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C/2003 W1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2003 W1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.617301
Eccentricity 0.935119
Inclination (deg) 78.032100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 256.556500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 112.915600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 124.454321

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-11-15T13:08:15.360
Period (years) 124.454321

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 08:54:18.49 -68:46:24.2 34.262 4.40 195.5 HIP 43563 11.10
2025-11-22 08:54:13.28 -68:48:05.9 34.262 4.39 196.5 HIP 43563 11.14
2025-11-23 08:54:07.75 -68:49:46.9 34.261 4.39 197.5 HIP 43563 11.42
2025-11-24 08:54:01.90 -68:51:27.3 34.261 4.38 198.5 HIP 43563 11.92
2025-11-25 08:53:55.73 -68:53:07.0 34.260 4.38 199.5 HIP 43563 12.63
2025-11-26 08:53:49.24 -68:54:46.0 34.259 4.37 200.5 HIP 43617 13.12
2025-11-27 08:53:42.44 -68:56:24.3 34.259 4.36 201.5 HIP 43617 11.38
2025-11-28 08:53:35.32 -68:58:01.7 34.258 4.36 202.5 HIP 43617 9.63
2025-11-29 08:53:27.88 -68:59:38.3 34.257 4.35 203.5 HIP 43617 7.89
2025-11-30 08:53:20.13 -69:01:14.1 34.256 4.35 204.5 HIP 43617 6.16
2025-12-01 08:53:12.07 -69:02:49.0 34.255 4.34 205.5 HIP 43617 4.45
2025-12-02 08:53:03.70 -69:04:23.1 34.254 4.33 206.5 HIP 43617 2.78
2025-12-03 08:52:55.02 -69:05:56.1 34.253 4.33 207.5 HIP 43617 1.31
2025-12-04 08:52:46.04 -69:07:28.3 34.252 4.32 208.5 HIP 43617 1.34
2025-12-05 08:52:36.76 -69:08:59.4 34.251 4.32 209.6 HIP 43617 2.81
2025-12-06 08:52:27.17 -69:10:29.5 34.249 4.31 210.6 HIP 43617 4.48
2025-12-07 08:52:17.28 -69:11:58.6 34.248 4.31 210.6 HIP 43617 6.18