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C/1998 M3 (Larsen)

Basic Information of C/1998 M3 (Larsen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.804865
Eccentricity 1.000255
Inclination (deg) 113.349000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 255.524000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 20.921700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-07-19T06:55:09.120

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 05:32:30.01 +42:39:27.2 45.092 3.13 271.5 HIP 25960 14.66
2025-11-22 05:32:23.21 +42:39:29.2 45.089 3.15 271.1 HIP 25960 14.56
2025-11-23 05:32:16.35 +42:39:30.6 45.086 3.18 270.8 HIP 25960 14.56
2025-11-24 05:32:09.44 +42:39:31.6 45.083 3.20 270.4 HIP 25960 14.67
2025-11-25 05:32:02.48 +42:39:32.1 45.080 3.22 270.0 HIP 25960 14.88
2025-11-26 05:31:55.48 +42:39:32.1 45.077 3.24 269.7 HIP 25960 15.18
2025-11-27 05:31:48.44 +42:39:31.7 45.075 3.26 269.3 HIP 25960 15.59
2025-11-28 05:31:41.35 +42:39:30.7 45.073 3.27 269.0 HIP 25960 16.08
2025-11-29 05:31:34.23 +42:39:29.3 45.071 3.29 268.6 HIP 25960 16.66
2025-11-30 05:31:27.07 +42:39:27.4 45.070 3.31 268.3 HIP 25960 17.32
2025-12-01 05:31:19.88 +42:39:25.0 45.069 3.32 267.9 HIP 25960 18.04
2025-12-02 05:31:12.65 +42:39:22.1 45.068 3.34 267.6 HIP 25960 18.83
2025-12-03 05:31:05.39 +42:39:18.7 45.068 3.35 267.2 HIP 25960 19.68
2025-12-04 05:30:58.11 +42:39:14.8 45.067 3.36 266.9 HIP 25960 20.57
2025-12-05 05:30:50.81 +42:39:10.4 45.067 3.38 266.6 HIP 25960 21.51
2025-12-06 05:30:43.48 +42:39:05.6 45.068 3.39 266.2 HIP 25960 22.49
2025-12-07 05:30:36.13 +42:39:00.2 45.068 3.39 266.2 HIP 25960 23.51