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C/2002 X3 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/2002 X3 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005246
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 141.669400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 13.323600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 87.851200
Epoch 2002-12-04T13:39:38.880
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-12-04T13:39:38.880

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 07:00:55.65 -16:18:37.7 44.870 2.71 242.1 HIP 33676 17.86
2025-11-22 07:00:51.66 -16:19:08.1 44.863 2.73 243.1 HIP 33676 17.18
2025-11-23 07:00:47.60 -16:19:37.7 44.857 2.75 244.0 HIP 33676 16.52
2025-11-24 07:00:43.47 -16:20:06.6 44.850 2.78 245.0 HIP 33676 15.88
2025-11-25 07:00:39.28 -16:20:34.8 44.844 2.80 245.9 HIP 33676 15.28
2025-11-26 07:00:35.02 -16:21:02.3 44.838 2.82 246.8 HIP 33676 14.72
2025-11-27 07:00:30.70 -16:21:29.0 44.832 2.84 247.6 HIP 33676 14.21
2025-11-28 07:00:26.31 -16:21:55.0 44.827 2.87 248.5 HIP 33676 13.74
2025-11-29 07:00:21.87 -16:22:20.2 44.821 2.89 249.4 HIP 33676 13.35
2025-11-30 07:00:17.36 -16:22:44.6 44.816 2.91 250.2 HIP 33676 13.02
2025-12-01 07:00:12.80 -16:23:08.3 44.811 2.93 251.0 HIP 33676 12.77
2025-12-02 07:00:08.18 -16:23:31.1 44.806 2.95 251.8 HIP 33676 12.60
2025-12-03 07:00:03.50 -16:23:53.2 44.801 2.97 252.6 HIP 33676 12.53
2025-12-04 06:59:58.78 -16:24:14.4 44.797 2.99 253.4 HIP 33676 12.55
2025-12-05 06:59:54.00 -16:24:34.9 44.792 3.01 254.2 HIP 33676 12.67
2025-12-06 06:59:49.16 -16:24:54.5 44.788 3.03 255.0 HIP 33676 12.88
2025-12-07 06:59:44.28 -16:25:13.4 44.784 3.03 255.0 HIP 33676 13.19