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C/2018 S3 (TESS)

Basic Information of C/2018 S3 (TESS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.018116
Eccentricity 0.999758
Inclination (deg) 78.380100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 25.048500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 263.904400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-D54, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6030946.189392

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-06-24T08:18:05.760
Period (years) 6030946.189392

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 01:22:32.40 +14:45:51.2 19.244 6.09 258.0 HIP 6402 25.84
2025-11-22 01:22:22.54 +14:45:20.8 19.258 6.00 258.0 HIP 6402 25.01
2025-11-23 01:22:12.83 +14:44:50.8 19.272 5.91 258.0 HIP 6402 24.40
2025-11-24 01:22:03.26 +14:44:21.4 19.287 5.82 258.1 HIP 6402 24.03
2025-11-25 01:21:53.84 +14:43:52.4 19.302 5.73 258.1 HIP 6402 23.89
2025-11-26 01:21:44.57 +14:43:24.1 19.317 5.63 258.1 HIP 6402 23.98
2025-11-27 01:21:35.45 +14:42:56.3 19.333 5.53 258.2 HIP 6402 24.27
2025-11-28 01:21:26.49 +14:42:29.0 19.348 5.44 258.2 HIP 6402 24.76
2025-11-29 01:21:17.69 +14:42:02.4 19.364 5.33 258.3 HIP 6402 25.42
2025-11-30 01:21:09.05 +14:41:36.4 19.380 5.23 258.4 HIP 6190 25.92
2025-12-01 01:21:00.57 +14:41:11.1 19.397 5.13 258.4 HIP 6190 24.04
2025-12-02 01:20:52.26 +14:40:46.4 19.413 5.02 258.5 HIP 6190 22.23
2025-12-03 01:20:44.12 +14:40:22.4 19.430 4.92 258.6 HIP 6190 20.51
2025-12-04 01:20:36.14 +14:39:59.1 19.447 4.81 258.7 HIP 6190 18.87
2025-12-05 01:20:28.34 +14:39:36.5 19.464 4.70 258.8 HIP 6190 17.33
2025-12-06 01:20:20.71 +14:39:14.7 19.482 4.59 259.0 HIP 6190 15.90
2025-12-07 01:20:13.26 +14:38:53.6 19.499 4.59 259.0 HIP 6190 14.61