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C/2021 X2 (Bok)

Basic Information of C/2021 X2 (Bok)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.995708
Eccentricity 1.000924
Inclination (deg) 137.161000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 228.823400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 193.314900
Epoch 2024-03-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-07-08T02:30:20.160

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 17:49:35.78 -53:13:15.8 11.194 10.41 65.1 HIP 87260 6.72
2025-11-22 17:50:01.00 -53:11:30.3 11.207 10.44 65.8 HIP 87260 8.19
2025-11-23 17:50:26.42 -53:09:47.3 11.221 10.47 66.4 HIP 87379 6.97
2025-11-24 17:50:52.03 -53:08:06.6 11.234 10.50 67.1 HIP 87379 2.87
2025-11-25 17:51:17.82 -53:06:28.4 11.247 10.53 67.8 HIP 87379 1.68
2025-11-26 17:51:43.77 -53:04:52.6 11.260 10.55 68.4 HIP 87379 5.73
2025-11-27 17:52:09.89 -53:03:19.2 11.273 10.58 69.0 HIP 87379 9.92
2025-11-28 17:52:36.17 -53:01:48.2 11.286 10.60 69.7 HIP 87379 14.13
2025-11-29 17:53:02.59 -53:00:19.6 11.298 10.62 70.3 HIP 87379 18.36
2025-11-30 17:53:29.15 -52:58:53.3 11.310 10.64 70.9 HIP 87461 21.58
2025-12-01 17:53:55.84 -52:57:29.5 11.322 10.65 71.5 HIP 87649 24.49
2025-12-02 17:54:22.65 -52:56:08.0 11.333 10.67 72.0 HIP 87649 23.07
2025-12-03 17:54:49.57 -52:54:48.9 11.344 10.68 72.6 HIP 87649 22.43
2025-12-04 17:55:16.60 -52:53:32.1 11.356 10.69 73.2 HIP 87649 22.64
2025-12-05 17:55:43.73 -52:52:17.7 11.366 10.70 73.8 HIP 87649 23.69
2025-12-06 17:56:10.96 -52:51:05.7 11.377 10.71 74.3 HIP 87649 25.46
2025-12-07 17:56:38.27 -52:49:56.0 11.387 10.71 74.3 HIP 87649 27.83