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C/2003 S4-A (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2003 S4-A (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.822803
Eccentricity 0.902226
Inclination (deg) 40.658400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 224.298100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 154.411200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 244.476885

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-06-04T10:00:11.520
Period (years) 244.476885

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 11:02:44.66 -28:25:38.8 35.164 2.98 153.9 HIP 54004 17.94
2025-11-22 11:02:47.04 -28:26:43.0 35.154 2.94 155.0 HIP 54004 16.83
2025-11-23 11:02:49.30 -28:27:46.9 35.144 2.90 156.1 HIP 54004 15.74
2025-11-24 11:02:51.44 -28:28:50.5 35.134 2.86 157.2 HIP 54004 14.67
2025-11-25 11:02:53.46 -28:29:53.8 35.123 2.83 158.3 HIP 54004 13.62
2025-11-26 11:02:55.36 -28:30:56.8 35.113 2.79 159.5 HIP 54004 12.58
2025-11-27 11:02:57.14 -28:31:59.5 35.102 2.75 160.7 HIP 54004 11.57
2025-11-28 11:02:58.80 -28:33:01.8 35.091 2.72 161.9 HIP 54004 10.58
2025-11-29 11:03:00.34 -28:34:03.8 35.080 2.68 163.2 HIP 54004 9.61
2025-11-30 11:03:01.75 -28:35:05.4 35.069 2.64 164.5 HIP 54004 8.67
2025-12-01 11:03:03.04 -28:36:06.5 35.058 2.61 165.8 HIP 54004 7.77
2025-12-02 11:03:04.21 -28:37:07.2 35.047 2.58 167.2 HIP 54004 6.90
2025-12-03 11:03:05.25 -28:38:07.5 35.036 2.54 168.6 HIP 54004 6.09
2025-12-04 11:03:06.17 -28:39:07.3 35.025 2.51 170.0 HIP 54004 5.34
2025-12-05 11:03:06.97 -28:40:06.7 35.013 2.48 171.5 HIP 54004 4.68
2025-12-06 11:03:07.64 -28:41:05.5 35.002 2.45 173.0 HIP 54004 4.15
2025-12-07 11:03:08.19 -28:42:03.9 34.990 2.45 173.0 HIP 54004 3.78