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C/2020 K3 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2020 K3 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.583069
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 129.015200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 28.354600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 64.492400
Epoch 2020-06-01T00:04:27.840
Reference MPEC 2020-KF9, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-06-01T00:04:27.840

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 12:12:28.91 -23:43:06.3 16.661 6.16 145.1 HIP 59394 20.68
2025-11-22 12:12:35.08 -23:45:07.6 16.654 6.09 145.9 HIP 59512 19.63
2025-11-23 12:12:41.05 -23:47:08.6 16.648 6.01 146.8 HIP 59512 17.99
2025-11-24 12:12:46.82 -23:49:09.3 16.641 5.94 147.6 HIP 59512 16.54
2025-11-25 12:12:52.38 -23:51:09.6 16.634 5.86 148.6 HIP 59512 15.31
2025-11-26 12:12:57.72 -23:53:09.6 16.627 5.78 149.5 HIP 59512 14.35
2025-11-27 12:13:02.86 -23:55:09.2 16.620 5.71 150.5 HIP 59512 13.69
2025-11-28 12:13:07.78 -23:57:08.3 16.613 5.63 151.5 HIP 59512 13.37
2025-11-29 12:13:12.49 -23:59:07.0 16.605 5.55 152.5 HIP 59512 13.38
2025-11-30 12:13:16.97 -24:01:05.2 16.598 5.47 153.6 HIP 59512 13.73
2025-12-01 12:13:21.24 -24:03:02.9 16.590 5.40 154.7 HIP 59512 14.36
2025-12-02 12:13:25.28 -24:05:00.0 16.582 5.32 155.9 HIP 59512 15.23
2025-12-03 12:13:29.09 -24:06:56.6 16.574 5.25 157.1 HIP 59512 16.29
2025-12-04 12:13:32.68 -24:08:52.5 16.566 5.17 158.3 HIP 59512 17.49
2025-12-05 12:13:36.04 -24:10:47.9 16.557 5.10 159.5 HIP 59512 18.79
2025-12-06 12:13:39.16 -24:12:42.6 16.549 5.03 160.9 HIP 59512 20.17
2025-12-07 12:13:42.06 -24:14:36.6 16.540 5.03 160.9 HIP 59512 21.60