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C/2018 X2 (Fitzsimmons)

Basic Information of C/2018 X2 (Fitzsimmons)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.125889
Eccentricity 0.986143
Inclination (deg) 23.069300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 340.829900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 162.050400
Epoch 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1900.233857

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-07-08T12:56:09.600
Period (years) 1900.233857

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 19:03:35.49 -41:25:25.0 17.851 7.49 68.0 HIP 93641 6.02
2025-11-22 19:03:50.30 -41:24:17.5 17.867 7.56 68.4 HIP 93641 3.53
2025-11-23 19:04:05.29 -41:23:10.5 17.883 7.63 68.8 HIP 93641 2.56
2025-11-24 19:04:20.46 -41:22:04.1 17.899 7.70 69.2 HIP 93641 4.36
2025-11-25 19:04:35.81 -41:20:58.3 17.915 7.77 69.5 HIP 93641 7.09
2025-11-26 19:04:51.32 -41:19:53.1 17.931 7.84 69.9 HIP 93641 10.05
2025-11-27 19:05:07.01 -41:18:48.4 17.946 7.91 70.3 HIP 93641 13.11
2025-11-28 19:05:22.86 -41:17:44.3 17.962 7.97 70.6 HIP 93641 16.21
2025-11-29 19:05:38.86 -41:16:40.9 17.977 8.03 71.0 HIP 93641 19.36
2025-11-30 19:05:55.03 -41:15:38.0 17.991 8.09 71.3 HIP 93641 22.54
2025-12-01 19:06:11.34 -41:14:35.8 18.006 8.15 71.7 HIP 93641 25.75
2025-12-02 19:06:27.80 -41:13:34.2 18.020 8.21 72.0 HIP 93641 28.98
2025-12-03 19:06:44.40 -41:12:33.2 18.034 8.26 72.3 HIP 94086 28.18
2025-12-04 19:07:01.14 -41:11:32.9 18.048 8.32 72.6 HIP 94086 25.21
2025-12-05 19:07:18.01 -41:10:33.3 18.062 8.37 72.9 HIP 94086 22.31
2025-12-06 19:07:35.01 -41:09:34.3 18.075 8.42 73.2 HIP 94086 19.52
2025-12-07 19:07:52.14 -41:08:35.9 18.088 8.42 73.2 HIP 94086 16.90