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C/2009 K2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2009 K2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.279081
Eccentricity 0.997108
Inclination (deg) 66.856300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 123.624100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.978100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 38179.548145

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-02-03T21:38:26.880
Period (years) 38179.548145

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 05:33:36.26 -37:20:13.7 31.848 4.31 249.9 HIP 26232 24.30
2025-11-22 05:33:28.12 -37:20:49.3 31.850 4.32 250.8 HIP 26232 25.41
2025-11-23 05:33:19.91 -37:21:23.3 31.851 4.33 251.8 HIP 26232 26.62
2025-11-24 05:33:11.64 -37:21:55.7 31.852 4.34 252.8 HIP 26232 27.90
2025-11-25 05:33:03.30 -37:22:26.5 31.854 4.34 253.8 HIP 26232 29.25
2025-11-26 05:32:54.90 -37:22:55.7 31.856 4.35 254.7 HIP 26232 30.66
2025-11-27 05:32:46.45 -37:23:23.2 31.858 4.36 255.7 HIP 25795 29.30
2025-11-28 05:32:37.94 -37:23:49.0 31.860 4.37 256.6 HIP 25795 27.92
2025-11-29 05:32:29.38 -37:24:13.2 31.862 4.37 257.6 HIP 25795 26.56
2025-11-30 05:32:20.77 -37:24:35.7 31.864 4.38 258.6 HIP 25795 25.23
2025-12-01 05:32:12.12 -37:24:56.6 31.867 4.39 259.5 HIP 25795 23.93
2025-12-02 05:32:03.43 -37:25:15.7 31.869 4.39 260.5 HIP 25795 22.67
2025-12-03 05:31:54.70 -37:25:33.2 31.872 4.40 261.4 HIP 25795 21.46
2025-12-04 05:31:45.93 -37:25:49.0 31.875 4.41 262.4 HIP 25795 20.30
2025-12-05 05:31:37.13 -37:26:03.0 31.878 4.41 263.3 HIP 25795 19.20
2025-12-06 05:31:28.30 -37:26:15.4 31.882 4.42 264.2 HIP 25795 18.19
2025-12-07 05:31:19.45 -37:26:26.0 31.885 4.42 264.2 HIP 25795 17.28