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C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.574113
Eccentricity 0.993393
Inclination (deg) 32.383700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 158.790600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 135.298800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3677.455263

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-07-07T14:38:32.640
Period (years) 3677.455263

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 06:32:21.23 -06:08:31.1 47.765 2.50 251.6 HIP 31167 16.40
2025-11-22 06:32:17.41 -06:08:50.1 47.759 2.53 252.3 HIP 31167 16.77
2025-11-23 06:32:13.53 -06:09:08.5 47.752 2.55 253.0 HIP 31167 17.18
2025-11-24 06:32:09.61 -06:09:26.4 47.746 2.58 253.7 HIP 31167 17.64
2025-11-25 06:32:05.63 -06:09:43.7 47.741 2.60 254.4 HIP 31167 18.13
2025-11-26 06:32:01.59 -06:10:00.4 47.735 2.62 255.1 HIP 31167 18.67
2025-11-27 06:31:57.51 -06:10:16.6 47.730 2.65 255.8 HIP 31167 19.24
2025-11-28 06:31:53.39 -06:10:32.2 47.725 2.67 256.4 HIP 31167 19.84
2025-11-29 06:31:49.21 -06:10:47.2 47.720 2.69 257.1 HIP 31167 20.48
2025-11-30 06:31:44.99 -06:11:01.6 47.715 2.71 257.7 HIP 31167 21.15
2025-12-01 06:31:40.72 -06:11:15.4 47.711 2.73 258.4 HIP 31167 21.85
2025-12-02 06:31:36.42 -06:11:28.7 47.707 2.75 259.0 HIP 31167 22.57
2025-12-03 06:31:32.07 -06:11:41.3 47.703 2.77 259.6 HIP 30993 23.20
2025-12-04 06:31:27.68 -06:11:53.3 47.699 2.79 260.2 HIP 30993 22.22
2025-12-05 06:31:23.26 -06:12:04.8 47.696 2.81 260.8 HIP 30993 21.25
2025-12-06 06:31:18.79 -06:12:15.6 47.692 2.83 261.4 HIP 30993 20.29
2025-12-07 06:31:14.29 -06:12:25.8 47.689 2.83 261.4 HIP 30993 19.36