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C/2012 B3 (La Sagra)

Basic Information of C/2012 B3 (La Sagra)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.536622
Eccentricity 1.000620
Inclination (deg) 106.785400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 252.942800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 50.773600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-12-09T22:15:44.640

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 04:41:00.15 +12:01:29.4 28.511 5.34 255.6 HIP 21735 17.31
2025-11-22 04:40:51.69 +12:00:57.5 28.512 5.36 255.8 HIP 21735 16.06
2025-11-23 04:40:43.20 +12:00:25.9 28.513 5.37 256.0 HIP 21735 15.00
2025-11-24 04:40:34.68 +11:59:54.7 28.515 5.38 256.1 HIP 21735 14.18
2025-11-25 04:40:26.14 +11:59:23.7 28.517 5.39 256.3 HIP 21735 13.64
2025-11-26 04:40:17.57 +11:58:53.1 28.519 5.40 256.5 HIP 21735 13.43
2025-11-27 04:40:08.99 +11:58:22.8 28.522 5.40 256.6 HIP 21735 13.55
2025-11-28 04:40:00.40 +11:57:52.8 28.524 5.41 256.8 HIP 21735 14.00
2025-11-29 04:39:51.79 +11:57:23.3 28.528 5.41 257.0 HIP 21650 13.84
2025-11-30 04:39:43.17 +11:56:54.0 28.531 5.41 257.1 HIP 21650 11.89
2025-12-01 04:39:34.55 +11:56:25.1 28.535 5.41 257.3 HIP 21650 10.01
2025-12-02 04:39:25.92 +11:55:56.6 28.539 5.40 257.5 HIP 21650 8.27
2025-12-03 04:39:17.29 +11:55:28.5 28.544 5.40 257.6 HIP 21650 6.78
2025-12-04 04:39:08.67 +11:55:00.7 28.548 5.39 257.8 HIP 21650 5.73
2025-12-05 04:39:00.05 +11:54:33.3 28.553 5.39 258.0 HIP 21650 5.37
2025-12-06 04:38:51.43 +11:54:06.3 28.559 5.38 258.1 HIP 21650 5.85
2025-12-07 04:38:42.83 +11:53:39.7 28.564 5.38 258.1 HIP 21650 6.97