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C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.407142
Eccentricity 0.996940
Inclination (deg) 11.332600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 223.438600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 281.925200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9861.086064

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-08-24T18:47:57.120
Period (years) 9861.086064

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 19:39:31.60 -10:40:45.5 23.818 4.20 92.8 HIP 96646 22.16
2025-11-22 19:39:38.43 -10:40:50.4 23.837 4.28 92.4 HIP 96646 22.94
2025-11-23 19:39:45.38 -10:40:54.6 23.856 4.35 92.0 HIP 96646 23.82
2025-11-24 19:39:52.47 -10:40:58.2 23.874 4.43 91.6 HIP 96646 24.79
2025-11-25 19:39:59.68 -10:41:01.1 23.892 4.51 91.2 HIP 96646 25.86
2025-11-26 19:40:07.02 -10:41:03.4 23.910 4.58 90.8 HIP 96646 27.01
2025-11-27 19:40:14.47 -10:41:05.0 23.928 4.65 90.5 HIP 96841 27.37
2025-11-28 19:40:22.05 -10:41:05.9 23.946 4.73 90.1 HIP 96841 26.55
2025-11-29 19:40:29.75 -10:41:06.2 23.964 4.80 89.8 HIP 96841 25.84
2025-11-30 19:40:37.56 -10:41:05.8 23.981 4.87 89.5 HIP 96841 25.26
2025-12-01 19:40:45.48 -10:41:04.8 23.998 4.93 89.2 HIP 96841 24.81
2025-12-02 19:40:53.51 -10:41:03.1 24.015 5.00 88.9 HIP 96841 24.52
2025-12-03 19:41:01.66 -10:41:00.7 24.032 5.07 88.6 HIP 96841 24.39
2025-12-04 19:41:09.90 -10:40:57.7 24.049 5.13 88.3 HIP 96841 24.44
2025-12-05 19:41:18.25 -10:40:54.0 24.065 5.19 88.0 HIP 96841 24.67
2025-12-06 19:41:26.71 -10:40:49.7 24.081 5.26 87.7 HIP 96841 25.08
2025-12-07 19:41:35.26 -10:40:44.7 24.097 5.26 87.7 HIP 97030 23.65