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C/2025 O2 (MAPS)

Basic Information of C/2025 O2 (MAPS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.288648
Eccentricity 0.999028
Inclination (deg) 134.543400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 332.311700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 280.248000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188414, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 114253.392910

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-05-23T17:14:03.840
Period (years) 114253.392910

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 22:19:17.12 -26:25:00.3 2.897 41.88 319.9 HIP 110269 15.49
2025-11-22 22:18:29.01 -26:12:10.9 2.923 40.87 321.1 HIP 110057 13.63
2025-11-23 22:17:43.35 -25:59:26.7 2.949 39.90 322.4 HIP 110057 14.82
2025-11-24 22:17:00.06 -25:46:47.8 2.975 38.97 323.6 HIP 109990 8.73
2025-11-25 22:16:19.06 -25:34:14.3 3.001 38.08 324.9 HIP 109868 16.75
2025-11-26 22:15:40.30 -25:21:46.3 3.027 37.22 326.2 HIP 109868 18.62
2025-11-27 22:15:03.69 -25:09:23.7 3.053 36.40 327.5 HIP 109884 10.54
2025-11-28 22:14:29.18 -24:57:06.6 3.079 35.62 328.8 HIP 109884 11.52
2025-11-29 22:13:56.69 -24:44:55.0 3.105 34.87 330.2 HIP 109768 7.50
2025-11-30 22:13:26.17 -24:32:49.0 3.131 34.15 331.5 HIP 109768 9.36
2025-12-01 22:12:57.55 -24:20:48.5 3.157 33.47 332.9 HIP 109768 22.19
2025-12-02 22:12:30.77 -24:08:53.4 3.183 32.83 334.2 HIP 109476 26.31
2025-12-03 22:12:05.77 -23:57:03.9 3.209 32.21 335.6 HIP 109476 20.09
2025-12-04 22:11:42.51 -23:45:19.8 3.234 31.63 337.0 HIP 109476 21.62
2025-12-05 22:11:20.92 -23:33:41.2 3.260 31.07 338.4 HIP 109375 26.31
2025-12-06 22:11:00.95 -23:22:07.8 3.286 30.55 339.8 HIP 109375 27.35
2025-12-07 22:10:42.56 -23:10:39.8 3.311 30.55 339.8 HIP 109375 33.46