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C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)

Basic Information of C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.395399
Eccentricity 0.997289
Inclination (deg) 20.022000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 222.589900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 350.064700
Epoch 2024-03-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1761.404386

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-12-11T14:50:29.760
Period (years) 1761.404386

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 00:35:26.39 +14:15:40.7 15.027 6.39 234.0 HIP 2822 17.01
2025-11-22 00:35:17.86 +14:14:10.6 15.045 6.26 233.6 HIP 2822 16.55
2025-11-23 00:35:09.54 +14:12:41.4 15.064 6.13 233.1 HIP 2822 16.47
2025-11-24 00:35:01.46 +14:11:13.1 15.082 5.99 232.7 HIP 2822 16.74
2025-11-25 00:34:53.60 +14:09:45.9 15.101 5.85 232.2 HIP 2822 17.31
2025-11-26 00:34:45.97 +14:08:19.8 15.120 5.71 231.6 HIP 2822 18.14
2025-11-27 00:34:38.58 +14:06:54.7 15.139 5.57 231.1 HIP 2822 19.18
2025-11-28 00:34:31.43 +14:05:30.7 15.159 5.43 230.5 HIP 2822 20.37
2025-11-29 00:34:24.51 +14:04:07.8 15.178 5.29 229.9 HIP 2626 21.09
2025-11-30 00:34:17.83 +14:02:46.1 15.198 5.15 229.3 HIP 2626 18.98
2025-12-01 00:34:11.40 +14:01:25.6 15.218 5.00 228.7 HIP 2626 16.92
2025-12-02 00:34:05.20 +14:00:06.3 15.238 4.86 228.0 HIP 2626 14.92
2025-12-03 00:33:59.25 +13:58:48.2 15.259 4.72 227.2 HIP 2626 12.97
2025-12-04 00:33:53.54 +13:57:31.3 15.279 4.57 226.5 HIP 2626 11.09
2025-12-05 00:33:48.08 +13:56:15.7 15.300 4.43 225.6 HIP 2626 9.26
2025-12-06 00:33:42.86 +13:55:01.4 15.320 4.28 224.7 HIP 2626 7.50
2025-12-07 00:33:37.89 +13:53:48.3 15.341 4.28 224.7 HIP 2626 5.81