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C/2012 L2 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 L2 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.505185
Eccentricity 0.996335
Inclination (deg) 71.087500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 270.276400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 205.759300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8322.884237

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-05-05T00:42:37.440
Period (years) 8322.884237

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 17:56:23.79 -23:40:55.0 29.547 4.54 86.6 HIP 87880 18.39
2025-11-22 17:56:31.71 -23:40:48.6 29.560 4.58 86.6 HIP 87880 17.56
2025-11-23 17:56:39.70 -23:40:42.1 29.573 4.62 86.7 HIP 87880 16.89
2025-11-24 17:56:47.75 -23:40:35.7 29.585 4.65 86.7 HIP 87880 16.39
2025-11-25 17:56:55.87 -23:40:29.2 29.597 4.69 86.7 HIP 87880 16.09
2025-11-26 17:57:04.05 -23:40:22.7 29.609 4.72 86.7 HIP 87880 15.99
2025-11-27 17:57:12.29 -23:40:16.2 29.621 4.76 86.7 HIP 87981 15.52
2025-11-28 17:57:20.59 -23:40:09.7 29.632 4.79 86.8 HIP 87981 13.65
2025-11-29 17:57:28.94 -23:40:03.2 29.643 4.82 86.8 HIP 87981 11.78
2025-11-30 17:57:37.34 -23:39:56.7 29.654 4.85 86.8 HIP 87981 9.91
2025-12-01 17:57:45.80 -23:39:50.2 29.664 4.87 86.8 HIP 87981 8.07
2025-12-02 17:57:54.30 -23:39:43.6 29.675 4.90 86.8 HIP 87981 6.26
2025-12-03 17:58:02.85 -23:39:37.1 29.685 4.93 86.8 HIP 87981 4.58
2025-12-04 17:58:11.44 -23:39:30.5 29.694 4.95 86.8 HIP 87981 3.21
2025-12-05 17:58:20.07 -23:39:23.9 29.704 4.97 86.8 HIP 87981 2.73
2025-12-06 17:58:28.74 -23:39:17.3 29.713 4.99 86.8 HIP 87981 3.53
2025-12-07 17:58:37.45 -23:39:10.7 29.722 4.99 86.8 HIP 87981 5.04