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C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.809675
Eccentricity 0.991537
Inclination (deg) 30.485000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 318.632300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 187.428300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3126.902710

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-07-12T09:07:29.280
Period (years) 3126.902710

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 20:27:04.94 -27:54:30.3 37.093 2.15 59.1 HIP 100923 12.72
2025-11-22 20:27:08.28 -27:54:03.7 37.113 2.21 59.7 HIP 100923 11.91
2025-11-23 20:27:11.73 -27:53:37.0 37.131 2.26 60.2 HIP 100923 11.09
2025-11-24 20:27:15.29 -27:53:10.0 37.150 2.32 60.7 HIP 100923 10.27
2025-11-25 20:27:18.95 -27:52:42.8 37.169 2.37 61.3 HIP 100923 9.44
2025-11-26 20:27:22.72 -27:52:15.4 37.187 2.43 61.7 HIP 100923 8.62
2025-11-27 20:27:26.59 -27:51:47.8 37.205 2.48 62.2 HIP 100923 7.82
2025-11-28 20:27:30.56 -27:51:20.0 37.224 2.54 62.6 HIP 100923 7.05
2025-11-29 20:27:34.63 -27:50:52.0 37.242 2.59 63.0 HIP 100923 6.33
2025-11-30 20:27:38.81 -27:50:23.8 37.259 2.64 63.4 HIP 100923 5.70
2025-12-01 20:27:43.08 -27:49:55.5 37.277 2.69 63.8 HIP 100923 5.20
2025-12-02 20:27:47.44 -27:49:27.0 37.294 2.74 64.2 HIP 100923 4.88
2025-12-03 20:27:51.91 -27:48:58.3 37.312 2.79 64.5 HIP 100923 4.79
2025-12-04 20:27:56.46 -27:48:29.5 37.329 2.84 64.9 HIP 100923 4.97
2025-12-05 20:28:01.11 -27:48:00.6 37.346 2.89 65.2 HIP 100923 5.38
2025-12-06 20:28:05.85 -27:47:31.5 37.362 2.94 65.5 HIP 100923 6.01
2025-12-07 20:28:10.69 -27:47:02.2 37.379 2.94 65.5 HIP 100923 6.79