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C/2001 K3 (Skiff)

Basic Information of C/2001 K3 (Skiff)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.091917
Eccentricity 0.998783
Inclination (deg) 52.154500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 289.752200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 3.673000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 128057.751893

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-04-26T01:48:00.000
Period (years) 128057.751893

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 06:17:35.10 +44:35:23.2 43.777 2.79 283.0 HIP 29824 10.58
2025-11-22 06:17:29.01 +44:35:38.2 43.771 2.82 282.5 HIP 29824 9.61
2025-11-23 06:17:22.83 +44:35:52.8 43.766 2.84 282.0 HIP 29824 8.68
2025-11-24 06:17:16.57 +44:36:07.0 43.761 2.87 281.5 HIP 29824 7.80
2025-11-25 06:17:10.25 +44:36:20.7 43.756 2.90 281.0 HIP 29824 6.99
2025-11-26 06:17:03.85 +44:36:34.0 43.752 2.93 280.5 HIP 29824 6.29
2025-11-27 06:16:57.38 +44:36:46.9 43.747 2.95 280.1 HIP 29824 5.74
2025-11-28 06:16:50.85 +44:36:59.3 43.743 2.98 279.6 HIP 29824 5.40
2025-11-29 06:16:44.25 +44:37:11.2 43.740 3.00 279.2 HIP 29824 5.32
2025-11-30 06:16:37.58 +44:37:22.7 43.736 3.03 278.7 HIP 29824 5.52
2025-12-01 06:16:30.86 +44:37:33.7 43.733 3.05 278.3 HIP 29824 5.96
2025-12-02 06:16:24.08 +44:37:44.2 43.730 3.07 277.8 HIP 29824 6.62
2025-12-03 06:16:17.24 +44:37:54.2 43.727 3.09 277.4 HIP 29824 7.43
2025-12-04 06:16:10.35 +44:38:03.8 43.725 3.11 277.0 HIP 29824 8.35
2025-12-05 06:16:03.41 +44:38:12.8 43.723 3.13 276.6 HIP 29824 9.36
2025-12-06 06:15:56.42 +44:38:21.4 43.721 3.15 276.1 HIP 29824 10.43
2025-12-07 06:15:49.39 +44:38:29.4 43.719 3.15 276.1 HIP 29824 11.55