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C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of C/2016 Q4 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.124845
Eccentricity 0.582174
Inclination (deg) 7.236300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 271.277000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 100.029800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-J95, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 70.415771

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-01-31T14:38:41.280
Period (years) 70.415771

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 08:21:08.04 +15:46:21.7 13.468 2.51 262.1 HIP 41015 24.46
2025-11-22 08:21:03.90 +15:46:13.4 13.455 2.68 263.5 HIP 41015 25.01
2025-11-23 08:20:59.48 +15:46:06.1 13.443 2.85 264.8 HIP 41015 25.65
2025-11-24 08:20:54.76 +15:46:00.0 13.430 3.01 266.0 HIP 41015 26.38
2025-11-25 08:20:49.76 +15:45:54.9 13.418 3.18 267.0 HIP 41015 27.20
2025-11-26 08:20:44.48 +15:45:50.8 13.406 3.35 267.9 HIP 41015 28.11
2025-11-27 08:20:38.92 +15:45:47.9 13.394 3.51 268.7 HIP 40835 29.05
2025-11-28 08:20:33.08 +15:45:46.0 13.383 3.68 269.4 HIP 40835 28.68
2025-11-29 08:20:26.97 +15:45:45.1 13.371 3.84 270.1 HIP 40835 28.33
2025-11-30 08:20:20.58 +15:45:45.3 13.360 4.00 270.7 HIP 40754 27.63
2025-12-01 08:20:13.92 +15:45:46.5 13.349 4.16 271.3 HIP 40754 26.64
2025-12-02 08:20:07.00 +15:45:48.8 13.338 4.32 271.8 HIP 40754 25.67
2025-12-03 08:19:59.82 +15:45:52.1 13.327 4.48 272.3 HIP 40754 24.72
2025-12-04 08:19:52.37 +15:45:56.4 13.316 4.64 272.7 HIP 40754 23.81
2025-12-05 08:19:44.67 +15:46:01.7 13.306 4.79 273.2 HIP 40675 22.36
2025-12-06 08:19:36.71 +15:46:08.0 13.296 4.95 273.5 HIP 40675 20.54
2025-12-07 08:19:28.50 +15:46:15.3 13.285 4.95 273.5 HIP 40675 18.68