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C/2016 E2 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of C/2016 E2 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.067892
Eccentricity 1.000285
Inclination (deg) 135.946700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 187.064900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 322.160200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-02-07T14:01:49.440

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 02:55:39.61 +58:06:00.2 23.937 6.59 247.1 HIP 13668 6.58
2025-11-22 02:55:21.25 +58:04:58.5 23.942 6.59 246.4 HIP 13668 7.17
2025-11-23 02:55:02.98 +58:03:55.1 23.947 6.59 245.7 HIP 13668 8.55
2025-11-24 02:54:44.82 +58:02:50.0 23.952 6.59 245.1 HIP 13668 10.40
2025-11-25 02:54:26.78 +58:01:43.3 23.957 6.58 244.4 HIP 13668 12.53
2025-11-26 02:54:08.85 +58:00:34.9 23.963 6.58 243.7 HIP 13668 14.80
2025-11-27 02:53:51.04 +57:59:25.0 23.969 6.57 243.1 HIP 13668 17.16
2025-11-28 02:53:33.37 +57:58:13.5 23.975 6.56 242.4 HIP 13668 19.58
2025-11-29 02:53:15.83 +57:57:00.4 23.981 6.55 241.7 HIP 13290 18.42
2025-11-30 02:52:58.43 +57:55:45.9 23.988 6.54 241.1 HIP 13290 15.85
2025-12-01 02:52:41.19 +57:54:29.8 23.995 6.53 240.4 HIP 13290 13.31
2025-12-02 02:52:24.10 +57:53:12.3 24.002 6.52 239.7 HIP 13290 10.82
2025-12-03 02:52:07.17 +57:51:53.4 24.009 6.50 239.0 HIP 13290 8.43
2025-12-04 02:51:50.40 +57:50:33.0 24.017 6.49 238.4 HIP 13290 6.23
2025-12-05 02:51:33.80 +57:49:11.3 24.024 6.47 237.7 HIP 13290 4.51
2025-12-06 02:51:17.38 +57:47:48.2 24.032 6.45 237.0 HIP 13290 3.96
2025-12-07 02:51:01.14 +57:46:23.8 24.041 6.45 237.0 HIP 13290 4.95