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C/1998 K3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 K3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.546758
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 160.206200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 307.957200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.841900
Epoch 1998-03-07T05:40:42.240
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-03-07T05:40:42.240

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 07:37:30.08 +15:56:05.2 47.612 2.05 271.1 HIP 37019 16.55
2025-11-22 07:37:26.66 +15:56:06.1 47.601 2.10 271.3 HIP 37019 15.84
2025-11-23 07:37:23.17 +15:56:07.3 47.591 2.14 271.6 HIP 37019 15.12
2025-11-24 07:37:19.61 +15:56:08.7 47.580 2.18 271.8 HIP 37019 14.41
2025-11-25 07:37:15.97 +15:56:10.4 47.570 2.23 272.1 HIP 37019 13.69
2025-11-26 07:37:12.27 +15:56:12.3 47.560 2.27 272.3 HIP 37019 12.98
2025-11-27 07:37:08.50 +15:56:14.5 47.551 2.31 272.5 HIP 37019 12.27
2025-11-28 07:37:04.66 +15:56:16.9 47.541 2.35 272.7 HIP 37019 11.58
2025-11-29 07:37:00.75 +15:56:19.5 47.532 2.39 272.9 HIP 37019 10.91
2025-11-30 07:36:56.77 +15:56:22.4 47.523 2.43 273.1 HIP 37019 10.27
2025-12-01 07:36:52.73 +15:56:25.5 47.514 2.47 273.3 HIP 37019 9.67
2025-12-02 07:36:48.63 +15:56:28.9 47.505 2.51 273.4 HIP 37019 9.13
2025-12-03 07:36:44.46 +15:56:32.5 47.497 2.54 273.6 HIP 37019 8.65
2025-12-04 07:36:40.24 +15:56:36.3 47.489 2.58 273.8 HIP 37019 8.26
2025-12-05 07:36:35.95 +15:56:40.4 47.481 2.62 273.9 HIP 37019 7.98
2025-12-06 07:36:31.61 +15:56:44.7 47.473 2.65 274.1 HIP 37019 7.82
2025-12-07 07:36:27.21 +15:56:49.2 47.466 2.65 274.1 HIP 37019 7.79