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C/2021 D2 (ZTF)

Basic Information of C/2021 D2 (ZTF)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.951228
Eccentricity 1.001397
Inclination (deg) 83.766400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 305.617600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 125.086600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-J29, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-02-03T11:40:16.320

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 08:16:12.83 -47:06:16.7 11.426 14.27 207.7 HIP 40594 16.71
2025-11-22 08:15:57.21 -47:11:20.0 11.424 14.27 208.7 HIP 40309 21.20
2025-11-23 08:15:41.07 -47:16:20.4 11.423 14.26 209.6 HIP 40309 18.76
2025-11-24 08:15:24.41 -47:21:17.8 11.421 14.26 210.6 HIP 40445 14.51
2025-11-25 08:15:07.24 -47:26:12.2 11.420 14.25 211.6 HIP 40445 10.27
2025-11-26 08:14:49.56 -47:31:03.4 11.419 14.24 212.6 HIP 40445 8.16
2025-11-27 08:14:31.38 -47:35:51.5 11.418 14.24 213.5 HIP 40445 9.71
2025-11-28 08:14:12.69 -47:40:36.2 11.416 14.23 214.5 HIP 40445 13.72
2025-11-29 08:13:53.51 -47:45:17.5 11.415 14.22 215.5 HIP 40445 18.67
2025-11-30 08:13:33.84 -47:49:55.3 11.414 14.21 216.5 HIP 40445 23.98
2025-12-01 08:13:13.67 -47:54:29.6 11.413 14.21 217.4 HIP 40445 29.45
2025-12-02 08:12:53.03 -47:59:00.2 11.412 14.20 218.4 HIP 40019 25.44
2025-12-03 08:12:31.90 -48:03:27.1 11.411 14.19 219.4 HIP 40027 21.34
2025-12-04 08:12:10.30 -48:07:50.2 11.410 14.19 220.4 HIP 40027 16.60
2025-12-05 08:11:48.24 -48:12:09.4 11.410 14.18 221.4 HIP 40137 12.34
2025-12-06 08:11:25.71 -48:16:24.6 11.409 14.17 222.4 HIP 40137 9.02
2025-12-07 08:11:02.73 -48:20:35.8 11.408 14.17 222.4 HIP 40077 7.25