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C/2015 X2 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2015 X2 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.921828
Eccentricity 0.877722
Inclination (deg) 72.180200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 101.069800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 42.302800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 62.308785

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-12-16T14:17:48.480
Period (years) 62.308785

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 19:17:37.92 -41:12:25.8 20.094 5.58 71.5 HIP 94668 21.18
2025-11-22 19:17:49.16 -41:11:43.2 20.108 5.65 71.9 HIP 94668 23.05
2025-11-23 19:18:00.58 -41:11:01.0 20.123 5.73 72.3 HIP 94668 25.02
2025-11-24 19:18:12.18 -41:10:19.2 20.137 5.81 72.7 HIP 94989 24.38
2025-11-25 19:18:23.97 -41:09:37.8 20.151 5.88 73.1 HIP 94989 23.40
2025-11-26 19:18:35.92 -41:08:56.8 20.165 5.95 73.5 HIP 94989 22.60
2025-11-27 19:18:48.05 -41:08:16.2 20.179 6.02 73.9 HIP 94980 21.59
2025-11-28 19:19:00.34 -41:07:36.0 20.192 6.09 74.3 HIP 94980 20.03
2025-11-29 19:19:12.79 -41:06:56.3 20.206 6.16 74.6 HIP 94980 18.66
2025-11-30 19:19:25.41 -41:06:17.1 20.219 6.23 75.0 HIP 94980 17.53
2025-12-01 19:19:38.17 -41:05:38.3 20.231 6.29 75.3 HIP 94980 16.70
2025-12-02 19:19:51.09 -41:05:00.1 20.244 6.36 75.7 HIP 94980 16.22
2025-12-03 19:20:04.16 -41:04:22.3 20.256 6.42 76.0 HIP 94980 16.15
2025-12-04 19:20:17.38 -41:03:45.0 20.269 6.48 76.3 HIP 94980 16.49
2025-12-05 19:20:30.73 -41:03:08.2 20.281 6.54 76.7 HIP 94980 17.24
2025-12-06 19:20:44.22 -41:02:32.0 20.292 6.59 77.0 HIP 95220 18.31
2025-12-07 19:20:57.85 -41:01:56.2 20.304 6.59 77.0 HIP 95220 15.73