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C/2018 DO4 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2018 DO4 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.410533
Eccentricity 0.905140
Inclination (deg) 160.442400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 251.407800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 176.282000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 128.098765

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-08-17T12:02:35.520
Period (years) 128.098765

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 19:33:20.84 -34:31:12.6 16.042 5.25 59.8 HIP 96155 7.98
2025-11-22 19:33:29.65 -34:30:09.2 16.060 5.35 60.5 HIP 96155 8.07
2025-11-23 19:33:38.69 -34:29:05.9 16.077 5.45 61.1 HIP 96155 8.72
2025-11-24 19:33:47.95 -34:28:02.8 16.094 5.54 61.8 HIP 96155 9.85
2025-11-25 19:33:57.42 -34:26:59.9 16.111 5.63 62.4 HIP 96155 11.34
2025-11-26 19:34:07.11 -34:25:57.2 16.128 5.73 62.9 HIP 96155 13.08
2025-11-27 19:34:17.00 -34:24:54.6 16.145 5.81 63.5 HIP 96199 14.90
2025-11-28 19:34:27.09 -34:23:52.4 16.162 5.90 64.0 HIP 96199 15.18
2025-11-29 19:34:37.38 -34:22:50.3 16.178 5.99 64.5 HIP 96199 15.83
2025-11-30 19:34:47.86 -34:21:48.5 16.194 6.07 65.0 HIP 96382 15.02
2025-12-01 19:34:58.53 -34:20:46.9 16.210 6.16 65.5 HIP 96382 14.00
2025-12-02 19:35:09.38 -34:19:45.7 16.226 6.24 66.0 HIP 96382 13.32
2025-12-03 19:35:20.42 -34:18:44.7 16.241 6.32 66.4 HIP 96382 13.06
2025-12-04 19:35:31.63 -34:17:44.0 16.256 6.39 66.8 HIP 96382 13.26
2025-12-05 19:35:43.01 -34:16:43.6 16.271 6.47 67.2 HIP 96382 13.91
2025-12-06 19:35:54.56 -34:15:43.5 16.286 6.55 67.6 HIP 96382 14.97
2025-12-07 19:36:06.28 -34:14:43.7 16.300 6.55 67.6 HIP 96382 16.38