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C/2012 CH17 (MOSS)

Basic Information of C/2012 CH17 (MOSS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.316260
Eccentricity 1.000052
Inclination (deg) 27.772800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 125.618000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 138.528400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-09-26T18:05:36.960

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 04:22:53.93 -04:45:31.7 29.169 4.86 259.0 HIP 20431 9.93
2025-11-22 04:22:46.27 -04:45:54.0 29.172 4.86 259.4 HIP 20431 8.85
2025-11-23 04:22:38.59 -04:46:15.4 29.176 4.87 259.9 HIP 20431 8.11
2025-11-24 04:22:30.90 -04:46:35.9 29.180 4.87 260.4 HIP 20431 7.81
2025-11-25 04:22:23.20 -04:46:55.4 29.184 4.87 260.8 HIP 20407 7.09
2025-11-26 04:22:15.49 -04:47:14.0 29.189 4.86 261.3 HIP 20407 6.75
2025-11-27 04:22:07.77 -04:47:31.7 29.194 4.86 261.8 HIP 20407 6.94
2025-11-28 04:22:00.04 -04:47:48.4 29.199 4.85 262.2 HIP 20407 7.62
2025-11-29 04:21:52.32 -04:48:04.2 29.205 4.85 262.7 HIP 20407 8.68
2025-11-30 04:21:44.60 -04:48:19.0 29.210 4.84 263.2 HIP 20407 10.00
2025-12-01 04:21:36.89 -04:48:32.8 29.216 4.83 263.6 HIP 20407 11.48
2025-12-02 04:21:29.18 -04:48:45.6 29.223 4.82 264.1 HIP 20407 13.07
2025-12-03 04:21:21.48 -04:48:57.5 29.229 4.81 264.6 HIP 20407 14.73
2025-12-04 04:21:13.79 -04:49:08.5 29.236 4.79 265.0 HIP 20407 16.44
2025-12-05 04:21:06.12 -04:49:18.4 29.243 4.78 265.5 HIP 20407 18.18
2025-12-06 04:20:58.47 -04:49:27.3 29.251 4.77 266.0 HIP 20407 19.94
2025-12-07 04:20:50.84 -04:49:35.3 29.258 4.77 266.0 HIP 20407 21.72