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C/2020 A2 (Iwamoto)

Basic Information of C/2020 A2 (Iwamoto)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.974621
Eccentricity 0.999343
Inclination (deg) 120.648500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 286.314000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 68.107500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 57135.442191

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-01-08T13:19:29.280
Period (years) 57135.442191

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 05:41:13.32 -12:34:09.6 16.608 9.11 250.5 HIP 26831 17.96
2025-11-22 05:40:59.24 -12:35:22.4 16.608 9.14 251.2 HIP 26831 20.88
2025-11-23 05:40:45.05 -12:36:33.2 16.608 9.18 251.8 HIP 26724 22.79
2025-11-24 05:40:30.75 -12:37:41.9 16.608 9.21 252.4 HIP 26724 24.17
2025-11-25 05:40:16.34 -12:38:48.6 16.609 9.25 253.1 HIP 26565 21.55
2025-11-26 05:40:01.84 -12:39:53.2 16.610 9.28 253.7 HIP 26565 17.87
2025-11-27 05:39:47.24 -12:40:55.8 16.611 9.31 254.3 HIP 26565 14.18
2025-11-28 05:39:32.54 -12:41:56.2 16.612 9.33 254.9 HIP 26565 10.50
2025-11-29 05:39:17.77 -12:42:54.5 16.614 9.35 255.5 HIP 26565 6.88
2025-11-30 05:39:02.91 -12:43:50.7 16.615 9.38 256.1 HIP 26565 3.50
2025-12-01 05:38:47.98 -12:44:44.7 16.617 9.40 256.7 HIP 26565 2.32
2025-12-02 05:38:32.98 -12:45:36.6 16.620 9.41 257.3 HIP 26565 5.18
2025-12-03 05:38:17.92 -12:46:26.2 16.622 9.43 257.9 HIP 26565 8.77
2025-12-04 05:38:02.79 -12:47:13.7 16.625 9.44 258.5 HIP 26440 8.62
2025-12-05 05:37:47.61 -12:47:59.0 16.628 9.45 259.0 HIP 26440 6.79
2025-12-06 05:37:32.39 -12:48:42.1 16.631 9.46 259.6 HIP 26440 6.77
2025-12-07 05:37:17.11 -12:49:23.0 16.635 9.46 259.6 HIP 26440 8.59