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C/2008 J1 (Boattini)

Basic Information of C/2008 J1 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.710391
Eccentricity 0.989583
Inclination (deg) 61.740200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 273.542800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 67.873900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2103.919446

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-07-19T16:42:23.040
Period (years) 2103.919446

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 07:36:27.73 -17:02:04.7 34.763 3.20 231.5 HIP 37001 9.81
2025-11-22 07:36:23.54 -17:02:52.5 34.755 3.23 232.7 HIP 37001 8.80
2025-11-23 07:36:19.25 -17:03:39.5 34.747 3.25 233.8 HIP 37001 7.89
2025-11-24 07:36:14.85 -17:04:25.6 34.739 3.28 234.9 HIP 37001 7.11
2025-11-25 07:36:10.36 -17:05:10.8 34.731 3.31 236.0 HIP 37001 6.52
2025-11-26 07:36:05.77 -17:05:55.1 34.724 3.33 237.1 HIP 37001 6.18
2025-11-27 07:36:01.09 -17:06:38.5 34.716 3.36 238.2 HIP 37001 6.14
2025-11-28 07:35:56.31 -17:07:21.0 34.709 3.39 239.3 HIP 37001 6.41
2025-11-29 07:35:51.43 -17:08:02.5 34.702 3.41 240.3 HIP 37001 6.96
2025-11-30 07:35:46.47 -17:08:43.1 34.695 3.44 241.3 HIP 37001 7.74
2025-12-01 07:35:41.42 -17:09:22.7 34.688 3.47 242.3 HIP 37001 8.69
2025-12-02 07:35:36.28 -17:10:01.4 34.681 3.49 243.3 HIP 37001 9.76
2025-12-03 07:35:31.05 -17:10:39.1 34.675 3.52 244.3 HIP 36881 9.45
2025-12-04 07:35:25.74 -17:11:15.8 34.668 3.55 245.2 HIP 36881 8.60
2025-12-05 07:35:20.35 -17:11:51.5 34.662 3.57 246.1 HIP 36881 7.89
2025-12-06 07:35:14.88 -17:12:26.1 34.656 3.60 247.1 HIP 36881 7.35
2025-12-07 07:35:09.32 -17:12:59.8 34.650 3.60 247.1 HIP 36881 7.05