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C/2002 A3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 A3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.108668
Eccentricity 0.967798
Inclination (deg) 48.516000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 136.632900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 328.994000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1998.192163

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-04-16T05:56:41.280
Period (years) 1998.192163

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 17:12:53.13 +21:02:37.0 41.006 3.87 107.5 HIP 84187 15.31
2025-11-22 17:12:59.46 +21:02:09.1 41.012 3.88 106.8 HIP 84187 15.39
2025-11-23 17:13:05.81 +21:01:42.1 41.019 3.88 106.2 HIP 84187 15.64
2025-11-24 17:13:12.20 +21:01:16.2 41.025 3.89 105.5 HIP 84187 16.06
2025-11-25 17:13:18.62 +21:00:51.1 41.031 3.89 104.9 HIP 84187 16.63
2025-11-26 17:13:25.07 +21:00:27.1 41.037 3.90 104.2 HIP 84187 17.34
2025-11-27 17:13:31.55 +21:00:04.1 41.042 3.90 103.6 HIP 84187 18.17
2025-11-28 17:13:38.05 +20:59:42.1 41.047 3.91 103.0 HIP 84187 19.10
2025-11-29 17:13:44.57 +20:59:21.0 41.053 3.91 102.3 HIP 84187 20.13
2025-11-30 17:13:51.11 +20:59:01.0 41.057 3.91 101.7 HIP 84187 21.24
2025-12-01 17:13:57.68 +20:58:42.0 41.062 3.91 101.0 HIP 84187 22.41
2025-12-02 17:14:04.26 +20:58:24.0 41.067 3.91 100.4 HIP 84187 23.64
2025-12-03 17:14:10.86 +20:58:07.0 41.071 3.92 99.8 HIP 84187 24.92
2025-12-04 17:14:17.47 +20:57:51.1 41.075 3.92 99.1 HIP 84187 26.24
2025-12-05 17:14:24.09 +20:57:36.1 41.079 3.92 98.5 HIP 84187 27.59
2025-12-06 17:14:30.73 +20:57:22.2 41.082 3.92 97.9 HIP 84187 28.98
2025-12-07 17:14:37.38 +20:57:09.3 41.086 3.92 97.9 HIP 84187 30.39