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C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.117785
Eccentricity 0.997905
Inclination (deg) 92.845900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 279.089500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 138.904000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 12324.274847

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-11-29T13:40:56.640
Period (years) 12324.274847

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 21:30:19.07 -83:00:58.5 30.108 4.86 7.6 HIP 106259 2.17
2025-11-22 21:30:27.53 -82:59:02.8 30.118 4.87 8.5 HIP 106259 3.40
2025-11-23 21:30:36.96 -82:57:07.3 30.128 4.87 9.5 HIP 106259 5.09
2025-11-24 21:30:47.35 -82:55:11.9 30.137 4.88 10.4 HIP 106259 6.90
2025-11-25 21:30:58.69 -82:53:16.7 30.147 4.88 11.3 HIP 106259 8.77
2025-11-26 21:31:10.96 -82:51:21.7 30.156 4.89 12.1 HIP 106259 10.66
2025-11-27 21:31:24.13 -82:49:27.0 30.166 4.89 13.0 HIP 106474 9.70
2025-11-28 21:31:38.19 -82:47:32.6 30.175 4.90 13.9 HIP 106474 7.85
2025-11-29 21:31:53.13 -82:45:38.5 30.184 4.90 14.8 HIP 106474 6.04
2025-11-30 21:32:08.92 -82:43:44.8 30.193 4.90 15.6 HIP 106474 4.34
2025-12-01 21:32:25.55 -82:41:51.4 30.202 4.91 16.5 HIP 106474 2.96
2025-12-02 21:32:43.01 -82:39:58.5 30.211 4.91 17.3 HIP 106474 2.49
2025-12-03 21:33:01.27 -82:38:05.9 30.220 4.92 18.2 HIP 106474 3.35
2025-12-04 21:33:20.32 -82:36:13.8 30.228 4.92 19.0 HIP 106474 4.88
2025-12-05 21:33:40.14 -82:34:22.1 30.237 4.92 19.8 HIP 106474 6.63
2025-12-06 21:34:00.73 -82:32:31.0 30.245 4.93 20.7 HIP 106474 8.47
2025-12-07 21:34:22.05 -82:30:40.3 30.253 4.93 20.7 HIP 106474 10.35