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C/2012 OP (Siding Spring)

Basic Information of C/2012 OP (Siding Spring)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.642234
Eccentricity 0.996178
Inclination (deg) 114.775000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 267.430100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 351.703800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 29418.176019

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-12-03T06:27:21.600
Period (years) 29418.176019

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 09:09:03.87 +64:21:57.1 27.357 4.37 334.9 HIP 44844 12.77
2025-11-22 09:08:56.99 +64:23:32.2 27.351 4.41 333.8 HIP 44844 11.02
2025-11-23 09:08:49.77 +64:25:07.2 27.345 4.45 332.7 HIP 44844 9.26
2025-11-24 09:08:42.20 +64:26:42.2 27.339 4.49 331.7 HIP 44844 7.48
2025-11-25 09:08:34.30 +64:28:17.2 27.333 4.53 330.7 HIP 44844 5.68
2025-11-26 09:08:26.04 +64:29:52.1 27.328 4.57 329.7 HIP 44844 3.88
2025-11-27 09:08:17.45 +64:31:26.9 27.322 4.61 328.7 HIP 44844 2.09
2025-11-28 09:08:08.52 +64:33:01.4 27.317 4.65 327.7 HIP 44844 0.65
2025-11-29 09:07:59.25 +64:34:35.8 27.312 4.69 326.7 HIP 44844 1.84
2025-11-30 09:07:49.65 +64:36:09.9 27.307 4.73 325.8 HIP 44844 3.66
2025-12-01 09:07:39.70 +64:37:43.8 27.302 4.77 324.8 HIP 44844 5.54
2025-12-02 09:07:29.43 +64:39:17.3 27.297 4.81 323.9 HIP 44844 7.44
2025-12-03 09:07:18.82 +64:40:50.5 27.293 4.85 322.9 HIP 44844 9.36
2025-12-04 09:07:07.89 +64:42:23.3 27.288 4.88 322.0 HIP 44666 7.68
2025-12-05 09:06:56.62 +64:43:55.7 27.284 4.92 321.1 HIP 44666 5.84
2025-12-06 09:06:45.03 +64:45:27.6 27.280 4.96 320.2 HIP 44666 4.08
2025-12-07 09:06:33.12 +64:46:59.1 27.276 4.96 320.2 HIP 44666 2.61