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C/2016 R3 (Borisov)

Basic Information of C/2016 R3 (Borisov)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.455443
Eccentricity 0.997597
Inclination (deg) 53.045200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 78.988700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 118.136900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2609.278231

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-10-08T12:20:26.880
Period (years) 2609.278231

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 02:08:13.46 -44:22:49.9 23.375 5.46 286.1 HIP 9993 8.38
2025-11-22 02:08:01.72 -44:22:13.6 23.388 5.43 287.2 HIP 9993 10.21
2025-11-23 02:07:50.10 -44:21:35.1 23.401 5.41 288.3 HIP 9993 12.16
2025-11-24 02:07:38.61 -44:20:54.3 23.415 5.39 289.4 HIP 9993 14.19
2025-11-25 02:07:27.24 -44:20:11.2 23.428 5.37 290.6 HIP 9993 16.25
2025-11-26 02:07:16.00 -44:19:25.9 23.442 5.34 291.7 HIP 9993 18.33
2025-11-27 02:07:04.90 -44:18:38.4 23.456 5.32 292.9 HIP 9993 20.43
2025-11-28 02:06:53.93 -44:17:48.7 23.470 5.30 294.0 HIP 9993 22.54
2025-11-29 02:06:43.11 -44:16:56.8 23.484 5.28 295.2 HIP 9993 24.64
2025-11-30 02:06:32.44 -44:16:02.8 23.498 5.26 296.4 HIP 9993 26.74
2025-12-01 02:06:21.91 -44:15:06.6 23.512 5.24 297.6 HIP 9993 28.84
2025-12-02 02:06:11.54 -44:14:08.4 23.527 5.22 298.8 HIP 9646 27.53
2025-12-03 02:06:01.32 -44:13:08.1 23.541 5.20 300.0 HIP 9646 25.45
2025-12-04 02:05:51.26 -44:12:05.7 23.556 5.18 301.2 HIP 9646 23.37
2025-12-05 02:05:41.36 -44:11:01.3 23.570 5.17 302.4 HIP 9646 21.29
2025-12-06 02:05:31.62 -44:09:54.9 23.585 5.15 303.6 HIP 9646 19.23
2025-12-07 02:05:22.06 -44:08:46.5 23.600 5.15 303.6 HIP 9646 17.17