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C/1998 W3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1998 W3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.853912
Eccentricity 0.999183
Inclination (deg) 128.993500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 124.052400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 6.879600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 457935.975253

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-10-07T13:05:31.200
Period (years) 457935.975253

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 21:12:11.01 +08:25:57.7 46.409 1.45 152.1 HIP 104663 20.82
2025-11-22 21:12:12.11 +08:25:26.9 46.429 1.45 149.9 HIP 104663 21.36
2025-11-23 21:12:13.29 +08:24:56.7 46.448 1.46 147.7 HIP 104663 21.90
2025-11-24 21:12:14.55 +08:24:27.0 46.467 1.47 145.6 HIP 104663 22.44
2025-11-25 21:12:15.90 +08:23:57.9 46.486 1.48 143.5 HIP 104663 22.97
2025-11-26 21:12:17.32 +08:23:29.3 46.505 1.50 141.4 HIP 104663 23.50
2025-11-27 21:12:18.83 +08:23:01.2 46.524 1.51 139.4 HIP 104663 24.02
2025-11-28 21:12:20.42 +08:22:33.7 46.543 1.53 137.4 HIP 104663 24.55
2025-11-29 21:12:22.09 +08:22:06.7 46.562 1.54 135.5 HIP 104663 25.07
2025-11-30 21:12:23.84 +08:21:40.3 46.581 1.56 133.6 HIP 104663 25.59
2025-12-01 21:12:25.67 +08:21:14.5 46.600 1.58 131.8 HIP 104663 26.11
2025-12-02 21:12:27.58 +08:20:49.2 46.619 1.60 130.0 HIP 104663 26.63
2025-12-03 21:12:29.56 +08:20:24.5 46.638 1.62 128.3 HIP 104663 27.15
2025-12-04 21:12:31.62 +08:20:00.4 46.656 1.64 126.6 HIP 104818 27.48
2025-12-05 21:12:33.75 +08:19:36.9 46.675 1.67 125.0 HIP 104818 26.83
2025-12-06 21:12:35.96 +08:19:14.0 46.693 1.69 123.4 HIP 104818 26.17
2025-12-07 21:12:38.24 +08:18:51.6 46.711 1.69 123.4 HIP 104818 25.49