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C/2016 C2 (NEOWISE)

Basic Information of C/2016 C2 (NEOWISE)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.577300
Eccentricity 0.975749
Inclination (deg) 37.927500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 24.423500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 214.642100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 524.538026

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-04-16T10:20:12.480
Period (years) 524.538026

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 01:40:04.11 +15:07:58.7 22.023 5.37 249.3 HIP 7762 7.75
2025-11-22 01:39:55.78 +15:07:13.0 22.036 5.31 249.2 HIP 7762 8.19
2025-11-23 01:39:47.56 +15:06:27.7 22.050 5.24 249.1 HIP 7762 9.11
2025-11-24 01:39:39.46 +15:05:42.8 22.064 5.16 249.0 HIP 7762 10.38
2025-11-25 01:39:31.47 +15:04:58.3 22.078 5.09 248.9 HIP 7762 11.86
2025-11-26 01:39:23.60 +15:04:14.3 22.093 5.02 248.8 HIP 7762 13.48
2025-11-27 01:39:15.85 +15:03:30.8 22.107 4.94 248.7 HIP 7762 15.17
2025-11-28 01:39:08.22 +15:02:47.8 22.122 4.86 248.6 HIP 7762 16.90
2025-11-29 01:39:00.73 +15:02:05.2 22.137 4.78 248.5 HIP 7762 18.66
2025-11-30 01:38:53.36 +15:01:23.2 22.153 4.70 248.4 HIP 7762 20.42
2025-12-01 01:38:46.12 +15:00:41.7 22.168 4.62 248.3 HIP 7762 22.17
2025-12-02 01:38:39.01 +15:00:00.8 22.184 4.53 248.2 HIP 7762 23.92
2025-12-03 01:38:32.04 +14:59:20.5 22.200 4.45 248.1 HIP 7762 25.65
2025-12-04 01:38:25.21 +14:58:40.7 22.217 4.36 248.0 HIP 7762 27.35
2025-12-05 01:38:18.52 +14:58:01.5 22.233 4.27 247.9 HIP 7508 28.09
2025-12-06 01:38:11.97 +14:57:23.0 22.250 4.18 247.8 HIP 7508 27.25
2025-12-07 01:38:05.56 +14:56:45.1 22.267 4.18 247.8 HIP 7508 26.51