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C/2018 EF9 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2018 EF9 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.562190
Eccentricity 0.996523
Inclination (deg) 84.628700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 172.561700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 72.635100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9523.437679

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-05-21T01:08:24.000
Period (years) 9523.437679

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 00:56:03.37 -39:31:20.6 19.654 4.92 292.4 HIP 4476 14.76
2025-11-22 00:55:53.94 -39:30:35.5 19.671 4.87 293.9 HIP 4476 16.61
2025-11-23 00:55:44.70 -39:29:48.2 19.688 4.82 295.3 HIP 4476 18.45
2025-11-24 00:55:35.67 -39:28:58.7 19.705 4.77 296.8 HIP 4476 20.28
2025-11-25 00:55:26.84 -39:28:07.1 19.723 4.72 298.3 HIP 4476 22.09
2025-11-26 00:55:18.22 -39:27:13.3 19.740 4.68 299.8 HIP 4369 22.26
2025-11-27 00:55:09.80 -39:26:17.5 19.758 4.64 301.3 HIP 4369 22.05
2025-11-28 00:55:01.60 -39:25:19.6 19.776 4.59 302.9 HIP 4369 21.95
2025-11-29 00:54:53.62 -39:24:19.7 19.793 4.55 304.5 HIP 4369 21.95
2025-11-30 00:54:45.85 -39:23:17.8 19.811 4.51 306.1 HIP 4369 22.05
2025-12-01 00:54:38.30 -39:22:14.0 19.829 4.48 307.7 HIP 4369 22.25
2025-12-02 00:54:30.97 -39:21:08.3 19.847 4.44 309.4 HIP 4181 21.30
2025-12-03 00:54:23.86 -39:20:00.6 19.865 4.41 311.0 HIP 4181 19.58
2025-12-04 00:54:16.98 -39:18:51.1 19.883 4.38 312.7 HIP 4181 17.86
2025-12-05 00:54:10.32 -39:17:39.8 19.901 4.35 314.4 HIP 4181 16.16
2025-12-06 00:54:03.89 -39:16:26.7 19.919 4.33 316.1 HIP 4181 14.47
2025-12-07 00:53:57.68 -39:15:11.9 19.938 4.33 316.1 HIP 4181 12.78