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C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)

Basic Information of C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.971466
Eccentricity 0.995107
Inclination (deg) 118.787800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 9.613300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 104.618000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14965.572128

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-12-29T01:42:40.320
Period (years) 14965.572128

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 08:08:02.54 -37:54:52.6 33.952 3.93 219.1 HIP 39866 15.63
2025-11-22 08:07:57.52 -37:56:05.7 33.947 3.94 220.2 HIP 39866 17.16
2025-11-23 08:07:52.35 -37:57:17.9 33.941 3.95 221.4 HIP 39866 18.70
2025-11-24 08:07:47.05 -37:58:29.1 33.936 3.97 222.5 HIP 39866 20.25
2025-11-25 08:07:41.61 -37:59:39.3 33.930 3.98 223.6 HIP 39866 21.80
2025-11-26 08:07:36.05 -38:00:48.4 33.925 3.99 224.7 HIP 39866 23.35
2025-11-27 08:07:30.35 -38:01:56.6 33.919 4.00 225.8 HIP 39866 24.91
2025-11-28 08:07:24.52 -38:03:03.6 33.914 4.02 226.8 HIP 39866 26.47
2025-11-29 08:07:18.56 -38:04:09.6 33.909 4.03 227.9 HIP 39866 28.03
2025-11-30 08:07:12.47 -38:05:14.4 33.903 4.05 229.0 HIP 39967 29.44
2025-12-01 08:07:06.26 -38:06:18.1 33.898 4.06 230.1 HIP 39967 30.47
2025-12-02 08:06:59.93 -38:07:20.7 33.893 4.08 231.1 HIP 39967 31.58
2025-12-03 08:06:53.48 -38:08:22.0 33.888 4.09 232.2 HIP 39967 32.76
2025-12-04 08:06:46.90 -38:09:22.2 33.883 4.11 233.2 HIP 39967 34.00
2025-12-05 08:06:40.21 -38:10:21.2 33.878 4.12 234.3 HIP 39967 35.29
2025-12-06 08:06:33.40 -38:11:18.9 33.873 4.14 235.3 HIP 39967 36.64
2025-12-07 08:06:26.48 -38:12:15.4 33.869 4.14 235.3 HIP 39583 36.73