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C/2006 W3 (Christensen)

Basic Information of C/2006 W3 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.165269
Eccentricity 0.999700
Inclination (deg) 127.082700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 113.552700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 133.660600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1083762.337495

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-06-29T20:37:58.080
Period (years) 1083762.337495

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 10:52:45.59 -50:25:19.6 33.815 3.66 170.6 HIP 53230 11.46
2025-11-22 10:52:47.09 -50:26:46.1 33.811 3.64 171.6 HIP 53230 10.09
2025-11-23 10:52:48.42 -50:28:12.6 33.807 3.63 172.7 HIP 53230 8.76
2025-11-24 10:52:49.58 -50:29:39.1 33.802 3.62 173.8 HIP 53230 7.51
2025-11-25 10:52:50.56 -50:31:05.5 33.798 3.61 174.9 HIP 53230 6.37
2025-11-26 10:52:51.36 -50:32:31.8 33.794 3.60 176.0 HIP 53230 5.39
2025-11-27 10:52:51.99 -50:33:57.9 33.789 3.59 177.2 HIP 53230 4.70
2025-11-28 10:52:52.43 -50:35:23.9 33.784 3.58 178.3 HIP 53230 4.41
2025-11-29 10:52:52.70 -50:36:49.7 33.780 3.57 179.4 HIP 53230 4.60
2025-11-30 10:52:52.79 -50:38:15.2 33.775 3.56 180.6 HIP 53230 5.22
2025-12-01 10:52:52.70 -50:39:40.5 33.770 3.55 181.7 HIP 53242 5.60
2025-12-02 10:52:52.43 -50:41:05.6 33.765 3.54 182.9 HIP 53242 6.27
2025-12-03 10:52:51.98 -50:42:30.3 33.759 3.53 184.1 HIP 53242 7.19
2025-12-04 10:52:51.34 -50:43:54.8 33.754 3.52 185.2 HIP 53242 8.26
2025-12-05 10:52:50.53 -50:45:18.8 33.749 3.51 186.4 HIP 53242 9.44
2025-12-06 10:52:49.54 -50:46:42.5 33.743 3.50 187.6 HIP 53242 10.68
2025-12-07 10:52:48.36 -50:48:05.9 33.738 3.50 187.6 HIP 53242 11.96