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P/2008 O3 (Boattini)

Basic Information of P/2008 O3 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.492390
Eccentricity 0.696558
Inclination (deg) 32.317700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 47.610400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 341.135800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 23.540217

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-12-19T12:44:55.680
Period (years) 23.540217

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 15:19:04.39 -21:14:01.1 12.520 13.72 109.9 HIP 74965 20.30
2025-11-22 15:19:26.55 -21:15:52.8 12.515 13.71 109.9 HIP 74965 18.88
2025-11-23 15:19:48.70 -21:17:44.6 12.511 13.70 109.9 HIP 74965 19.00
2025-11-24 15:20:10.82 -21:19:36.3 12.506 13.68 109.9 HIP 74965 20.63
2025-11-25 15:20:32.91 -21:21:28.0 12.500 13.66 109.9 HIP 74965 23.44
2025-11-26 15:20:54.97 -21:23:19.7 12.495 13.63 110.0 HIP 74965 27.07
2025-11-27 15:21:16.99 -21:25:11.2 12.489 13.60 110.0 HIP 74965 31.23
2025-11-28 15:21:38.97 -21:27:02.7 12.483 13.57 110.0 HIP 74965 35.72
2025-11-29 15:22:00.90 -21:28:54.1 12.477 13.54 110.0 HIP 74965 40.44
2025-11-30 15:22:22.77 -21:30:45.3 12.470 13.50 110.1 HIP 74965 45.30
2025-12-01 15:22:44.59 -21:32:36.4 12.463 13.47 110.1 HIP 75462 43.05
2025-12-02 15:23:06.35 -21:34:27.4 12.456 13.43 110.1 HIP 75504 38.14
2025-12-03 15:23:28.04 -21:36:18.2 12.449 13.38 110.2 HIP 75504 32.95
2025-12-04 15:23:49.66 -21:38:08.9 12.441 13.34 110.2 HIP 75504 27.85
2025-12-05 15:24:11.21 -21:39:59.4 12.433 13.29 110.2 HIP 75504 22.87
2025-12-06 15:24:32.68 -21:41:49.7 12.425 13.24 110.3 HIP 75504 18.11
2025-12-07 15:24:54.07 -21:43:39.7 12.416 13.24 110.3 HIP 75504 13.78