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C/2012 X1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 X1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.616164
Eccentricity 0.989878
Inclination (deg) 44.288600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 113.349000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 132.170700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC108592, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2017.570148

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-02-15T07:19:55.200
Period (years) 2017.570148

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 03:36:37.90 -26:01:38.9 26.311 5.23 264.9 HIP 16752 28.44
2025-11-22 03:36:28.63 -26:01:49.9 26.319 5.21 265.7 HIP 16752 27.24
2025-11-23 03:36:19.37 -26:01:59.2 26.327 5.20 266.5 HIP 16752 26.17
2025-11-24 03:36:10.14 -26:02:06.7 26.336 5.18 267.3 HIP 16752 25.26
2025-11-25 03:36:00.92 -26:02:12.4 26.344 5.16 268.2 HIP 16752 24.53
2025-11-26 03:35:51.73 -26:02:16.4 26.353 5.15 269.0 HIP 16752 23.98
2025-11-27 03:35:42.57 -26:02:18.6 26.362 5.13 269.8 HIP 16752 23.63
2025-11-28 03:35:33.44 -26:02:19.0 26.371 5.11 270.6 HIP 16752 23.49
2025-11-29 03:35:24.35 -26:02:17.7 26.381 5.09 271.5 HIP 16752 23.55
2025-11-30 03:35:15.29 -26:02:14.5 26.390 5.07 272.3 HIP 16752 23.81
2025-12-01 03:35:06.28 -26:02:09.7 26.400 5.04 273.1 HIP 16752 24.27
2025-12-02 03:34:57.31 -26:02:03.0 26.410 5.02 274.0 HIP 16752 24.91
2025-12-03 03:34:48.39 -26:01:54.6 26.420 5.00 274.8 HIP 16566 23.16
2025-12-04 03:34:39.52 -26:01:44.5 26.431 4.98 275.7 HIP 16566 21.29
2025-12-05 03:34:30.71 -26:01:32.6 26.441 4.95 276.6 HIP 16566 19.44
2025-12-06 03:34:21.95 -26:01:19.0 26.452 4.93 277.5 HIP 16566 17.61
2025-12-07 03:34:13.25 -26:01:03.6 26.463 4.93 277.5 HIP 16566 15.82