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C/2016 N4 (MASTER)

Basic Information of C/2016 N4 (MASTER)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.198332
Eccentricity 0.999731
Inclination (deg) 72.668600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 354.029500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 55.928800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1296453.352049

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-09-17T18:52:07.680
Period (years) 1296453.352049

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 11:43:39.93 -07:17:49.0 20.586 4.17 139.0 HIP 57046 29.21
2025-11-22 11:43:44.34 -07:19:04.5 20.576 4.08 139.8 HIP 57046 30.51
2025-11-23 11:43:48.58 -07:20:19.1 20.566 3.98 140.6 HIP 57268 31.42
2025-11-24 11:43:52.66 -07:21:33.0 20.556 3.89 141.5 HIP 57268 29.90
2025-11-25 11:43:56.57 -07:22:46.0 20.546 3.80 142.4 HIP 57268 28.41
2025-11-26 11:44:00.31 -07:23:58.2 20.535 3.71 143.3 HIP 57268 26.96
2025-11-27 11:44:03.88 -07:25:09.5 20.524 3.61 144.3 HIP 57268 25.54
2025-11-28 11:44:07.28 -07:26:20.0 20.513 3.52 145.4 HIP 57268 24.16
2025-11-29 11:44:10.51 -07:27:29.5 20.503 3.43 146.6 HIP 57268 22.81
2025-11-30 11:44:13.56 -07:28:38.2 20.491 3.34 147.8 HIP 57268 21.50
2025-12-01 11:44:16.43 -07:29:45.9 20.480 3.25 149.0 HIP 57268 20.22
2025-12-02 11:44:19.12 -07:30:52.7 20.469 3.16 150.4 HIP 57268 18.98
2025-12-03 11:44:21.64 -07:31:58.6 20.458 3.07 151.8 HIP 57268 17.76
2025-12-04 11:44:23.98 -07:33:03.4 20.446 2.98 153.3 HIP 57268 16.58
2025-12-05 11:44:26.14 -07:34:07.4 20.435 2.89 155.0 HIP 57268 15.43
2025-12-06 11:44:28.11 -07:35:10.3 20.423 2.81 156.7 HIP 57268 14.31
2025-12-07 11:44:29.91 -07:36:12.3 20.411 2.81 156.7 HIP 57268 13.23