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C/2009 W2 (Boattini)

Basic Information of C/2009 W2 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.883088
Eccentricity 0.995857
Inclination (deg) 164.451900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.435900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 121.175600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 67717.759878

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2010-04-29T22:26:24.000
Period (years) 67717.759878

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 21:26:47.24 -29:35:21.4 29.807 1.30 15.1 HIP 105809 21.65
2025-11-22 21:26:47.86 -29:34:51.2 29.827 1.35 18.2 HIP 105809 22.13
2025-11-23 21:26:48.64 -29:34:20.5 29.847 1.39 21.1 HIP 105809 22.63
2025-11-24 21:26:49.56 -29:33:49.3 29.868 1.44 23.8 HIP 105809 23.17
2025-11-25 21:26:50.63 -29:33:17.6 29.888 1.49 26.4 HIP 106017 22.77
2025-11-26 21:26:51.85 -29:32:45.5 29.908 1.55 28.7 HIP 106017 22.28
2025-11-27 21:26:53.22 -29:32:12.9 29.927 1.60 30.9 HIP 106017 21.77
2025-11-28 21:26:54.73 -29:31:40.0 29.947 1.66 32.9 HIP 106017 21.24
2025-11-29 21:26:56.38 -29:31:06.6 29.967 1.71 34.7 HIP 106017 20.68
2025-11-30 21:26:58.18 -29:30:32.8 29.986 1.77 36.5 HIP 106017 20.09
2025-12-01 21:27:00.11 -29:29:58.6 30.006 1.83 38.1 HIP 106017 19.48
2025-12-02 21:27:02.19 -29:29:24.0 30.025 1.89 39.6 HIP 106017 18.85
2025-12-03 21:27:04.41 -29:28:49.1 30.044 1.95 41.1 HIP 106017 18.19
2025-12-04 21:27:06.76 -29:28:13.8 30.063 2.01 42.4 HIP 106017 17.51
2025-12-05 21:27:09.25 -29:27:38.2 30.082 2.07 43.6 HIP 106017 16.81
2025-12-06 21:27:11.87 -29:27:02.3 30.101 2.13 44.8 HIP 106017 16.09
2025-12-07 21:27:14.63 -29:26:26.0 30.120 2.13 44.8 HIP 106017 15.35