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C/2014 W7 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2014 W7 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.487408
Eccentricity 0.868933
Inclination (deg) 98.076200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 151.236400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 33.211100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 38.230073

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-12-26T11:24:43.200
Period (years) 38.230073

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 22:21:11.55 -32:50:41.2 18.563 2.25 353.0 HIP 110384 10.46
2025-11-22 22:21:11.03 -32:49:47.5 18.581 2.29 356.4 HIP 110384 9.68
2025-11-23 22:21:10.75 -32:48:52.8 18.599 2.33 359.7 HIP 110384 8.88
2025-11-24 22:21:10.73 -32:47:56.9 18.617 2.37 2.9 HIP 110384 8.06
2025-11-25 22:21:10.96 -32:47:00.0 18.635 2.43 5.9 HIP 110384 7.23
2025-11-26 22:21:11.44 -32:46:02.1 18.653 2.48 8.8 HIP 110384 6.38
2025-11-27 22:21:12.16 -32:45:03.2 18.671 2.55 11.6 HIP 110384 5.52
2025-11-28 22:21:13.13 -32:44:03.3 18.689 2.61 14.1 HIP 110384 4.68
2025-11-29 22:21:14.35 -32:43:02.5 18.707 2.69 16.6 HIP 110384 3.86
2025-11-30 22:21:15.81 -32:42:00.7 18.724 2.76 18.9 HIP 110384 3.12
2025-12-01 22:21:17.51 -32:40:58.1 18.742 2.84 21.1 HIP 110384 2.58
2025-12-02 22:21:19.45 -32:39:54.5 18.760 2.92 23.2 HIP 110384 2.41
2025-12-03 22:21:21.63 -32:38:50.2 18.777 3.00 25.1 HIP 110384 2.72
2025-12-04 22:21:24.05 -32:37:45.0 18.795 3.08 27.0 HIP 110384 3.42
2025-12-05 22:21:26.71 -32:36:39.0 18.812 3.17 28.7 HIP 110384 4.35
2025-12-06 22:21:29.61 -32:35:32.3 18.829 3.26 30.4 HIP 110384 5.42
2025-12-07 22:21:32.73 -32:34:24.8 18.846 3.26 30.4 HIP 110384 6.57