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C/2012 T6 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of C/2012 T6 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.749577
Eccentricity 0.875388
Inclination (deg) 33.576400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 186.097200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 197.791000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 52.608969

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-08-30T09:18:00.000
Period (years) 52.608969

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 12:44:34.43 -02:32:07.9 22.491 4.87 107.3 HIP 62185 10.44
2025-11-22 12:44:41.87 -02:32:42.7 22.480 4.79 107.2 HIP 62185 9.76
2025-11-23 12:44:49.19 -02:33:16.5 22.468 4.70 107.0 HIP 62185 9.45
2025-11-24 12:44:56.40 -02:33:49.6 22.457 4.62 106.9 HIP 62185 9.53
2025-11-25 12:45:03.47 -02:34:21.7 22.445 4.53 106.7 HIP 62185 9.96
2025-11-26 12:45:10.43 -02:34:53.0 22.434 4.45 106.5 HIP 62185 10.68
2025-11-27 12:45:17.25 -02:35:23.4 22.422 4.36 106.4 HIP 62185 11.63
2025-11-28 12:45:23.95 -02:35:52.8 22.410 4.27 106.2 HIP 62185 12.73
2025-11-29 12:45:30.51 -02:36:21.4 22.397 4.18 106.0 HIP 62185 13.95
2025-11-30 12:45:36.94 -02:36:49.0 22.385 4.09 105.8 HIP 62185 15.23
2025-12-01 12:45:43.24 -02:37:15.7 22.372 3.99 105.6 HIP 62185 16.55
2025-12-02 12:45:49.40 -02:37:41.5 22.359 3.90 105.4 HIP 62185 17.90
2025-12-03 12:45:55.43 -02:38:06.3 22.347 3.81 105.1 HIP 62185 19.26
2025-12-04 12:46:01.31 -02:38:30.1 22.333 3.71 104.9 HIP 62185 20.61
2025-12-05 12:46:07.05 -02:38:53.0 22.320 3.61 104.6 HIP 62185 21.96
2025-12-06 12:46:12.65 -02:39:14.9 22.307 3.52 104.4 HIP 62185 23.28
2025-12-07 12:46:18.11 -02:39:35.8 22.293 3.52 104.4 HIP 62185 24.59