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C/2012 L1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 L1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.226609
Eccentricity 0.995518
Inclination (deg) 87.244400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 271.728000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 139.805500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11072.818008

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-12-27T12:59:36.960
Period (years) 11072.818008

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 08:35:00.21 -85:02:24.4 28.959 5.33 199.8 HIP 40701 21.43
2025-11-22 08:34:26.60 -85:04:24.9 28.965 5.33 200.8 HIP 40701 20.53
2025-11-23 08:33:51.05 -85:06:24.4 28.971 5.33 201.9 HIP 40701 19.78
2025-11-24 08:33:13.52 -85:08:23.0 28.978 5.33 203.0 HIP 40701 19.21
2025-11-25 08:32:34.01 -85:10:20.6 28.984 5.32 204.1 HIP 40701 18.83
2025-11-26 08:31:52.48 -85:12:17.2 28.990 5.32 205.1 HIP 40701 18.66
2025-11-27 08:31:08.93 -85:14:12.7 28.996 5.32 206.2 HIP 40701 18.69
2025-11-28 08:30:23.33 -85:16:07.0 29.002 5.31 207.4 HIP 40701 18.92
2025-11-29 08:29:35.67 -85:18:00.1 29.008 5.31 208.5 HIP 40701 19.36
2025-11-30 08:28:45.94 -85:19:52.0 29.014 5.30 209.6 HIP 40701 19.98
2025-12-01 08:27:54.12 -85:21:42.6 29.019 5.30 210.7 HIP 40701 20.77
2025-12-02 08:27:00.21 -85:23:31.8 29.025 5.29 211.9 HIP 40701 21.70
2025-12-03 08:26:04.18 -85:25:19.6 29.030 5.29 213.0 HIP 40701 22.77
2025-12-04 08:25:06.03 -85:27:05.9 29.036 5.29 214.2 HIP 40701 23.95
2025-12-05 08:24:05.76 -85:28:50.7 29.041 5.28 215.3 HIP 40701 25.22
2025-12-06 08:23:03.35 -85:30:34.0 29.046 5.28 216.5 HIP 39319 26.19
2025-12-07 08:21:58.80 -85:32:15.6 29.051 5.28 216.5 HIP 39319 24.32