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C/1979 M3 (Torres)

Basic Information of C/1979 M3 (Torres)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.761317
Eccentricity 1.001688
Inclination (deg) 92.357700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 293.140500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 10.389200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1979-07-21T16:46:24.960

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 08:05:56.34 +41:19:38.6 67.755 1.38 305.6 HIP 39593 10.10
2025-11-22 08:05:53.94 +41:19:57.9 67.744 1.41 304.8 HIP 39593 10.12
2025-11-23 08:05:51.48 +41:20:17.3 67.734 1.44 304.1 HIP 39593 10.16
2025-11-24 08:05:48.94 +41:20:36.6 67.724 1.46 303.3 HIP 39593 10.22
2025-11-25 08:05:46.33 +41:20:55.9 67.714 1.49 302.6 HIP 39593 10.32
2025-11-26 08:05:43.66 +41:21:15.1 67.704 1.52 301.9 HIP 39593 10.43
2025-11-27 08:05:40.91 +41:21:34.4 67.694 1.54 301.2 HIP 39593 10.58
2025-11-28 08:05:38.10 +41:21:53.5 67.685 1.57 300.6 HIP 39593 10.76
2025-11-29 08:05:35.23 +41:22:12.6 67.676 1.59 299.9 HIP 39593 10.96
2025-11-30 08:05:32.29 +41:22:31.7 67.667 1.62 299.3 HIP 39593 11.20
2025-12-01 08:05:29.29 +41:22:50.7 67.658 1.64 298.7 HIP 39593 11.46
2025-12-02 08:05:26.22 +41:23:09.6 67.649 1.66 298.1 HIP 39593 11.75
2025-12-03 08:05:23.09 +41:23:28.4 67.641 1.69 297.6 HIP 39593 12.07
2025-12-04 08:05:19.90 +41:23:47.2 67.632 1.71 297.0 HIP 39593 12.42
2025-12-05 08:05:16.65 +41:24:05.8 67.624 1.73 296.5 HIP 39593 12.79
2025-12-06 08:05:13.34 +41:24:24.3 67.616 1.76 295.9 HIP 39593 13.19
2025-12-07 08:05:09.97 +41:24:42.8 67.609 1.76 295.9 HIP 39593 13.61