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C/1999 J3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1999 J3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.958026
Eccentricity 0.999124
Inclination (deg) 102.027200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 228.694000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 161.676600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 36166.774986

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-09-15T02:59:42.720
Period (years) 36166.774986

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 14:52:15.51 -51:00:09.9 49.236 3.01 110.4 HIP 72729 0.77
2025-11-22 14:52:22.69 -51:00:35.0 49.238 3.01 110.9 HIP 72729 1.93
2025-11-23 14:52:29.85 -51:01:00.8 49.241 3.01 111.4 HIP 72729 3.12
2025-11-24 14:52:36.98 -51:01:27.2 49.243 3.00 111.9 HIP 72729 4.31
2025-11-25 14:52:44.07 -51:01:54.1 49.245 3.00 112.5 HIP 72729 5.51
2025-11-26 14:52:51.12 -51:02:21.6 49.247 2.99 113.0 HIP 72729 6.71
2025-11-27 14:52:58.14 -51:02:49.6 49.248 2.99 113.5 HIP 72729 7.90
2025-11-28 14:53:05.11 -51:03:18.3 49.249 2.98 114.1 HIP 72729 9.09
2025-11-29 14:53:12.04 -51:03:47.4 49.250 2.97 114.6 HIP 72877 8.43
2025-11-30 14:53:18.93 -51:04:17.1 49.251 2.97 115.1 HIP 72877 7.43
2025-12-01 14:53:25.77 -51:04:47.3 49.251 2.96 115.7 HIP 72877 6.50
2025-12-02 14:53:32.56 -51:05:18.1 49.252 2.95 116.2 HIP 72877 5.65
2025-12-03 14:53:39.31 -51:05:49.3 49.252 2.94 116.7 HIP 72877 4.93
2025-12-04 14:53:46.00 -51:06:21.1 49.251 2.93 117.3 HIP 72877 4.41
2025-12-05 14:53:52.64 -51:06:53.3 49.251 2.92 117.8 HIP 72877 4.15
2025-12-06 14:53:59.22 -51:07:26.0 49.250 2.91 118.4 HIP 72877 4.20
2025-12-07 14:54:05.74 -51:07:59.2 49.249 2.91 118.4 HIP 72877 4.55