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C/2012 K8 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2012 K8 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.460341
Eccentricity 1.000895
Inclination (deg) 105.982700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 312.729600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 75.851000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC100577, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-08-20T22:10:24.960

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 08:42:49.90 +05:34:09.4 23.171 3.24 241.7 HIP 42804 19.32
2025-11-22 08:42:45.32 +05:33:32.7 23.159 3.31 243.1 HIP 42804 19.17
2025-11-23 08:42:40.57 +05:32:56.7 23.148 3.39 244.4 HIP 42804 19.14
2025-11-24 08:42:35.66 +05:32:21.6 23.136 3.47 245.7 HIP 42804 19.23
2025-11-25 08:42:30.57 +05:31:47.3 23.124 3.55 246.9 HIP 42804 19.45
2025-11-26 08:42:25.32 +05:31:13.9 23.113 3.63 248.0 HIP 42635 18.42
2025-11-27 08:42:19.91 +05:30:41.3 23.101 3.71 249.1 HIP 42635 16.98
2025-11-28 08:42:14.34 +05:30:09.5 23.090 3.79 250.1 HIP 42635 15.50
2025-11-29 08:42:08.61 +05:29:38.6 23.079 3.87 251.1 HIP 42635 14.00
2025-11-30 08:42:02.71 +05:29:08.5 23.068 3.96 252.1 HIP 42635 12.47
2025-12-01 08:41:56.66 +05:28:39.3 23.057 4.04 253.0 HIP 42635 10.92
2025-12-02 08:41:50.45 +05:28:11.0 23.046 4.12 253.9 HIP 42635 9.36
2025-12-03 08:41:44.09 +05:27:43.5 23.036 4.20 254.7 HIP 42635 7.80
2025-12-04 08:41:37.58 +05:27:16.9 23.025 4.28 255.5 HIP 42635 6.27
2025-12-05 08:41:30.91 +05:26:51.2 23.015 4.37 256.3 HIP 42635 4.83
2025-12-06 08:41:24.09 +05:26:26.3 23.005 4.45 257.0 HIP 42635 3.63
2025-12-07 08:41:17.13 +05:26:02.4 22.995 4.45 257.0 HIP 42635 3.04