-12-05 07:42:51.31 +39:34:27.4 34.868 3.73 297.1 HIP 37620 16.94
2025-12-06 07:42:44.42 +39:35:08.1 34.862 3.77 296.6 HIP 37620 17.93
2025-12-07 07:42:37.43 +39:35:48.6 34.856 3.77 296.6 HIP 37620 18.98