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C/1998 U5 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 U5 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.258399
Eccentricity 0.987701
Inclination (deg) 131.922300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.879800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 51.455300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1034.958283

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-12-08T07:21:30.240
Period (years) 1034.958283

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 14:01:49.42 -38:46:32.6 47.616 2.96 121.3 HIP 68489 29.34
2025-11-22 14:01:54.61 -38:47:09.4 47.615 2.94 121.7 HIP 68489 28.98
2025-11-23 14:01:59.75 -38:47:46.6 47.613 2.93 122.2 HIP 68489 28.65
2025-11-24 14:02:04.84 -38:48:24.1 47.611 2.92 122.7 HIP 68489 28.36
2025-11-25 14:02:09.88 -38:49:01.9 47.608 2.90 123.2 HIP 68489 28.11
2025-11-26 14:02:14.88 -38:49:40.0 47.606 2.89 123.6 HIP 68489 27.90
2025-11-27 14:02:19.81 -38:50:18.4 47.603 2.87 124.1 HIP 68489 27.72
2025-11-28 14:02:24.70 -38:50:57.0 47.599 2.85 124.6 HIP 68489 27.59
2025-11-29 14:02:29.53 -38:51:35.9 47.596 2.84 125.1 HIP 68489 27.49
2025-11-30 14:02:34.30 -38:52:15.1 47.592 2.82 125.6 HIP 68489 27.42
2025-12-01 14:02:39.01 -38:52:54.5 47.588 2.80 126.1 HIP 68489 27.40
2025-12-02 14:02:43.66 -38:53:34.1 47.584 2.78 126.6 HIP 68489 27.41
2025-12-03 14:02:48.25 -38:54:14.0 47.580 2.76 127.2 HIP 68489 27.45
2025-12-04 14:02:52.78 -38:54:54.0 47.575 2.74 127.7 HIP 68489 27.53
2025-12-05 14:02:57.25 -38:55:34.3 47.570 2.72 128.2 HIP 68489 27.64
2025-12-06 14:03:01.64 -38:56:14.7 47.565 2.70 128.8 HIP 68489 27.78
2025-12-07 14:03:05.98 -38:56:55.4 47.560 2.70 128.8 HIP 68489 27.96