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C/2012 KA51

Basic Information of C/2012 KA51

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.866167
Eccentricity 0.990858
Inclination (deg) 70.736700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 344.844900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 93.985800
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 12280.574622

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-11-06T06:30:05.760
Period (years) 12280.574622

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 11:00:38.70 -39:46:41.0 28.866 4.65 166.3 HIP 53718 14.05
2025-11-22 11:00:41.00 -39:48:29.5 28.860 4.63 167.2 HIP 53718 14.27
2025-11-23 11:00:43.13 -39:50:17.8 28.853 4.61 168.2 HIP 53718 14.69
2025-11-24 11:00:45.10 -39:52:06.0 28.847 4.58 169.1 HIP 53718 15.29
2025-11-25 11:00:46.90 -39:53:54.0 28.840 4.56 170.1 HIP 53718 16.05
2025-11-26 11:00:48.53 -39:55:41.8 28.833 4.54 171.1 HIP 53718 16.95
2025-11-27 11:00:49.99 -39:57:29.4 28.826 4.51 172.1 HIP 53718 17.95
2025-11-28 11:00:51.28 -39:59:16.7 28.819 4.49 173.2 HIP 53793 16.79
2025-11-29 11:00:52.40 -40:01:03.6 28.812 4.47 174.2 HIP 53793 15.19
2025-11-30 11:00:53.34 -40:02:50.3 28.804 4.44 175.2 HIP 53793 13.64
2025-12-01 11:00:54.12 -40:04:36.6 28.797 4.42 176.3 HIP 53793 12.15
2025-12-02 11:00:54.72 -40:06:22.5 28.789 4.40 177.3 HIP 53793 10.72
2025-12-03 11:00:55.14 -40:08:08.0 28.782 4.38 178.4 HIP 53793 9.40
2025-12-04 11:00:55.40 -40:09:53.1 28.774 4.36 179.5 HIP 53793 8.22
2025-12-05 11:00:55.48 -40:11:37.7 28.766 4.34 180.6 HIP 53793 7.25
2025-12-06 11:00:55.38 -40:13:21.8 28.758 4.32 181.7 HIP 53793 6.57
2025-12-07 11:00:55.11 -40:15:05.4 28.750 4.32 181.7 HIP 53793 6.28