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C/2016 T2 (Matheny)

Basic Information of C/2016 T2 (Matheny)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.895910
Eccentricity 0.981001
Inclination (deg) 81.439300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 339.199400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 92.064900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 996.851489

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-12-30T17:10:19.200
Period (years) 996.851489

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 09:46:15.48 -49:57:42.3 22.025 6.56 187.6 HIP 47969 4.27
2025-11-22 09:46:13.31 -50:00:18.4 22.021 6.55 188.7 HIP 47969 6.44
2025-11-23 09:46:10.85 -50:02:53.9 22.017 6.54 189.7 HIP 47969 8.87
2025-11-24 09:46:08.11 -50:05:28.7 22.014 6.54 190.7 HIP 47969 11.39
2025-11-25 09:46:05.09 -50:08:02.9 22.010 6.53 191.7 HIP 47824 13.72
2025-11-26 09:46:01.78 -50:10:36.3 22.006 6.52 192.7 HIP 47824 14.85
2025-11-27 09:45:58.19 -50:13:08.8 22.002 6.51 193.8 HIP 47989 13.28
2025-11-28 09:45:54.31 -50:15:40.6 21.998 6.50 194.8 HIP 47989 11.93
2025-11-29 09:45:50.16 -50:18:11.5 21.994 6.49 195.8 HIP 47989 11.09
2025-11-30 09:45:45.72 -50:20:41.4 21.990 6.49 196.9 HIP 47989 10.87
2025-12-01 09:45:41.00 -50:23:10.3 21.986 6.48 197.9 HIP 47989 11.31
2025-12-02 09:45:35.99 -50:25:38.3 21.982 6.47 199.0 HIP 47989 12.33
2025-12-03 09:45:30.71 -50:28:05.2 21.978 6.47 200.0 HIP 47989 13.80
2025-12-04 09:45:25.14 -50:30:31.0 21.974 6.46 201.1 HIP 47848 14.34
2025-12-05 09:45:19.30 -50:32:55.6 21.970 6.45 202.1 HIP 47848 11.82
2025-12-06 09:45:13.18 -50:35:19.1 21.965 6.45 203.2 HIP 47848 9.36
2025-12-07 09:45:06.77 -50:37:41.4 21.961 6.45 203.2 HIP 47848 7.02