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C/2020 S8 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2020 S8 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.363844
Eccentricity 0.991442
Inclination (deg) 108.519700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 24.051800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 160.335400
Epoch 2021-07-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4590.603623

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-04-10T22:24:05.760
Period (years) 4590.603623

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 05:02:17.42 -43:39:32.4 13.078 12.71 259.7 HIP 23450 9.28
2025-11-22 05:01:49.76 -43:40:26.8 13.083 12.73 260.6 HIP 23450 12.06
2025-11-23 05:01:21.97 -43:41:16.6 13.088 12.74 261.5 HIP 23450 15.98
2025-11-24 05:00:54.08 -43:42:01.7 13.094 12.76 262.4 HIP 23450 20.40
2025-11-25 05:00:26.10 -43:42:42.2 13.100 12.77 263.3 HIP 23158 16.31
2025-11-26 04:59:58.02 -43:43:18.0 13.105 12.78 264.1 HIP 23158 11.33
2025-11-27 04:59:29.87 -43:43:49.0 13.112 12.79 265.0 HIP 23158 6.49
2025-11-28 04:59:01.65 -43:44:15.4 13.118 12.80 265.9 HIP 23158 2.80
2025-11-29 04:58:33.37 -43:44:37.0 13.124 12.81 266.8 HIP 23158 5.05
2025-11-30 04:58:05.06 -43:44:53.9 13.130 12.81 267.7 HIP 23158 9.76
2025-12-01 04:57:36.70 -43:45:06.0 13.137 12.82 268.6 HIP 23158 14.74
2025-12-02 04:57:08.32 -43:45:13.3 13.144 12.82 269.5 HIP 23158 19.78
2025-12-03 04:56:39.93 -43:45:15.9 13.151 12.82 270.4 HIP 22971 19.34
2025-12-04 04:56:11.53 -43:45:13.8 13.158 12.82 271.2 HIP 22971 19.74
2025-12-05 04:55:43.14 -43:45:06.8 13.165 12.82 272.1 HIP 22971 21.33
2025-12-06 04:55:14.77 -43:44:55.2 13.172 12.82 273.0 HIP 22971 23.88
2025-12-07 04:54:46.42 -43:44:38.7 13.180 12.82 273.0 HIP 22971 27.11