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C/2018 F4-B

Basic Information of C/2018 F4-B

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.443468
Eccentricity 0.999602
Inclination (deg) 78.084900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.515200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 263.201300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 804765.720536

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-12-02T23:58:33.600
Period (years) 804765.720536

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 01:06:00.30 +37:58:48.6 14.978 8.33 238.9 HIP 5270 16.47
2025-11-22 01:05:45.82 +37:57:05.4 14.991 8.24 238.3 HIP 5270 19.62
2025-11-23 01:05:31.60 +37:55:21.6 15.004 8.14 237.7 HIP 5270 22.78
2025-11-24 01:05:17.64 +37:53:37.2 15.017 8.05 237.1 HIP 5270 25.93
2025-11-25 01:05:03.94 +37:51:52.4 15.031 7.95 236.5 HIP 4999 27.54
2025-11-26 01:04:50.51 +37:50:07.1 15.045 7.85 235.9 HIP 4999 24.86
2025-11-27 01:04:37.34 +37:48:21.4 15.059 7.75 235.3 HIP 4999 22.32
2025-11-28 01:04:24.46 +37:46:35.3 15.073 7.65 234.6 HIP 4999 19.96
2025-11-29 01:04:11.84 +37:44:49.0 15.088 7.54 233.9 HIP 4999 17.83
2025-11-30 01:03:59.51 +37:43:02.5 15.103 7.43 233.3 HIP 4999 16.00
2025-12-01 01:03:47.47 +37:41:15.7 15.118 7.33 232.6 HIP 4999 14.55
2025-12-02 01:03:35.71 +37:39:28.9 15.133 7.22 231.9 HIP 4999 13.59
2025-12-03 01:03:24.23 +37:37:42.0 15.148 7.11 231.2 HIP 4999 13.18
2025-12-04 01:03:13.05 +37:35:55.1 15.164 6.99 230.5 HIP 4999 13.36
2025-12-05 01:03:02.16 +37:34:08.3 15.180 6.88 229.7 HIP 4999 14.07
2025-12-06 01:02:51.57 +37:32:21.5 15.196 6.77 229.0 HIP 4999 15.22
2025-12-07 01:02:41.27 +37:30:34.9 15.212 6.77 229.0 HIP 4999 16.69