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C/2020 U3 (Rankin)

Basic Information of C/2020 U3 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.276858
Eccentricity 0.965733
Inclination (deg) 30.158000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 282.695700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 124.284600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 541.613888

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-02-06T04:33:53.280
Period (years) 541.613888

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 11:22:50.62 -27:07:44.1 14.107 8.51 147.8 HIP 55640 17.26
2025-11-22 11:22:58.78 -27:10:36.8 14.100 8.41 148.6 HIP 55640 17.84
2025-11-23 11:23:06.67 -27:13:29.1 14.093 8.31 149.4 HIP 55640 19.04
2025-11-24 11:23:14.29 -27:16:20.8 14.086 8.21 150.3 HIP 55640 20.74
2025-11-25 11:23:21.62 -27:19:12.0 14.078 8.12 151.1 HIP 55668 22.64
2025-11-26 11:23:28.68 -27:22:02.6 14.071 8.02 152.0 HIP 55668 24.13
2025-11-27 11:23:35.45 -27:24:52.5 14.063 7.92 153.0 HIP 55668 25.96
2025-11-28 11:23:41.94 -27:27:41.8 14.055 7.82 153.9 HIP 55774 27.11
2025-11-29 11:23:48.15 -27:30:30.4 14.047 7.72 154.9 HIP 55774 25.34
2025-11-30 11:23:54.06 -27:33:18.2 14.039 7.63 155.9 HIP 55774 23.91
2025-12-01 11:23:59.69 -27:36:05.2 14.031 7.53 156.9 HIP 55774 22.87
2025-12-02 11:24:05.02 -27:38:51.4 14.023 7.43 158.0 HIP 55774 22.27
2025-12-03 11:24:10.06 -27:41:36.8 14.015 7.34 159.0 HIP 55774 22.12
2025-12-04 11:24:14.81 -27:44:21.2 14.007 7.24 160.1 HIP 55774 22.42
2025-12-05 11:24:19.26 -27:47:04.7 13.998 7.15 161.3 HIP 55774 23.13
2025-12-06 11:24:23.41 -27:49:47.2 13.990 7.06 162.4 HIP 55774 24.21
2025-12-07 11:24:27.26 -27:52:28.7 13.981 7.06 162.4 HIP 55774 25.60