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C/1999 K3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1999 K3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.971395
Eccentricity 0.990689
Inclination (deg) 92.332200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 266.875200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 341.362600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3080.817596

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-02-25T04:58:56.640
Period (years) 3080.817596

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 05:58:05.90 +64:59:36.0 46.518 2.95 288.1 HIP 27984 22.17
2025-11-22 05:57:55.28 +64:59:58.0 46.515 2.97 287.3 HIP 27984 21.40
2025-11-23 05:57:44.54 +65:00:19.1 46.512 2.99 286.5 HIP 27984 20.66
2025-11-24 05:57:33.70 +65:00:39.3 46.509 3.00 285.7 HIP 27984 19.94
2025-11-25 05:57:22.75 +65:00:58.8 46.507 3.02 284.9 HIP 27984 19.25
2025-11-26 05:57:11.70 +65:01:17.3 46.504 3.03 284.1 HIP 27984 18.59
2025-11-27 05:57:00.55 +65:01:35.0 46.502 3.05 283.3 HIP 27984 17.98
2025-11-28 05:56:49.31 +65:01:51.9 46.500 3.06 282.6 HIP 27984 17.41
2025-11-29 05:56:37.98 +65:02:07.9 46.498 3.08 281.8 HIP 27984 16.90
2025-11-30 05:56:26.56 +65:02:23.0 46.496 3.09 281.1 HIP 27984 16.45
2025-12-01 05:56:15.07 +65:02:37.2 46.495 3.10 280.3 HIP 27984 16.06
2025-12-02 05:56:03.50 +65:02:50.5 46.494 3.11 279.6 HIP 27984 15.74
2025-12-03 05:55:51.85 +65:03:02.9 46.493 3.13 278.8 HIP 27984 15.50
2025-12-04 05:55:40.13 +65:03:14.4 46.492 3.14 278.1 HIP 27984 15.34
2025-12-05 05:55:28.35 +65:03:24.9 46.492 3.15 277.4 HIP 27984 15.27
2025-12-06 05:55:16.51 +65:03:34.6 46.492 3.16 276.6 HIP 27984 15.28
2025-12-07 05:55:04.60 +65:03:43.3 46.491 3.16 276.6 HIP 27984 15.39