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C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.889031
Eccentricity 0.896729
Inclination (deg) 43.214100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 270.672800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 83.946000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 78.233193

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-11-30T08:39:50.400
Period (years) 78.233193

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 09:29:06.75 -27:22:04.9 27.012 3.75 189.7 HIP 46582 13.06
2025-11-22 09:29:05.61 -27:23:33.5 27.001 3.73 191.2 HIP 46582 14.12
2025-11-23 09:29:04.30 -27:25:01.4 26.990 3.72 192.7 HIP 46582 15.28
2025-11-24 09:29:02.83 -27:26:28.6 26.979 3.71 194.2 HIP 46582 16.50
2025-11-25 09:29:01.19 -27:27:54.9 26.967 3.70 195.6 HIP 46582 17.79
2025-11-26 09:28:59.39 -27:29:20.5 26.956 3.69 197.1 HIP 46582 19.11
2025-11-27 09:28:57.43 -27:30:45.2 26.945 3.69 198.6 HIP 46541 18.88
2025-11-28 09:28:55.30 -27:32:09.1 26.933 3.68 200.1 HIP 46541 17.81
2025-11-29 09:28:53.01 -27:33:32.0 26.922 3.68 201.7 HIP 46541 16.83
2025-11-30 09:28:50.56 -27:34:54.1 26.911 3.68 203.2 HIP 46541 15.96
2025-12-01 09:28:47.95 -27:36:15.2 26.900 3.68 204.7 HIP 46541 15.22
2025-12-02 09:28:45.18 -27:37:35.4 26.888 3.68 206.2 HIP 46541 14.62
2025-12-03 09:28:42.25 -27:38:54.6 26.877 3.68 207.7 HIP 46541 14.20
2025-12-04 09:28:39.16 -27:40:12.7 26.866 3.68 209.2 HIP 46541 13.95
2025-12-05 09:28:35.91 -27:41:29.9 26.855 3.69 210.7 HIP 46541 13.89
2025-12-06 09:28:32.50 -27:42:46.0 26.844 3.70 212.2 HIP 46541 14.03
2025-12-07 09:28:28.94 -27:44:01.0 26.833 3.70 212.2 HIP 46541 14.35