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C/2012 L3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2012 L3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.078121
Eccentricity 0.989861
Inclination (deg) 134.293900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 53.775000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 107.424900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5289.758525

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-06-08T08:51:04.320
Period (years) 5289.758525

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 10:21:26.76 -35:19:12.7 28.993 3.70 182.5 HIP 50723 2.49
2025-11-22 10:21:26.44 -35:20:41.4 28.985 3.69 183.9 HIP 50723 1.09
2025-11-23 10:21:25.95 -35:22:09.7 28.977 3.68 185.2 HIP 50723 0.71
2025-11-24 10:21:25.30 -35:23:37.5 28.969 3.67 186.5 HIP 50723 2.03
2025-11-25 10:21:24.48 -35:25:04.9 28.961 3.66 187.9 HIP 50723 3.46
2025-11-26 10:21:23.50 -35:26:31.8 28.953 3.65 189.2 HIP 50723 4.91
2025-11-27 10:21:22.34 -35:27:58.2 28.945 3.64 190.6 HIP 50723 6.35
2025-11-28 10:21:21.03 -35:29:24.1 28.937 3.63 192.0 HIP 50723 7.80
2025-11-29 10:21:19.54 -35:30:49.4 28.928 3.63 193.4 HIP 50723 9.24
2025-11-30 10:21:17.89 -35:32:14.1 28.920 3.62 194.8 HIP 50723 10.68
2025-12-01 10:21:16.07 -35:33:38.2 28.912 3.62 196.2 HIP 50723 12.11
2025-12-02 10:21:14.08 -35:35:01.6 28.903 3.62 197.6 HIP 50723 13.54
2025-12-03 10:21:11.93 -35:36:24.3 28.895 3.62 199.0 HIP 50723 14.97
2025-12-04 10:21:09.61 -35:37:46.4 28.886 3.62 200.4 HIP 50723 16.40
2025-12-05 10:21:07.13 -35:39:07.8 28.878 3.62 201.8 HIP 50631 15.34
2025-12-06 10:21:04.48 -35:40:28.4 28.869 3.62 203.3 HIP 50631 13.91
2025-12-07 10:21:01.66 -35:41:48.2 28.860 3.62 203.3 HIP 50631 12.47