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C/2021 K2 (MASTER)

Basic Information of C/2021 K2 (MASTER)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.461275
Eccentricity 1.000231
Inclination (deg) 100.872100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 282.340600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 343.246500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-O01, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-09-09T01:29:51.360

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 17:02:58.18 +46:15:44.3 11.955 10.49 92.3 HIP 83517 15.54
2025-11-22 17:03:22.44 +46:15:33.9 11.960 10.54 91.3 HIP 83517 12.57
2025-11-23 17:03:46.82 +46:15:27.9 11.965 10.59 90.3 HIP 83517 10.54
2025-11-24 17:04:11.33 +46:15:26.2 11.970 10.64 89.4 HIP 83517 10.07
2025-11-25 17:04:35.94 +46:15:28.8 11.975 10.69 88.4 HIP 83623 10.42
2025-11-26 17:05:00.66 +46:15:35.8 11.980 10.74 87.4 HIP 83623 7.20
2025-11-27 17:05:25.49 +46:15:47.2 11.985 10.79 86.5 HIP 83623 5.56
2025-11-28 17:05:50.40 +46:16:03.0 11.989 10.83 85.5 HIP 83623 6.79
2025-11-29 17:06:15.40 +46:16:23.1 11.994 10.88 84.6 HIP 83623 9.90
2025-11-30 17:06:40.48 +46:16:47.7 11.998 10.93 83.6 HIP 83623 13.68
2025-12-01 17:07:05.64 +46:17:16.7 12.003 10.98 82.7 HIP 83623 17.71
2025-12-02 17:07:30.86 +46:17:50.1 12.007 11.03 81.7 HIP 83907 19.12
2025-12-03 17:07:56.14 +46:18:27.9 12.011 11.08 80.8 HIP 83907 15.59
2025-12-04 17:08:21.48 +46:19:10.2 12.015 11.13 79.9 HIP 83907 12.55
2025-12-05 17:08:46.86 +46:19:56.8 12.019 11.18 79.0 HIP 83907 10.47
2025-12-06 17:09:12.29 +46:20:47.9 12.023 11.23 78.1 HIP 83907 9.99
2025-12-07 17:09:37.76 +46:21:43.5 12.027 11.23 78.1 HIP 83907 11.34