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C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2023 X2 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.088549
Eccentricity 1.000034
Inclination (deg) 76.980500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.300900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 64.788800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-12-28T08:48:37.440

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 11:59:24.95 +84:54:19.9 4.718 36.83 60.4 HIP 59355 17.98
2025-11-22 12:09:15.88 +85:01:19.7 4.715 36.65 62.2 HIP 59355 3.83
2025-11-23 12:19:26.98 +85:07:53.3 4.712 36.46 64.0 HIP 59355 11.73
2025-11-24 12:29:57.87 +85:13:59.6 4.709 36.26 65.8 HIP 59355 26.18
2025-11-25 12:40:47.85 +85:19:37.2 4.706 36.06 67.8 HIP 62908 19.87
2025-11-26 12:51:55.96 +85:24:44.9 4.704 35.85 69.8 HIP 62908 17.10
2025-11-27 13:03:20.88 +85:29:21.6 4.702 35.64 71.9 HIP 62908 24.69
2025-11-28 13:15:00.99 +85:33:26.3 4.699 35.42 74.1 HIP 65572 22.14
2025-11-29 13:26:54.31 +85:36:58.1 4.697 35.19 76.3 HIP 65572 20.73
2025-11-30 13:38:58.57 +85:39:56.3 4.695 34.96 78.6 HIP 67437 12.56
2025-12-01 13:51:11.23 +85:42:20.6 4.694 34.73 80.9 HIP 67437 3.31
2025-12-02 14:03:29.54 +85:44:10.7 4.692 34.49 83.2 HIP 67437 15.86
2025-12-03 14:15:50.57 +85:45:26.7 4.691 34.25 85.5 HIP 71161 21.84
2025-12-04 14:28:11.36 +85:46:08.8 4.689 34.00 87.8 HIP 71161 11.57
2025-12-05 14:40:28.92 +85:46:17.7 4.688 33.74 90.2 HIP 71161 12.68
2025-12-06 14:52:40.34 +85:45:54.0 4.687 33.49 92.4 HIP 74034 16.79
2025-12-07 15:04:42.91 +85:44:58.8 4.687 33.49 92.4 HIP 74034 3.41