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C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)

Basic Information of C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005928
Eccentricity 0.999919
Inclination (deg) 139.068100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 333.454000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 58.302900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 626.087112

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-12-19T11:41:16.800
Period (years) 626.087112

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 06:53:28.39 -11:16:58.5 30.486 3.97 246.6 HIP 33075 4.35
2025-11-22 06:53:22.45 -11:17:36.4 30.479 4.01 247.4 HIP 33075 4.24
2025-11-23 06:53:16.41 -11:18:13.4 30.473 4.05 248.3 HIP 33075 4.69
2025-11-24 06:53:10.28 -11:18:49.4 30.467 4.09 249.1 HIP 33075 5.57
2025-11-25 06:53:04.05 -11:19:24.4 30.461 4.12 249.9 HIP 33075 6.73
2025-11-26 06:52:57.73 -11:19:58.4 30.455 4.16 250.7 HIP 33075 8.06
2025-11-27 06:52:51.32 -11:20:31.4 30.450 4.20 251.5 HIP 33075 9.49
2025-11-28 06:52:44.82 -11:21:03.4 30.444 4.23 252.2 HIP 33075 10.99
2025-11-29 06:52:38.24 -11:21:34.4 30.439 4.27 253.0 HIP 33075 12.54
2025-11-30 06:52:31.58 -11:22:04.4 30.434 4.30 253.8 HIP 32971 12.13
2025-12-01 06:52:24.83 -11:22:33.3 30.429 4.34 254.5 HIP 32971 11.66
2025-12-02 06:52:18.01 -11:23:01.1 30.425 4.37 255.2 HIP 32971 11.41
2025-12-03 06:52:11.11 -11:23:27.9 30.420 4.41 255.9 HIP 32971 11.39
2025-12-04 06:52:04.13 -11:23:53.7 30.416 4.44 256.6 HIP 32971 11.63
2025-12-05 06:51:57.09 -11:24:18.3 30.412 4.47 257.3 HIP 32971 12.10
2025-12-06 06:51:49.97 -11:24:41.8 30.408 4.50 258.0 HIP 32971 12.79
2025-12-07 06:51:42.79 -11:25:04.3 30.405 4.50 258.0 HIP 32971 13.67