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C/2012 A2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 A2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.522637
Eccentricity 0.995887
Inclination (deg) 125.676500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 191.169900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 101.429300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 25064.772917

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-11-03T04:27:24.480
Period (years) 25064.772917

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 23:14:27.41 -54:41:15.9 27.992 3.47 331.1 HIP 114610 26.84
2025-11-22 23:14:22.78 -54:40:03.0 28.009 3.46 332.7 HIP 114610 25.46
2025-11-23 23:14:18.38 -54:38:49.1 28.025 3.46 334.2 HIP 114610 24.07
2025-11-24 23:14:14.22 -54:37:34.3 28.042 3.46 335.8 HIP 114610 22.69
2025-11-25 23:14:10.29 -54:36:18.5 28.058 3.46 337.3 HIP 114610 21.30
2025-11-26 23:14:06.61 -54:35:01.9 28.075 3.46 338.9 HIP 114610 19.92
2025-11-27 23:14:03.16 -54:33:44.3 28.091 3.47 340.4 HIP 114610 18.54
2025-11-28 23:13:59.95 -54:32:26.0 28.108 3.47 341.9 HIP 114610 17.17
2025-11-29 23:13:56.98 -54:31:06.8 28.124 3.48 343.4 HIP 114610 15.80
2025-11-30 23:13:54.25 -54:29:46.8 28.140 3.48 344.9 HIP 114610 14.44
2025-12-01 23:13:51.76 -54:28:26.1 28.157 3.49 346.4 HIP 114610 13.10
2025-12-02 23:13:49.50 -54:27:04.7 28.173 3.50 347.9 HIP 114610 11.78
2025-12-03 23:13:47.48 -54:25:42.6 28.189 3.51 349.3 HIP 114610 10.49
2025-12-04 23:13:45.70 -54:24:19.9 28.205 3.52 350.8 HIP 114610 9.24
2025-12-05 23:13:44.15 -54:22:56.5 28.221 3.53 352.2 HIP 114610 8.06
2025-12-06 23:13:42.84 -54:21:32.5 28.237 3.54 353.7 HIP 114610 6.98
2025-12-07 23:13:41.76 -54:20:08.0 28.253 3.54 353.7 HIP 114610 6.07