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C/1998 M5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 M5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.726494
Eccentricity 0.995539
Inclination (deg) 82.476500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 334.098800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 100.974000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7613.761619

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-01-26T03:08:21.120
Period (years) 7613.761619

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 08:15:46.62 -66:08:34.4 48.194 3.18 208.1 HIP 40377 10.19
2025-11-22 08:15:40.69 -66:09:41.7 48.194 3.18 209.1 HIP 40377 8.96
2025-11-23 08:15:34.57 -66:10:48.4 48.195 3.18 210.1 HIP 40377 7.73
2025-11-24 08:15:28.25 -66:11:54.5 48.195 3.18 211.1 HIP 40377 6.52
2025-11-25 08:15:21.75 -66:12:59.8 48.195 3.18 212.0 HIP 40377 5.32
2025-11-26 08:15:15.05 -66:14:04.4 48.196 3.18 213.0 HIP 40377 4.16
2025-11-27 08:15:08.17 -66:15:08.3 48.196 3.18 214.0 HIP 40377 3.07
2025-11-28 08:15:01.11 -66:16:11.5 48.196 3.17 215.0 HIP 40377 2.16
2025-11-29 08:14:53.86 -66:17:13.9 48.196 3.17 216.0 HIP 40377 1.76
2025-11-30 08:14:46.43 -66:18:15.5 48.196 3.17 217.0 HIP 40377 2.16
2025-12-01 08:14:38.82 -66:19:16.2 48.196 3.17 218.0 HIP 40377 3.07
2025-12-02 08:14:31.03 -66:20:16.2 48.196 3.17 219.0 HIP 40377 4.15
2025-12-03 08:14:23.07 -66:21:15.3 48.196 3.17 220.0 HIP 40377 5.32
2025-12-04 08:14:14.93 -66:22:13.5 48.196 3.17 221.0 HIP 40377 6.51
2025-12-05 08:14:06.63 -66:23:10.9 48.196 3.17 222.0 HIP 40377 7.72
2025-12-06 08:13:58.15 -66:24:07.4 48.196 3.17 223.0 HIP 40204 7.70
2025-12-07 08:13:49.52 -66:25:02.9 48.196 3.17 223.0 HIP 40204 6.99