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C/2002 B3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2002 B3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.052462
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 73.679600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 289.385600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 122.925100
Epoch 2002-01-14T09:57:44.640
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-01-14T09:57:44.640

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 08:28:17.81 -55:37:30.4 41.473 3.63 203.0 HIP 41408 20.30
2025-11-22 08:28:13.79 -55:38:50.6 41.470 3.63 204.0 HIP 41579 19.51
2025-11-23 08:28:09.60 -55:40:10.1 41.468 3.62 205.0 HIP 41579 18.34
2025-11-24 08:28:05.25 -55:41:28.9 41.466 3.62 206.0 HIP 41579 17.23
2025-11-25 08:28:00.74 -55:42:46.9 41.463 3.61 207.0 HIP 41579 16.18
2025-11-26 08:27:56.08 -55:44:04.1 41.461 3.61 208.1 HIP 41579 15.23
2025-11-27 08:27:51.25 -55:45:20.5 41.458 3.60 209.1 HIP 41579 14.38
2025-11-28 08:27:46.27 -55:46:36.1 41.456 3.60 210.1 HIP 41579 13.65
2025-11-29 08:27:41.13 -55:47:50.9 41.453 3.60 211.1 HIP 41579 13.06
2025-11-30 08:27:35.84 -55:49:04.7 41.451 3.59 212.1 HIP 41579 12.64
2025-12-01 08:27:30.40 -55:50:17.8 41.449 3.59 213.1 HIP 41579 12.39
2025-12-02 08:27:24.81 -55:51:29.8 41.446 3.58 214.2 HIP 41579 12.34
2025-12-03 08:27:19.07 -55:52:41.0 41.444 3.58 215.2 HIP 41579 12.47
2025-12-04 08:27:13.19 -55:53:51.2 41.441 3.58 216.2 HIP 41579 12.79
2025-12-05 08:27:07.16 -55:55:00.5 41.439 3.57 217.2 HIP 41557 13.07
2025-12-06 08:27:00.98 -55:56:08.8 41.436 3.57 218.3 HIP 41557 13.20
2025-12-07 08:26:54.67 -55:57:16.0 41.434 3.57 218.3 HIP 41557 13.51