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C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)

Basic Information of C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.405235
Eccentricity 1.001550
Inclination (deg) 30.206300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 318.816400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 95.189400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-09-19T10:45:24.480

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 12:32:55.39 -32:35:05.2 35.965 3.70 135.4 HIP 61211 8.41
2025-11-22 12:33:00.33 -32:36:08.4 35.959 3.67 136.0 HIP 61211 9.85
2025-11-23 12:33:05.17 -32:37:11.7 35.953 3.64 136.6 HIP 61211 11.29
2025-11-24 12:33:09.91 -32:38:15.1 35.947 3.60 137.2 HIP 61211 12.73
2025-11-25 12:33:14.56 -32:39:18.6 35.941 3.57 137.9 HIP 61211 14.16
2025-11-26 12:33:19.11 -32:40:22.0 35.934 3.53 138.5 HIP 61337 14.75
2025-11-27 12:33:23.55 -32:41:25.5 35.928 3.50 139.2 HIP 61337 14.99
2025-11-28 12:33:27.90 -32:42:29.0 35.921 3.46 139.8 HIP 61337 15.36
2025-11-29 12:33:32.14 -32:43:32.4 35.914 3.42 140.5 HIP 61337 15.86
2025-11-30 12:33:36.28 -32:44:35.8 35.906 3.39 141.2 HIP 61337 16.46
2025-12-01 12:33:40.31 -32:45:39.2 35.899 3.35 142.0 HIP 61337 17.17
2025-12-02 12:33:44.24 -32:46:42.5 35.891 3.31 142.7 HIP 61337 17.95
2025-12-03 12:33:48.06 -32:47:45.7 35.883 3.27 143.5 HIP 61337 18.79
2025-12-04 12:33:51.77 -32:48:48.8 35.875 3.23 144.2 HIP 61337 19.70
2025-12-05 12:33:55.37 -32:49:51.7 35.867 3.20 145.0 HIP 61337 20.64
2025-12-06 12:33:58.85 -32:50:54.6 35.859 3.16 145.8 HIP 61337 21.62
2025-12-07 12:34:02.23 -32:51:57.3 35.851 3.16 145.8 HIP 61337 22.63