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C/2020 B3 (Rankin)

Basic Information of C/2020 B3 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.340397
Eccentricity 0.996673
Inclination (deg) 20.709800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 185.849400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 324.965200
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 31813.974319

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-10-19T09:44:12.480
Period (years) 31813.974319

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 18:16:58.52 -03:37:11.0 16.774 9.00 98.8 HIP 89512 15.12
2025-11-22 18:17:12.77 -03:37:44.2 16.789 9.06 98.5 HIP 89512 18.68
2025-11-23 18:17:27.14 -03:38:16.2 16.803 9.12 98.1 HIP 89707 18.93
2025-11-24 18:17:41.62 -03:38:47.1 16.817 9.18 97.7 HIP 89707 16.40
2025-11-25 18:17:56.22 -03:39:16.7 16.831 9.24 97.4 HIP 89707 14.32
2025-11-26 18:18:10.91 -03:39:45.2 16.845 9.30 97.0 HIP 89707 12.94
2025-11-27 18:18:25.71 -03:40:12.4 16.859 9.35 96.7 HIP 89707 12.52
2025-11-28 18:18:40.61 -03:40:38.5 16.872 9.41 96.3 HIP 89707 13.16
2025-11-29 18:18:55.60 -03:41:03.3 16.885 9.46 96.0 HIP 89707 14.75
2025-11-30 18:19:10.68 -03:41:26.9 16.898 9.51 95.6 HIP 89707 17.03
2025-12-01 18:19:25.85 -03:41:49.3 16.910 9.56 95.3 HIP 89707 19.78
2025-12-02 18:19:41.11 -03:42:10.5 16.923 9.60 95.0 HIP 89707 22.84
2025-12-03 18:19:56.44 -03:42:30.4 16.935 9.64 94.6 HIP 89707 26.10
2025-12-04 18:20:11.86 -03:42:49.2 16.947 9.69 94.3 HIP 89988 23.42
2025-12-05 18:20:27.34 -03:43:06.7 16.958 9.73 94.0 HIP 89988 19.83
2025-12-06 18:20:42.90 -03:43:22.9 16.970 9.77 93.7 HIP 89988 16.36
2025-12-07 18:20:58.53 -03:43:37.9 16.981 9.77 93.7 HIP 89988 13.13