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C/2009 P2 (Boattini)

Basic Information of C/2009 P2 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.595907
Eccentricity 0.999998
Inclination (deg) 163.496900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 60.617500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 76.483900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5989172088.203376

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-02-04T01:26:24.000
Period (years) 5989172088.203376

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 14:27:49.96 -20:30:39.3 31.111 4.01 113.0 HIP 70765 7.31
2025-11-22 14:27:56.27 -20:31:16.9 31.110 3.99 113.1 HIP 70765 5.70
2025-11-23 14:28:02.54 -20:31:54.5 31.108 3.96 113.3 HIP 70765 4.11
2025-11-24 14:28:08.76 -20:32:32.0 31.106 3.93 113.4 HIP 70765 2.54
2025-11-25 14:28:14.93 -20:33:09.5 31.103 3.90 113.5 HIP 70765 1.01
2025-11-26 14:28:21.04 -20:33:46.9 31.101 3.87 113.7 HIP 70765 0.72
2025-11-27 14:28:27.11 -20:34:24.2 31.098 3.84 113.8 HIP 70765 2.20
2025-11-28 14:28:33.11 -20:35:01.4 31.094 3.81 114.0 HIP 70765 3.72
2025-11-29 14:28:39.06 -20:35:38.6 31.091 3.77 114.1 HIP 70765 5.24
2025-11-30 14:28:44.94 -20:36:15.6 31.087 3.74 114.3 HIP 70765 6.75
2025-12-01 14:28:50.77 -20:36:52.5 31.083 3.70 114.4 HIP 70765 8.24
2025-12-02 14:28:56.53 -20:37:29.2 31.079 3.66 114.6 HIP 70765 9.72
2025-12-03 14:29:02.22 -20:38:05.8 31.074 3.62 114.8 HIP 70765 11.18
2025-12-04 14:29:07.85 -20:38:42.3 31.069 3.58 115.0 HIP 70765 12.63
2025-12-05 14:29:13.40 -20:39:18.6 31.064 3.54 115.2 HIP 70765 14.06
2025-12-06 14:29:18.89 -20:39:54.7 31.059 3.50 115.3 HIP 70765 15.48
2025-12-07 14:29:24.30 -20:40:30.7 31.053 3.50 115.3 HIP 70765 16.88