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C/2018 KJ3 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2018 KJ3 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.616639
Eccentricity 0.994484
Inclination (deg) 136.619800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 91.695700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 217.510800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-R75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16788.865719

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-09-08T04:46:42.240
Period (years) 16788.865719

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 07:12:28.94 +08:56:38.5 15.435 7.77 272.9 HIP 34903 26.17
2025-11-22 07:12:16.36 +08:56:47.8 15.427 7.91 273.1 HIP 34652 26.33
2025-11-23 07:12:03.57 +08:56:58.1 15.420 8.04 273.4 HIP 34652 23.49
2025-11-24 07:11:50.57 +08:57:09.5 15.413 8.17 273.6 HIP 34652 20.72
2025-11-25 07:11:37.37 +08:57:21.8 15.406 8.29 273.8 HIP 34652 18.05
2025-11-26 07:11:23.97 +08:57:35.1 15.399 8.42 274.1 HIP 34652 15.59
2025-11-27 07:11:10.37 +08:57:49.4 15.393 8.54 274.3 HIP 34652 13.49
2025-11-28 07:10:56.58 +08:58:04.8 15.386 8.66 274.5 HIP 34652 11.97
2025-11-29 07:10:42.60 +08:58:21.1 15.380 8.77 274.7 HIP 34652 11.33
2025-11-30 07:10:28.44 +08:58:38.5 15.375 8.89 275.0 HIP 34652 11.75
2025-12-01 07:10:14.10 +08:58:56.9 15.369 9.00 275.2 HIP 34652 13.16
2025-12-02 07:09:59.58 +08:59:16.3 15.364 9.11 275.4 HIP 34652 15.32
2025-12-03 07:09:44.89 +08:59:36.8 15.359 9.21 275.6 HIP 34652 18.00
2025-12-04 07:09:30.03 +08:59:58.2 15.354 9.32 275.8 HIP 34588 19.27
2025-12-05 07:09:15.01 +09:00:20.7 15.350 9.42 276.0 HIP 34588 20.25
2025-12-06 07:08:59.83 +09:00:44.2 15.345 9.52 276.2 HIP 34588 21.83
2025-12-07 07:08:44.50 +09:01:08.7 15.341 9.52 276.2 HIP 34588 23.92