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C/1998 U1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 U1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.944997
Eccentricity 0.994566
Inclination (deg) 156.541500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.087000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 124.506900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19560.978008

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-04-28T21:29:22.560
Period (years) 19560.978008

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 20:22:05.18 -43:19:55.2 47.760 1.83 40.7 HIP 100331 21.27
2025-11-22 20:22:07.80 -43:19:21.9 47.777 1.86 41.8 HIP 100331 22.00
2025-11-23 20:22:10.53 -43:18:48.5 47.793 1.89 42.8 HIP 100495 22.28
2025-11-24 20:22:13.35 -43:18:15.2 47.810 1.92 43.8 HIP 100495 21.61
2025-11-25 20:22:16.28 -43:17:42.0 47.826 1.95 44.8 HIP 100495 20.95
2025-11-26 20:22:19.31 -43:17:08.7 47.843 1.98 45.8 HIP 100495 20.28
2025-11-27 20:22:22.43 -43:16:35.5 47.859 2.01 46.7 HIP 100495 19.62
2025-11-28 20:22:25.65 -43:16:02.4 47.875 2.04 47.6 HIP 100495 18.97
2025-11-29 20:22:28.97 -43:15:29.3 47.890 2.07 48.5 HIP 100495 18.33
2025-11-30 20:22:32.38 -43:14:56.3 47.906 2.10 49.3 HIP 100495 17.71
2025-12-01 20:22:35.88 -43:14:23.4 47.921 2.13 50.1 HIP 100495 17.10
2025-12-02 20:22:39.48 -43:13:50.6 47.936 2.16 50.9 HIP 100495 16.52
2025-12-03 20:22:43.16 -43:13:17.9 47.952 2.19 51.7 HIP 100495 15.96
2025-12-04 20:22:46.93 -43:12:45.3 47.966 2.22 52.4 HIP 100495 15.43
2025-12-05 20:22:50.79 -43:12:12.9 47.981 2.25 53.2 HIP 100495 14.93
2025-12-06 20:22:54.73 -43:11:40.5 47.995 2.27 53.9 HIP 100495 14.48
2025-12-07 20:22:58.76 -43:11:08.3 48.010 2.27 53.9 HIP 100495 14.08