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C/2017 D2 (Barros)

Basic Information of C/2017 D2 (Barros)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.504739
Eccentricity 0.999862
Inclination (deg) 31.252700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 330.980800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 334.685400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2445260.246342

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-07-13T23:34:39.360
Period (years) 2445260.246342

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 06:02:10.32 +52:49:11.5 20.185 5.90 286.1 HIP 28752 28.77
2025-11-22 06:01:55.30 +52:49:50.8 20.183 5.95 285.4 HIP 28752 30.82
2025-11-23 06:01:40.10 +52:50:28.6 20.180 6.00 284.7 HIP 28303 32.75
2025-11-24 06:01:24.71 +52:51:05.0 20.178 6.05 283.9 HIP 28303 31.39
2025-11-25 06:01:09.15 +52:51:39.9 20.176 6.10 283.2 HIP 28303 30.13
2025-11-26 06:00:53.42 +52:52:13.4 20.174 6.14 282.6 HIP 28303 28.99
2025-11-27 06:00:37.53 +52:52:45.4 20.173 6.18 281.9 HIP 28303 27.98
2025-11-28 06:00:21.49 +52:53:15.8 20.172 6.22 281.2 HIP 28303 27.12
2025-11-29 06:00:05.30 +52:53:44.7 20.171 6.26 280.5 HIP 28303 26.44
2025-11-30 05:59:48.96 +52:54:12.1 20.170 6.30 279.9 HIP 28303 25.95
2025-12-01 05:59:32.49 +52:54:38.0 20.169 6.34 279.2 HIP 28303 25.67
2025-12-02 05:59:15.89 +52:55:02.2 20.169 6.37 278.6 HIP 28303 25.61
2025-12-03 05:58:59.17 +52:55:24.9 20.169 6.40 277.9 HIP 28303 25.78
2025-12-04 05:58:42.34 +52:55:46.0 20.169 6.43 277.3 HIP 28303 26.17
2025-12-05 05:58:25.40 +52:56:05.5 20.170 6.46 276.6 HIP 28034 24.86
2025-12-06 05:58:08.35 +52:56:23.3 20.171 6.49 276.0 HIP 28034 22.27
2025-12-07 05:57:51.21 +52:56:39.6 20.172 6.49 276.0 HIP 28034 19.68