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C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.499289
Eccentricity 0.979507
Inclination (deg) 161.802600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 42.061300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 126.174800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2231.317683

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2007-09-02T17:28:19.200
Period (years) 2231.317683

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 08:39:59.11 -00:37:15.4 34.565 2.08 246.9 HIP 42473 8.33
2025-11-22 08:39:56.05 -00:37:35.0 34.553 2.13 248.3 HIP 42473 7.95
2025-11-23 08:39:52.87 -00:37:54.0 34.541 2.19 249.6 HIP 42473 7.62
2025-11-24 08:39:49.59 -00:38:12.3 34.529 2.24 250.8 HIP 42473 7.34
2025-11-25 08:39:46.20 -00:38:30.0 34.517 2.30 252.0 HIP 42473 7.15
2025-11-26 08:39:42.70 -00:38:47.1 34.505 2.36 253.1 HIP 42473 7.04
2025-11-27 08:39:39.09 -00:39:03.5 34.494 2.41 254.2 HIP 42473 7.03
2025-11-28 08:39:35.37 -00:39:19.3 34.482 2.47 255.2 HIP 42473 7.14
2025-11-29 08:39:31.55 -00:39:34.4 34.471 2.53 256.2 HIP 42473 7.36
2025-11-30 08:39:27.63 -00:39:48.9 34.459 2.58 257.1 HIP 42473 7.70
2025-12-01 08:39:23.60 -00:40:02.6 34.448 2.64 258.1 HIP 42422 7.08
2025-12-02 08:39:19.47 -00:40:15.8 34.437 2.70 258.9 HIP 42422 6.49
2025-12-03 08:39:15.24 -00:40:28.2 34.426 2.75 259.8 HIP 42422 5.99
2025-12-04 08:39:10.90 -00:40:39.9 34.415 2.81 260.6 HIP 42422 5.64
2025-12-05 08:39:06.47 -00:40:51.0 34.405 2.86 261.3 HIP 42422 5.48
2025-12-06 08:39:01.94 -00:41:01.4 34.394 2.92 262.1 HIP 42422 5.53
2025-12-07 08:38:57.31 -00:41:11.0 34.384 2.92 262.1 HIP 42422 5.81