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C/2018 F3 (Johnson)

Basic Information of C/2018 F3 (Johnson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.483172
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 105.534800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 173.031100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 293.011300
Epoch 2017-08-15T05:33:12.960
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-08-15T05:33:12.960

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 13:40:40.89 +71:08:17.9 20.706 7.40 54.8 HIP 66435 18.03
2025-11-22 13:41:10.86 +71:10:00.1 20.704 7.41 54.0 HIP 66435 19.84
2025-11-23 13:41:40.62 +71:11:44.7 20.703 7.43 53.1 HIP 66435 21.88
2025-11-24 13:42:10.15 +71:13:31.5 20.701 7.44 52.3 HIP 66435 24.08
2025-11-25 13:42:39.44 +71:15:20.7 20.700 7.45 51.4 HIP 66435 26.40
2025-11-26 13:43:08.49 +71:17:12.1 20.698 7.47 50.6 HIP 66435 28.82
2025-11-27 13:43:37.29 +71:19:05.8 20.697 7.48 49.7 HIP 66723 29.54
2025-11-28 13:44:05.83 +71:21:01.7 20.695 7.49 48.9 HIP 66723 29.07
2025-11-29 13:44:34.12 +71:22:59.8 20.694 7.50 48.0 HIP 66723 28.85
2025-11-30 13:45:02.13 +71:25:00.1 20.693 7.52 47.2 HIP 66723 28.89
2025-12-01 13:45:29.86 +71:27:02.6 20.692 7.53 46.4 HIP 66723 29.19
2025-12-02 13:45:57.31 +71:29:07.2 20.690 7.54 45.5 HIP 66723 29.75
2025-12-03 13:46:24.47 +71:31:13.9 20.689 7.55 44.7 HIP 66723 30.55
2025-12-04 13:46:51.33 +71:33:22.6 20.688 7.57 43.9 HIP 66723 31.58
2025-12-05 13:47:17.90 +71:35:33.5 20.687 7.58 43.0 HIP 67447 31.95
2025-12-06 13:47:44.15 +71:37:46.4 20.686 7.59 42.2 HIP 67447 29.25
2025-12-07 13:48:10.09 +71:40:01.3 20.685 7.59 42.2 HIP 67447 26.59