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C/2018 F4-A

Basic Information of C/2018 F4-A

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.441493
Eccentricity 1.000677
Inclination (deg) 78.086500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.515900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 263.227800
Epoch 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-12-03T21:39:53.280

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 01:06:00.53 +37:58:51.3 14.986 8.32 238.9 HIP 5270 16.42
2025-11-22 01:05:46.06 +37:57:08.2 14.999 8.23 238.3 HIP 5270 19.57
2025-11-23 01:05:31.85 +37:55:24.4 15.012 8.14 237.7 HIP 5270 22.72
2025-11-24 01:05:17.89 +37:53:40.1 15.025 8.04 237.1 HIP 5270 25.87
2025-11-25 01:05:04.20 +37:51:55.2 15.039 7.95 236.5 HIP 4999 27.61
2025-11-26 01:04:50.77 +37:50:10.0 15.053 7.85 235.9 HIP 4999 24.92
2025-11-27 01:04:37.62 +37:48:24.3 15.067 7.74 235.2 HIP 4999 22.38
2025-11-28 01:04:24.74 +37:46:38.3 15.081 7.64 234.6 HIP 4999 20.02
2025-11-29 01:04:12.13 +37:44:52.0 15.096 7.54 233.9 HIP 4999 17.88
2025-11-30 01:03:59.81 +37:43:05.5 15.111 7.43 233.3 HIP 4999 16.04
2025-12-01 01:03:47.77 +37:41:18.8 15.126 7.32 232.6 HIP 4999 14.59
2025-12-02 01:03:36.02 +37:39:32.0 15.141 7.21 231.9 HIP 4999 13.61
2025-12-03 01:03:24.55 +37:37:45.2 15.156 7.10 231.2 HIP 4999 13.19
2025-12-04 01:03:13.37 +37:35:58.3 15.172 6.99 230.5 HIP 4999 13.35
2025-12-05 01:03:02.49 +37:34:11.5 15.188 6.88 229.7 HIP 4999 14.05
2025-12-06 01:02:51.90 +37:32:24.8 15.204 6.76 229.0 HIP 4999 15.18
2025-12-07 01:02:41.61 +37:30:38.2 15.220 6.76 229.0 HIP 4999 16.64