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C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.795991
Eccentricity 0.998999
Inclination (deg) 149.377500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 83.437400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 151.472600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22423.898543

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2000-07-28T14:44:26.880
Period (years) 22423.898543

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 08:04:37.54 -00:42:14.0 46.988 1.78 249.7 HIP 39547 18.60
2025-11-22 08:04:34.86 -00:42:28.8 46.976 1.82 250.8 HIP 39547 18.51
2025-11-23 08:04:32.11 -00:42:43.2 46.965 1.86 251.8 HIP 39547 18.45
2025-11-24 08:04:29.28 -00:42:57.1 46.954 1.90 252.8 HIP 39547 18.44
2025-11-25 08:04:26.38 -00:43:10.5 46.944 1.94 253.8 HIP 39547 18.47
2025-11-26 08:04:23.41 -00:43:23.5 46.933 1.98 254.7 HIP 39547 18.55
2025-11-27 08:04:20.36 -00:43:36.0 46.922 2.01 255.6 HIP 39547 18.68
2025-11-28 08:04:17.24 -00:43:48.0 46.912 2.05 256.5 HIP 39547 18.85
2025-11-29 08:04:14.04 -00:43:59.5 46.902 2.09 257.3 HIP 39547 19.07
2025-11-30 08:04:10.78 -00:44:10.6 46.892 2.13 258.1 HIP 39547 19.34
2025-12-01 08:04:07.45 -00:44:21.1 46.882 2.17 258.9 HIP 39547 19.66
2025-12-02 08:04:04.05 -00:44:31.1 46.872 2.20 259.6 HIP 39547 20.02
2025-12-03 08:04:00.58 -00:44:40.6 46.863 2.24 260.3 HIP 39547 20.44
2025-12-04 08:03:57.05 -00:44:49.6 46.853 2.28 261.0 HIP 39547 20.90
2025-12-05 08:03:53.45 -00:44:58.2 46.844 2.31 261.7 HIP 39547 21.40
2025-12-06 08:03:49.79 -00:45:06.1 46.835 2.35 262.4 HIP 39547 21.95
2025-12-07 08:03:46.07 -00:45:13.6 46.826 2.35 262.4 HIP 39547 22.54