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C/2020 X4 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2020 X4 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.222944
Eccentricity 0.871176
Inclination (deg) 80.666000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 161.970200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.273000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-S45, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 258.153421

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-11-15T07:14:26.880
Period (years) 258.153421

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 02:21:13.62 -58:45:14.4 12.169 8.26 284.8 HIP 10790 33.14
2025-11-22 02:20:49.00 -58:44:23.6 12.181 8.22 286.4 HIP 10790 32.30
2025-11-23 02:20:24.68 -58:43:27.8 12.193 8.19 287.9 HIP 10790 31.87
2025-11-24 02:20:00.67 -58:42:27.2 12.205 8.16 289.5 HIP 10790 31.86
2025-11-25 02:19:37.00 -58:41:21.8 12.216 8.13 291.1 HIP 10790 32.27
2025-11-26 02:19:13.67 -58:40:11.5 12.228 8.10 292.6 HIP 10790 33.08
2025-11-27 02:18:50.68 -58:38:56.6 12.240 8.07 294.2 HIP 10790 34.25
2025-11-28 02:18:28.06 -58:37:37.0 12.252 8.05 295.8 HIP 10790 35.74
2025-11-29 02:18:05.82 -58:36:12.8 12.264 8.02 297.4 HIP 10790 37.52
2025-11-30 02:17:43.95 -58:34:44.1 12.276 8.00 299.0 HIP 10790 39.54
2025-12-01 02:17:22.48 -58:33:10.9 12.288 7.99 300.6 HIP 10790 41.76
2025-12-02 02:17:01.41 -58:31:33.3 12.300 7.97 302.2 HIP 10739 43.42
2025-12-03 02:16:40.75 -58:29:51.3 12.312 7.96 303.8 HIP 10739 42.46
2025-12-04 02:16:20.52 -58:28:05.1 12.324 7.95 305.3 HIP 10739 41.65
2025-12-05 02:16:00.70 -58:26:14.7 12.337 7.94 306.9 HIP 10739 40.98
2025-12-06 02:15:41.33 -58:24:20.2 12.349 7.93 308.5 HIP 10739 40.46
2025-12-07 02:15:22.39 -58:22:21.5 12.361 7.93 308.5 HIP 10210 38.42