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C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)

Basic Information of C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.142778
Eccentricity 0.976374
Inclination (deg) 65.295000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 194.176800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 255.273500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 336.401177

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-04-29T00:27:12.960
Period (years) 336.401177

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 16:02:06.13 +30:18:03.2 35.589 4.31 97.6 HIP 78589 11.51
2025-11-22 16:02:14.06 +30:17:49.4 35.590 4.31 96.9 HIP 78589 10.13
2025-11-23 16:02:21.98 +30:17:37.0 35.591 4.31 96.2 HIP 78589 8.88
2025-11-24 16:02:29.92 +30:17:25.9 35.592 4.30 95.4 HIP 78589 7.84
2025-11-25 16:02:37.85 +30:17:16.1 35.593 4.30 94.7 HIP 78589 7.10
2025-11-26 16:02:45.78 +30:17:07.7 35.593 4.29 93.9 HIP 78589 6.74
2025-11-27 16:02:53.71 +30:17:00.6 35.593 4.28 93.2 HIP 78589 6.84
2025-11-28 16:03:01.63 +30:16:54.9 35.593 4.28 92.4 HIP 78589 7.36
2025-11-29 16:03:09.55 +30:16:50.5 35.593 4.27 91.7 HIP 78589 8.24
2025-11-30 16:03:17.45 +30:16:47.5 35.593 4.26 90.9 HIP 78589 9.36
2025-12-01 16:03:25.35 +30:16:45.8 35.592 4.25 90.2 HIP 78589 10.65
2025-12-02 16:03:33.23 +30:16:45.5 35.591 4.25 89.4 HIP 78589 12.05
2025-12-03 16:03:41.09 +30:16:46.6 35.590 4.24 88.7 HIP 78589 13.53
2025-12-04 16:03:48.94 +30:16:48.9 35.589 4.23 87.9 HIP 78589 15.07
2025-12-05 16:03:56.77 +30:16:52.7 35.588 4.22 87.1 HIP 78589 16.63
2025-12-06 16:04:04.58 +30:16:57.7 35.587 4.21 86.3 HIP 78589 18.23
2025-12-07 16:04:12.36 +30:17:04.2 35.585 4.21 86.3 HIP 78589 19.84