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C/2022 K1 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2022 K1 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.983975
Eccentricity 1.000551
Inclination (deg) 41.977000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 136.369900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 142.506200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-ST7, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-12-16T10:01:12.000

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 02:07:30.53 -31:45:10.8 10.767 8.46 283.0 HIP 10015 18.36
2025-11-22 02:07:15.02 -31:44:25.1 10.781 8.38 284.4 HIP 10015 21.65
2025-11-23 02:06:59.74 -31:43:35.1 10.796 8.31 285.8 HIP 9957 24.41
2025-11-24 02:06:44.71 -31:42:40.9 10.811 8.23 287.2 HIP 9957 27.16
2025-11-25 02:06:29.92 -31:41:42.5 10.827 8.16 288.6 HIP 9957 30.04
2025-11-26 02:06:15.38 -31:40:39.9 10.842 8.09 290.1 HIP 9650 29.31
2025-11-27 02:06:01.10 -31:39:33.2 10.858 8.02 291.6 HIP 9650 26.10
2025-11-28 02:05:47.10 -31:38:22.4 10.873 7.95 293.1 HIP 9650 22.94
2025-11-29 02:05:33.36 -31:37:07.5 10.889 7.88 294.6 HIP 9650 19.84
2025-11-30 02:05:19.90 -31:35:48.7 10.905 7.82 296.2 HIP 9650 16.82
2025-12-01 02:05:06.73 -31:34:25.9 10.921 7.75 297.7 HIP 9650 13.92
2025-12-02 02:04:53.85 -31:32:59.3 10.938 7.69 299.3 HIP 9650 11.19
2025-12-03 02:04:41.26 -31:31:28.8 10.954 7.64 301.0 HIP 9650 8.81
2025-12-04 02:04:28.97 -31:29:54.5 10.971 7.58 302.6 HIP 9650 7.07
2025-12-05 02:04:16.99 -31:28:16.4 10.987 7.53 304.2 HIP 9650 6.49
2025-12-06 02:04:05.31 -31:26:34.7 11.004 7.48 305.9 HIP 9650 7.33
2025-12-07 02:03:53.95 -31:24:49.3 11.021 7.48 305.9 HIP 9650 9.18