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C/2017 E2 (Tsuchinshan)

Basic Information of C/2017 E2 (Tsuchinshan)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.348636
Eccentricity 0.891340
Inclination (deg) 79.034100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 11.414100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 89.134400
Epoch 2116-02-18T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 100.489114

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-08-18T12:59:22.948
Period (years) 100.489114

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 11:26:59.51 -62:38:50.1 21.340 7.33 164.0 HIP 55854 10.41
2025-11-22 11:27:06.54 -62:41:39.2 21.339 7.32 164.9 HIP 55854 7.77
2025-11-23 11:27:13.22 -62:44:28.7 21.338 7.31 165.7 HIP 55854 5.41
2025-11-24 11:27:19.56 -62:47:18.8 21.337 7.31 166.5 HIP 55854 3.86
2025-11-25 11:27:25.54 -62:50:09.4 21.335 7.30 167.3 HIP 55949 4.03
2025-11-26 11:27:31.16 -62:53:00.3 21.334 7.29 168.1 HIP 55949 5.54
2025-11-27 11:27:36.43 -62:55:51.6 21.332 7.29 169.0 HIP 55949 7.90
2025-11-28 11:27:41.33 -62:58:43.3 21.331 7.28 169.8 HIP 55949 10.56
2025-11-29 11:27:45.87 -63:01:35.2 21.329 7.27 170.7 HIP 55949 13.34
2025-11-30 11:27:50.04 -63:04:27.3 21.327 7.26 171.5 HIP 55949 16.17
2025-12-01 11:27:53.83 -63:07:19.7 21.325 7.25 172.4 HIP 55949 19.02
2025-12-02 11:27:57.25 -63:10:12.2 21.323 7.24 173.2 HIP 55949 21.89
2025-12-03 11:28:00.29 -63:13:04.8 21.320 7.23 174.1 HIP 56050 21.83
2025-12-04 11:28:02.95 -63:15:57.5 21.318 7.23 174.9 HIP 56050 19.07
2025-12-05 11:28:05.22 -63:18:50.2 21.316 7.22 175.8 HIP 56050 16.38
2025-12-06 11:28:07.11 -63:21:42.9 21.313 7.21 176.7 HIP 56050 13.80
2025-12-07 11:28:08.60 -63:24:35.6 21.310 7.21 176.7 HIP 56050 11.40