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C/1998 M6 (Montani)

Basic Information of C/1998 M6 (Montani)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.031802
Eccentricity 0.996777
Inclination (deg) 91.763400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 306.523000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 9.232400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 80961.800372

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-10-04T12:55:43.680
Period (years) 80961.800372

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 09:38:21.38 +49:49:25.8 45.070 1.89 343.6 HIP 47305 2.66
2025-11-22 09:38:20.06 +49:50:09.3 45.059 1.92 342.2 HIP 47305 1.99
2025-11-23 09:38:18.60 +49:50:53.1 45.049 1.95 340.7 HIP 47305 1.42
2025-11-24 09:38:17.01 +49:51:37.2 45.039 1.97 339.3 HIP 47305 1.14
2025-11-25 09:38:15.28 +49:52:21.5 45.029 2.00 338.0 HIP 47305 1.35
2025-11-26 09:38:13.41 +49:53:06.0 45.019 2.03 336.6 HIP 47305 1.92
2025-11-27 09:38:11.41 +49:53:50.8 45.010 2.06 335.3 HIP 47305 2.63
2025-11-28 09:38:09.27 +49:54:35.8 45.000 2.09 334.1 HIP 47305 3.41
2025-11-29 09:38:07.00 +49:55:20.9 44.991 2.12 332.9 HIP 47305 4.22
2025-11-30 09:38:04.60 +49:56:06.2 44.981 2.15 331.7 HIP 47305 5.05
2025-12-01 09:38:02.06 +49:56:51.6 44.972 2.18 330.5 HIP 47305 5.90
2025-12-02 09:37:59.39 +49:57:37.2 44.963 2.21 329.4 HIP 47305 6.77
2025-12-03 09:37:56.58 +49:58:22.9 44.954 2.24 328.3 HIP 47305 7.65
2025-12-04 09:37:53.64 +49:59:08.7 44.945 2.27 327.2 HIP 47305 8.55
2025-12-05 09:37:50.58 +49:59:54.5 44.936 2.30 326.1 HIP 47305 9.46
2025-12-06 09:37:47.38 +50:00:40.4 44.927 2.34 325.1 HIP 47305 10.38
2025-12-07 09:37:44.05 +50:01:26.4 44.919 2.34 325.1 HIP 47305 11.32