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C/2017 B3 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2017 B3 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.931712
Eccentricity 0.998628
Inclination (deg) 54.241700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 2.270200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 284.726300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-OB6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 153405.658763

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-01-29T20:14:29.760
Period (years) 153405.658763

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 00:49:00.54 +47:55:53.4 16.392 7.21 227.2 HIP 3865 11.79
2025-11-22 00:48:47.91 +47:53:55.7 16.403 7.15 226.3 HIP 3865 11.58
2025-11-23 00:48:35.57 +47:51:57.0 16.414 7.09 225.4 HIP 3865 12.02
2025-11-24 00:48:23.53 +47:49:57.6 16.426 7.03 224.6 HIP 3690 10.95
2025-11-25 00:48:11.77 +47:47:57.3 16.438 6.97 223.7 HIP 3690 8.87
2025-11-26 00:48:00.32 +47:45:56.3 16.450 6.90 222.8 HIP 3690 7.34
2025-11-27 00:47:49.17 +47:43:54.6 16.462 6.84 221.9 HIP 3690 6.73
2025-11-28 00:47:38.32 +47:41:52.3 16.475 6.77 220.9 HIP 3690 7.24
2025-11-29 00:47:27.78 +47:39:49.5 16.488 6.70 220.0 HIP 3690 8.65
2025-11-30 00:47:17.55 +47:37:46.2 16.501 6.64 219.0 HIP 3690 10.58
2025-12-01 00:47:07.64 +47:35:42.4 16.514 6.57 218.1 HIP 3690 12.78
2025-12-02 00:46:58.04 +47:33:38.3 16.527 6.50 217.1 HIP 3690 15.13
2025-12-03 00:46:48.75 +47:31:33.8 16.541 6.43 216.1 HIP 3690 17.54
2025-12-04 00:46:39.79 +47:29:29.1 16.555 6.36 215.1 HIP 3690 19.98
2025-12-05 00:46:31.14 +47:27:24.2 16.569 6.29 214.0 HIP 3690 22.44
2025-12-06 00:46:22.82 +47:25:19.1 16.583 6.22 213.0 HIP 3690 24.90
2025-12-07 00:46:14.82 +47:23:13.9 16.597 6.22 213.0 HIP 3690 27.35