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C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)

Basic Information of C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.804774
Eccentricity 0.999216
Inclination (deg) 140.583700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 220.000500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 341.047000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 110448.582036

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-06-24T11:35:13.920
Period (years) 110448.582036

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 04:56:18.53 +50:21:06.8 33.699 4.46 269.8 HIP 23020 26.72
2025-11-22 04:56:07.36 +50:21:06.4 33.698 4.48 269.3 HIP 23020 27.24
2025-11-23 04:55:56.14 +50:21:05.0 33.697 4.50 268.8 HIP 22755 26.45
2025-11-24 04:55:44.86 +50:21:02.7 33.697 4.52 268.3 HIP 22755 25.03
2025-11-25 04:55:33.55 +50:20:59.4 33.697 4.53 267.8 HIP 22755 23.68
2025-11-26 04:55:22.19 +50:20:55.2 33.697 4.55 267.3 HIP 22755 22.40
2025-11-27 04:55:10.79 +50:20:50.0 33.697 4.57 266.8 HIP 22755 21.19
2025-11-28 04:54:59.37 +50:20:43.9 33.698 4.58 266.3 HIP 22755 20.10
2025-11-29 04:54:47.91 +50:20:36.8 33.698 4.59 265.8 HIP 22755 19.12
2025-11-30 04:54:36.43 +50:20:28.7 33.700 4.60 265.3 HIP 22755 18.28
2025-12-01 04:54:24.92 +50:20:19.7 33.701 4.61 264.9 HIP 22755 17.61
2025-12-02 04:54:13.40 +50:20:09.8 33.703 4.62 264.4 HIP 22755 17.13
2025-12-03 04:54:01.87 +50:19:58.9 33.705 4.63 263.9 HIP 22755 16.85
2025-12-04 04:53:50.32 +50:19:47.0 33.707 4.64 263.4 HIP 22755 16.78
2025-12-05 04:53:38.77 +50:19:34.3 33.710 4.65 262.9 HIP 22755 16.94
2025-12-06 04:53:27.22 +50:19:20.5 33.712 4.65 262.5 HIP 22755 17.30
2025-12-07 04:53:15.66 +50:19:05.9 33.715 4.65 262.5 HIP 22696 16.82