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C/2009 Y16 (STEREO)

Basic Information of C/2009 Y16 (STEREO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.004688
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 143.329500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 356.765400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 65.571900
Epoch 2009-12-31T04:30:08.640
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-12-31T04:30:08.640

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 07:39:46.74 -12:03:06.0 35.084 2.97 239.1 HIP 37366 6.83
2025-11-22 07:39:42.58 -12:03:42.5 35.075 3.00 240.2 HIP 37366 7.71
2025-11-23 07:39:38.32 -12:04:18.4 35.067 3.04 241.3 HIP 37366 8.68
2025-11-24 07:39:33.96 -12:04:53.4 35.059 3.07 242.4 HIP 37366 9.73
2025-11-25 07:39:29.51 -12:05:27.6 35.050 3.11 243.4 HIP 37366 10.84
2025-11-26 07:39:24.96 -12:06:01.0 35.042 3.15 244.4 HIP 37366 11.99
2025-11-27 07:39:20.31 -12:06:33.6 35.035 3.18 245.4 HIP 37366 13.18
2025-11-28 07:39:15.58 -12:07:05.3 35.027 3.22 246.4 HIP 37366 14.41
2025-11-29 07:39:10.75 -12:07:36.2 35.019 3.25 247.4 HIP 37366 15.66
2025-11-30 07:39:05.84 -12:08:06.2 35.012 3.29 248.3 HIP 37366 16.93
2025-12-01 07:39:00.83 -12:08:35.3 35.005 3.32 249.2 HIP 37366 18.22
2025-12-02 07:38:55.75 -12:09:03.6 34.998 3.36 250.1 HIP 37366 19.54
2025-12-03 07:38:50.57 -12:09:31.0 34.991 3.40 251.0 HIP 37366 20.87
2025-12-04 07:38:45.32 -12:09:57.5 34.984 3.43 251.9 HIP 37366 22.22
2025-12-05 07:38:39.98 -12:10:23.1 34.978 3.46 252.7 HIP 37366 23.59
2025-12-06 07:38:34.57 -12:10:47.8 34.971 3.50 253.6 HIP 37366 24.97
2025-12-07 07:38:29.07 -12:11:11.5 34.965 3.50 253.6 HIP 37366 26.37