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C/2020 T2 (Palomar)

Basic Information of C/2020 T2 (Palomar)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.050304
Eccentricity 0.992279
Inclination (deg) 27.841200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 83.019900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 150.324900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-TD3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4327.300549

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-07-10T14:41:34.080
Period (years) 4327.300549

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 01:06:42.52 -23:37:23.3 12.624 6.84 289.1 HIP 5137 12.64
2025-11-22 01:06:31.24 -23:36:29.6 12.642 6.74 290.5 HIP 5137 9.97
2025-11-23 01:06:20.20 -23:35:33.0 12.661 6.65 291.9 HIP 5137 7.40
2025-11-24 01:06:09.43 -23:34:33.5 12.680 6.55 293.3 HIP 5137 5.04
2025-11-25 01:05:58.93 -23:33:31.3 12.698 6.46 294.8 HIP 5137 3.26
2025-11-26 01:05:48.69 -23:32:26.3 12.717 6.37 296.3 HIP 5137 3.15
2025-11-27 01:05:38.72 -23:31:18.5 12.737 6.28 297.9 HIP 5137 4.76
2025-11-28 01:05:29.03 -23:30:08.0 12.756 6.20 299.5 HIP 5137 6.95
2025-11-29 01:05:19.62 -23:28:54.9 12.775 6.11 301.1 HIP 5137 9.30
2025-11-30 01:05:10.49 -23:27:39.1 12.795 6.03 302.8 HIP 5137 11.68
2025-12-01 01:05:01.64 -23:26:20.6 12.815 5.96 304.5 HIP 5137 14.06
2025-12-02 01:04:53.08 -23:24:59.6 12.834 5.89 306.3 HIP 5137 16.43
2025-12-03 01:04:44.80 -23:23:36.0 12.854 5.82 308.0 HIP 5137 18.78
2025-12-04 01:04:36.82 -23:22:10.0 12.874 5.75 309.9 HIP 5137 21.11
2025-12-05 01:04:29.12 -23:20:41.4 12.894 5.69 311.7 HIP 4925 20.22
2025-12-06 01:04:21.72 -23:19:10.5 12.915 5.64 313.7 HIP 4925 18.00
2025-12-07 01:04:14.62 -23:17:37.1 12.935 5.64 313.7 HIP 4925 15.85