planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

C/2012 U3 (STEREO)

Basic Information of C/2012 U3 (STEREO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005282
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.143500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 1.425700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 81.185100
Epoch 2012-10-31T08:00:40.320
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-10-31T08:00:40.320

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 06:52:05.90 -13:11:50.1 30.589 4.01 245.6 HIP 32876 15.60
2025-11-22 06:51:59.90 -13:12:29.9 30.583 4.05 246.4 HIP 32876 14.07
2025-11-23 06:51:53.80 -13:13:08.7 30.577 4.08 247.3 HIP 32876 12.54
2025-11-24 06:51:47.61 -13:13:46.5 30.572 4.12 248.2 HIP 32876 11.01
2025-11-25 06:51:41.32 -13:14:23.3 30.567 4.16 249.0 HIP 32876 9.49
2025-11-26 06:51:34.94 -13:14:59.1 30.562 4.19 249.8 HIP 32876 8.00
2025-11-27 06:51:28.48 -13:15:33.8 30.557 4.23 250.6 HIP 32876 6.57
2025-11-28 06:51:21.92 -13:16:07.4 30.552 4.26 251.4 HIP 32876 5.25
2025-11-29 06:51:15.29 -13:16:40.0 30.547 4.29 252.2 HIP 32876 4.19
2025-11-30 06:51:08.57 -13:17:11.5 30.543 4.33 253.0 HIP 32876 3.62
2025-12-01 06:51:01.77 -13:17:41.9 30.539 4.36 253.7 HIP 32876 3.80
2025-12-02 06:50:54.89 -13:18:11.2 30.535 4.39 254.5 HIP 32876 4.65
2025-12-03 06:50:47.94 -13:18:39.4 30.532 4.42 255.2 HIP 32876 5.91
2025-12-04 06:50:40.91 -13:19:06.5 30.528 4.45 255.9 HIP 32876 7.37
2025-12-05 06:50:33.81 -13:19:32.5 30.525 4.48 256.6 HIP 32876 8.94
2025-12-06 06:50:26.64 -13:19:57.3 30.522 4.51 257.4 HIP 32876 10.59
2025-12-07 06:50:19.41 -13:20:21.0 30.519 4.51 257.4 HIP 32876 12.28