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C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)

Basic Information of C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.211092
Eccentricity 0.999656
Inclination (deg) 55.980800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 309.486600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 216.102100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 208894.997172

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-06-05T06:59:54.240
Period (years) 208894.997172

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 21:00:24.94 -04:21:52.5 35.359 1.32 105.7 HIP 103627 14.69
2025-11-22 21:00:26.98 -04:22:01.1 35.379 1.38 104.0 HIP 103627 15.13
2025-11-23 21:00:29.14 -04:22:09.1 35.400 1.44 102.4 HIP 103627 15.59
2025-11-24 21:00:31.40 -04:22:16.5 35.420 1.50 100.9 HIP 103627 16.07
2025-11-25 21:00:33.76 -04:22:23.4 35.441 1.56 99.6 HIP 103627 16.57
2025-11-26 21:00:36.23 -04:22:29.6 35.461 1.62 98.3 HIP 103627 17.08
2025-11-27 21:00:38.80 -04:22:35.2 35.481 1.68 97.2 HIP 103627 17.62
2025-11-28 21:00:41.47 -04:22:40.2 35.501 1.74 96.1 HIP 103627 18.17
2025-11-29 21:00:44.24 -04:22:44.6 35.521 1.80 95.1 HIP 103627 18.75
2025-11-30 21:00:47.12 -04:22:48.5 35.541 1.86 94.1 HIP 103627 19.35
2025-12-01 21:00:50.09 -04:22:51.7 35.561 1.92 93.2 HIP 103769 19.54
2025-12-02 21:00:53.16 -04:22:54.3 35.580 1.98 92.4 HIP 103769 19.09
2025-12-03 21:00:56.33 -04:22:56.2 35.600 2.03 91.6 HIP 103769 18.64
2025-12-04 21:00:59.59 -04:22:57.6 35.619 2.09 90.9 HIP 103769 18.19
2025-12-05 21:01:02.95 -04:22:58.4 35.639 2.15 90.2 HIP 103769 17.75
2025-12-06 21:01:06.40 -04:22:58.5 35.658 2.21 89.5 HIP 103769 17.31
2025-12-07 21:01:09.94 -04:22:58.1 35.677 2.21 89.5 HIP 103769 16.89