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C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)

Basic Information of C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.118953
Eccentricity 1.000761
Inclination (deg) 166.045600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 38.550200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.162600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-L66, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-04-16T20:56:41.280

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 08:39:31.30 +03:48:07.0 27.525 2.70 257.4 HIP 42493 15.86
2025-11-22 08:39:27.08 +03:47:52.9 27.513 2.78 258.4 HIP 42493 15.91
2025-11-23 08:39:22.71 +03:47:39.4 27.501 2.86 259.3 HIP 42493 16.06
2025-11-24 08:39:18.21 +03:47:26.7 27.489 2.94 260.2 HIP 42493 16.31
2025-11-25 08:39:13.57 +03:47:14.8 27.478 3.02 261.1 HIP 42493 16.66
2025-11-26 08:39:08.80 +03:47:03.5 27.466 3.09 261.9 HIP 42493 17.12
2025-11-27 08:39:03.88 +03:46:53.1 27.455 3.17 262.7 HIP 42493 17.67
2025-11-28 08:38:58.84 +03:46:43.4 27.443 3.25 263.4 HIP 42493 18.33
2025-11-29 08:38:53.65 +03:46:34.4 27.432 3.33 264.1 HIP 42493 19.08
2025-11-30 08:38:48.34 +03:46:26.2 27.421 3.41 264.8 HIP 42493 19.91
2025-12-01 08:38:42.90 +03:46:18.8 27.410 3.49 265.5 HIP 42493 20.84
2025-12-02 08:38:37.32 +03:46:12.2 27.400 3.57 266.1 HIP 42493 21.84
2025-12-03 08:38:31.62 +03:46:06.3 27.389 3.64 266.7 HIP 42493 22.92
2025-12-04 08:38:25.79 +03:46:01.2 27.379 3.72 267.2 HIP 42493 24.07
2025-12-05 08:38:19.83 +03:45:56.9 27.368 3.80 267.8 HIP 42493 25.28
2025-12-06 08:38:13.75 +03:45:53.4 27.358 3.87 268.3 HIP 42493 26.55
2025-12-07 08:38:07.54 +03:45:50.7 27.348 3.87 268.3 HIP 42402 27.06