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C/2008 S3 (Boattini)

Basic Information of C/2008 S3 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.057945
Eccentricity 1.001773
Inclination (deg) 162.745400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 55.018300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.197600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 95207, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-06-08T16:20:21.120

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 17:13:03.86 -15:55:13.8 28.486 4.28 100.2 HIP 84269 23.02
2025-11-22 17:13:10.86 -15:55:32.0 28.495 4.30 100.0 HIP 84351 22.03
2025-11-23 17:13:17.92 -15:55:49.8 28.505 4.33 99.8 HIP 84351 20.35
2025-11-24 17:13:25.01 -15:56:07.5 28.514 4.35 99.6 HIP 84351 18.66
2025-11-25 17:13:32.15 -15:56:24.9 28.522 4.37 99.4 HIP 84351 16.98
2025-11-26 17:13:39.33 -15:56:42.1 28.531 4.39 99.3 HIP 84351 15.29
2025-11-27 17:13:46.54 -15:56:59.1 28.539 4.41 99.1 HIP 84351 13.61
2025-11-28 17:13:53.79 -15:57:15.8 28.547 4.43 98.9 HIP 84351 11.95
2025-11-29 17:14:01.07 -15:57:32.3 28.554 4.44 98.8 HIP 84351 10.31
2025-11-30 17:14:08.38 -15:57:48.5 28.562 4.46 98.6 HIP 84351 8.72
2025-12-01 17:14:15.71 -15:58:04.5 28.569 4.47 98.4 HIP 84351 7.20
2025-12-02 17:14:23.07 -15:58:20.2 28.575 4.48 98.3 HIP 84351 5.84
2025-12-03 17:14:30.45 -15:58:35.6 28.582 4.49 98.1 HIP 84351 4.75
2025-12-04 17:14:37.85 -15:58:50.8 28.588 4.50 97.9 HIP 84351 4.17
2025-12-05 17:14:45.27 -15:59:05.8 28.594 4.51 97.8 HIP 84351 4.33
2025-12-06 17:14:52.71 -15:59:20.4 28.599 4.51 97.6 HIP 84351 5.15
2025-12-07 17:15:00.16 -15:59:34.8 28.604 4.51 97.6 HIP 84351 6.38