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C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.893350
Eccentricity 0.956000
Inclination (deg) 66.358200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 338.020400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.539800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 282.271702

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2008-10-06T17:54:05.760
Period (years) 282.271702

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 22:00:57.93 -70:35:09.9 32.429 4.23 2.7 HIP 108636 5.31
2025-11-22 22:00:58.87 -70:33:28.4 32.441 4.25 3.7 HIP 108636 3.92
2025-11-23 22:01:00.18 -70:31:46.7 32.453 4.26 4.7 HIP 108636 2.92
2025-11-24 22:01:01.84 -70:30:04.8 32.465 4.27 5.7 HIP 108636 2.75
2025-11-25 22:01:03.86 -70:28:22.7 32.477 4.29 6.6 HIP 108636 3.55
2025-11-26 22:01:06.23 -70:26:40.5 32.489 4.30 7.6 HIP 108636 4.86
2025-11-27 22:01:08.95 -70:24:58.2 32.501 4.32 8.6 HIP 108636 6.39
2025-11-28 22:01:12.01 -70:23:15.7 32.512 4.33 9.5 HIP 108636 8.01
2025-11-29 22:01:15.43 -70:21:33.3 32.524 4.34 10.5 HIP 108636 9.68
2025-11-30 22:01:19.18 -70:19:50.8 32.535 4.36 11.4 HIP 108636 11.38
2025-12-01 22:01:23.28 -70:18:08.3 32.547 4.37 12.3 HIP 108636 13.10
2025-12-02 22:01:27.71 -70:16:25.8 32.558 4.38 13.3 HIP 108636 14.83
2025-12-03 22:01:32.47 -70:14:43.4 32.569 4.40 14.2 HIP 108636 16.58
2025-12-04 22:01:37.56 -70:13:01.1 32.580 4.41 15.1 HIP 108636 18.33
2025-12-05 22:01:42.98 -70:11:18.8 32.591 4.43 16.0 HIP 108930 19.92
2025-12-06 22:01:48.72 -70:09:36.7 32.601 4.44 16.9 HIP 108930 18.28
2025-12-07 22:01:54.78 -70:07:54.8 32.612 4.44 16.9 HIP 108930 16.66