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C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2003 S3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.086986
Eccentricity 0.999266
Inclination (deg) 151.487900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 226.190600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 154.054900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1156474.196204

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-04-02T04:02:55.680
Period (years) 1156474.196204

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 21:00:57.22 -46:04:19.1 38.853 2.11 19.7 HIP 103661 28.27
2025-11-22 21:00:58.85 -46:03:31.5 38.871 2.13 21.2 HIP 103661 27.60
2025-11-23 21:01:00.63 -46:02:43.8 38.888 2.16 22.6 HIP 103661 26.94
2025-11-24 21:01:02.54 -46:01:56.0 38.905 2.18 24.0 HIP 103661 26.30
2025-11-25 21:01:04.59 -46:01:08.1 38.922 2.21 25.4 HIP 103661 25.68
2025-11-26 21:01:06.78 -46:00:20.1 38.939 2.24 26.8 HIP 103661 25.08
2025-11-27 21:01:09.10 -45:59:32.1 38.956 2.27 28.1 HIP 103661 24.51
2025-11-28 21:01:11.56 -45:58:44.1 38.972 2.30 29.3 HIP 103661 23.97
2025-11-29 21:01:14.15 -45:57:56.0 38.989 2.33 30.6 HIP 103661 23.46
2025-11-30 21:01:16.87 -45:57:07.9 39.005 2.36 31.8 HIP 103661 22.99
2025-12-01 21:01:19.73 -45:56:19.9 39.021 2.38 32.9 HIP 103661 22.56
2025-12-02 21:01:22.71 -45:55:31.8 39.037 2.41 34.0 HIP 103661 22.18
2025-12-03 21:01:25.81 -45:54:43.8 39.053 2.44 35.1 HIP 103661 21.84
2025-12-04 21:01:29.05 -45:53:55.9 39.069 2.47 36.2 HIP 103661 21.56
2025-12-05 21:01:32.40 -45:53:08.0 39.085 2.50 37.2 HIP 103661 21.33
2025-12-06 21:01:35.88 -45:52:20.1 39.100 2.53 38.2 HIP 103661 21.16
2025-12-07 21:01:39.49 -45:51:32.4 39.115 2.53 38.2 HIP 103661 21.06