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C/2014 M2 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2014 M2 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.941088
Eccentricity 0.994743
Inclination (deg) 32.331400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 245.405100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.437100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-M88, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 47977.140533

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-07-07T23:12:28.800
Period (years) 47977.140533

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 02:22:51.97 +28:49:03.7 22.434 5.54 240.2 HIP 10933 27.25
2025-11-22 02:22:43.18 +28:47:57.6 22.443 5.51 239.9 HIP 10933 25.17
2025-11-23 02:22:34.48 +28:46:51.2 22.452 5.48 239.5 HIP 10933 23.13
2025-11-24 02:22:25.87 +28:45:44.5 22.462 5.44 239.2 HIP 10933 21.15
2025-11-25 02:22:17.34 +28:44:37.6 22.472 5.40 238.8 HIP 10933 19.23
2025-11-26 02:22:08.92 +28:43:30.4 22.482 5.36 238.4 HIP 10933 17.39
2025-11-27 02:22:00.59 +28:42:23.0 22.493 5.32 238.0 HIP 10933 15.66
2025-11-28 02:21:52.36 +28:41:15.4 22.503 5.27 237.6 HIP 10933 14.06
2025-11-29 02:21:44.24 +28:40:07.6 22.514 5.23 237.2 HIP 10933 12.63
2025-11-30 02:21:36.22 +28:38:59.7 22.526 5.18 236.8 HIP 10933 11.45
2025-12-01 02:21:28.32 +28:37:51.7 22.537 5.13 236.4 HIP 10933 10.57
2025-12-02 02:21:20.53 +28:36:43.5 22.549 5.08 236.0 HIP 10929 9.09
2025-12-03 02:21:12.86 +28:35:35.3 22.561 5.03 235.5 HIP 10929 7.06
2025-12-04 02:21:05.31 +28:34:27.0 22.574 4.97 235.1 HIP 10929 5.05
2025-12-05 02:20:57.88 +28:33:18.7 22.587 4.92 234.6 HIP 10929 3.06
2025-12-06 02:20:50.58 +28:32:10.3 22.599 4.86 234.2 HIP 10929 1.10
2025-12-07 02:20:43.41 +28:31:02.0 22.613 4.86 234.2 HIP 10929 0.87