planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

C/2002 G3 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/2002 G3 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.079423
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 46.887900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 158.866300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 355.925600
Epoch 2002-04-16T16:47:25.440
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-04-16T16:47:25.440

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 22:05:09.27 -04:53:20.2 46.099 0.39 169.9 HIP 108972 9.03
2025-11-22 22:05:09.38 -04:53:29.4 46.120 0.38 161.5 HIP 108972 9.10
2025-11-23 22:05:09.58 -04:53:38.2 46.141 0.39 153.1 HIP 108972 9.20
2025-11-24 22:05:09.86 -04:53:46.4 46.162 0.40 144.9 HIP 108972 9.31
2025-11-25 22:05:10.23 -04:53:54.2 46.183 0.41 137.3 HIP 108972 9.45
2025-11-26 22:05:10.68 -04:54:01.5 46.204 0.44 130.4 HIP 108972 9.60
2025-11-27 22:05:11.21 -04:54:08.3 46.225 0.47 124.3 HIP 108972 9.76
2025-11-28 22:05:11.83 -04:54:14.6 46.246 0.50 119.0 HIP 108972 9.94
2025-11-29 22:05:12.53 -04:54:20.4 46.266 0.54 114.4 HIP 108972 10.14
2025-11-30 22:05:13.32 -04:54:25.7 46.287 0.58 110.4 HIP 108972 10.36
2025-12-01 22:05:14.19 -04:54:30.6 46.308 0.62 107.0 HIP 108972 10.59
2025-12-02 22:05:15.14 -04:54:34.9 46.329 0.66 104.0 HIP 108972 10.84
2025-12-03 22:05:16.17 -04:54:38.8 46.349 0.71 101.4 HIP 108972 11.10
2025-12-04 22:05:17.29 -04:54:42.1 46.370 0.76 99.1 HIP 108972 11.38
2025-12-05 22:05:18.49 -04:54:45.0 46.391 0.80 97.1 HIP 108972 11.67
2025-12-06 22:05:19.77 -04:54:47.4 46.411 0.85 95.3 HIP 108972 11.98
2025-12-07 22:05:21.12 -04:54:49.2 46.432 0.85 95.3 HIP 108972 12.31