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C/2020 X3 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/2020 X3 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005012
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 143.936800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 357.161900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 77.358300
Epoch 2020-12-14T22:42:05.760
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-12-14T22:42:05.760

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 07:00:42.33 -13:36:28.8 15.743 7.70 244.9 HIP 33711 6.98
2025-11-22 07:00:30.85 -13:37:47.2 15.738 7.78 245.8 HIP 33711 4.81
2025-11-23 07:00:19.16 -13:39:03.7 15.734 7.86 246.7 HIP 33711 4.02
2025-11-24 07:00:07.28 -13:40:18.3 15.730 7.93 247.6 HIP 33711 5.32
2025-11-25 06:59:55.21 -13:41:30.9 15.726 8.00 248.4 HIP 33652 6.51
2025-11-26 06:59:42.95 -13:42:41.4 15.722 8.08 249.3 HIP 33652 3.62
2025-11-27 06:59:30.51 -13:43:50.0 15.718 8.15 250.1 HIP 33652 2.04
2025-11-28 06:59:17.89 -13:44:56.4 15.715 8.22 250.9 HIP 33652 4.02
2025-11-29 06:59:05.10 -13:46:00.8 15.712 8.29 251.7 HIP 33652 7.04
2025-11-30 06:58:52.13 -13:47:03.0 15.708 8.35 252.5 HIP 33652 10.24
2025-12-01 06:58:39.00 -13:48:03.2 15.706 8.42 253.3 HIP 33652 13.51
2025-12-02 06:58:25.72 -13:49:01.1 15.703 8.48 254.1 HIP 33612 16.48
2025-12-03 06:58:12.27 -13:49:56.9 15.701 8.55 254.9 HIP 33612 17.75
2025-12-04 06:57:58.67 -13:50:50.5 15.698 8.61 255.6 HIP 33612 19.58
2025-12-05 06:57:44.93 -13:51:41.9 15.696 8.67 256.3 HIP 33612 21.84
2025-12-06 06:57:31.04 -13:52:31.0 15.694 8.73 257.1 HIP 33345 22.83
2025-12-07 06:57:17.01 -13:53:17.8 15.693 8.73 257.1 HIP 33345 19.45