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C/2020 R6 (Rankin)

Basic Information of C/2020 R6 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.131312
Eccentricity 0.991210
Inclination (deg) 82.811700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 12.177800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 272.004500
Epoch 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6723.667073

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-09-09T14:04:42.240
Period (years) 6723.667073

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 23:32:21.79 +43:38:43.6 15.740 7.17 212.2 HIP 116153 11.24
2025-11-22 23:32:13.34 +43:36:17.9 15.755 7.09 211.2 HIP 116153 13.22
2025-11-23 23:32:05.23 +43:33:52.4 15.770 7.01 210.2 HIP 116088 13.76
2025-11-24 23:31:57.45 +43:31:27.0 15.784 6.92 209.1 HIP 116088 10.96
2025-11-25 23:31:50.01 +43:29:01.8 15.799 6.84 208.1 HIP 116088 8.21
2025-11-26 23:31:42.91 +43:26:37.0 15.815 6.76 207.0 HIP 116088 5.51
2025-11-27 23:31:36.16 +43:24:12.5 15.830 6.67 205.9 HIP 116088 2.95
2025-11-28 23:31:29.74 +43:21:48.4 15.845 6.59 204.8 HIP 116088 1.31
2025-11-29 23:31:23.66 +43:19:24.9 15.861 6.51 203.7 HIP 116088 2.99
2025-11-30 23:31:17.93 +43:17:01.8 15.877 6.42 202.5 HIP 116088 5.46
2025-12-01 23:31:12.53 +43:14:39.4 15.893 6.34 201.3 HIP 116088 7.99
2025-12-02 23:31:07.47 +43:12:17.7 15.909 6.26 200.1 HIP 116088 10.51
2025-12-03 23:31:02.76 +43:09:56.7 15.925 6.18 198.9 HIP 116088 13.01
2025-12-04 23:30:58.38 +43:07:36.4 15.941 6.10 197.6 HIP 116088 15.48
2025-12-05 23:30:54.33 +43:05:17.0 15.958 6.02 196.3 HIP 116088 17.92
2025-12-06 23:30:50.63 +43:02:58.4 15.974 5.94 195.0 HIP 116088 20.32
2025-12-07 23:30:47.26 +43:00:40.8 15.991 5.94 195.0 HIP 116190 22.28