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C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 9.539288
Eccentricity 0.636376
Inclination (deg) 45.162600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 184.469800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 139.512800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC115880, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 134.367777

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-02-05T21:11:22.560
Period (years) 134.367777

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 05:05:14.33 -21:59:43.1 20.245 6.08 248.7 HIP 23636 7.70
2025-11-22 05:05:04.55 -22:00:36.2 20.245 6.09 249.6 HIP 23636 7.09
2025-11-23 05:04:54.70 -22:01:27.3 20.245 6.10 250.4 HIP 23636 7.24
2025-11-24 05:04:44.78 -22:02:16.2 20.246 6.10 251.3 HIP 23636 8.12
2025-11-25 05:04:34.81 -22:03:03.1 20.246 6.10 252.2 HIP 23636 9.54
2025-11-26 05:04:24.77 -22:03:47.9 20.247 6.11 253.1 HIP 23636 11.28
2025-11-27 05:04:14.69 -22:04:30.5 20.248 6.11 253.9 HIP 23636 13.23
2025-11-28 05:04:04.56 -22:05:11.0 20.249 6.11 254.8 HIP 23636 15.30
2025-11-29 05:03:54.38 -22:05:49.3 20.251 6.10 255.7 HIP 23636 17.46
2025-11-30 05:03:44.17 -22:06:25.5 20.253 6.10 256.6 HIP 23636 19.66
2025-12-01 05:03:33.92 -22:06:59.5 20.255 6.10 257.4 HIP 23636 21.90
2025-12-02 05:03:23.64 -22:07:31.4 20.257 6.09 258.3 HIP 23398 23.65
2025-12-03 05:03:13.34 -22:08:01.0 20.259 6.09 259.2 HIP 23398 21.49
2025-12-04 05:03:03.01 -22:08:28.5 20.262 6.08 260.0 HIP 23398 19.38
2025-12-05 05:02:52.67 -22:08:53.8 20.265 6.07 260.9 HIP 23398 17.34
2025-12-06 05:02:42.31 -22:09:16.9 20.268 6.06 261.7 HIP 23398 15.39
2025-12-07 05:02:31.94 -22:09:37.7 20.271 6.06 261.7 HIP 23398 13.58