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C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring)

Basic Information of C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.906801
Eccentricity 0.999867
Inclination (deg) 71.764000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 50.346500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 259.852900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 53465, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 17330263.353088

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2003-04-04T23:52:30.720
Period (years) 17330263.353088

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 03:16:08.65 +40:18:47.2 37.124 3.90 258.9 HIP 15282 15.71
2025-11-22 03:16:00.63 +40:18:29.2 37.128 3.89 258.5 HIP 15282 17.09
2025-11-23 03:15:52.63 +40:18:10.6 37.133 3.88 258.1 HIP 15282 18.49
2025-11-24 03:15:44.65 +40:17:51.5 37.137 3.88 257.7 HIP 15282 19.92
2025-11-25 03:15:36.71 +40:17:31.7 37.142 3.87 257.3 HIP 15065 19.79
2025-11-26 03:15:28.80 +40:17:11.4 37.148 3.86 257.0 HIP 15065 18.34
2025-11-27 03:15:20.92 +40:16:50.5 37.153 3.84 256.6 HIP 15065 16.89
2025-11-28 03:15:13.08 +40:16:29.0 37.159 3.83 256.2 HIP 15065 15.47
2025-11-29 03:15:05.28 +40:16:07.0 37.165 3.82 255.8 HIP 15065 14.08
2025-11-30 03:14:57.52 +40:15:44.5 37.172 3.80 255.4 HIP 15065 12.72
2025-12-01 03:14:49.80 +40:15:21.5 37.178 3.79 255.0 HIP 15065 11.39
2025-12-02 03:14:42.14 +40:14:57.9 37.185 3.77 254.6 HIP 15065 10.13
2025-12-03 03:14:34.52 +40:14:33.9 37.192 3.75 254.2 HIP 15065 8.94
2025-12-04 03:14:26.96 +40:14:09.4 37.200 3.73 253.8 HIP 15065 7.85
2025-12-05 03:14:19.45 +40:13:44.4 37.208 3.71 253.4 HIP 15065 6.92
2025-12-06 03:14:12.00 +40:13:19.0 37.216 3.69 253.0 HIP 15065 6.21
2025-12-07 03:14:04.61 +40:12:53.1 37.224 3.69 253.0 HIP 15065 5.79