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C/2021 C3 (Catalina)

Basic Information of C/2021 C3 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.273412
Eccentricity 0.962802
Inclination (deg) 122.173400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 181.907700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 357.023600
Epoch 2024-03-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 477.790859

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-02-11T18:51:07.200
Period (years) 477.790859

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 00:28:55.82 +49:56:49.8 12.894 12.38 212.7 HIP 2296 11.52
2025-11-22 00:28:39.19 +49:52:39.8 12.905 12.32 212.0 HIP 2151 15.39
2025-11-23 00:28:23.01 +49:48:28.9 12.917 12.26 211.2 HIP 2151 15.58
2025-11-24 00:28:07.27 +49:44:17.3 12.930 12.19 210.5 HIP 2151 17.28
2025-11-25 00:27:51.97 +49:40:05.1 12.942 12.13 209.7 HIP 2034 19.80
2025-11-26 00:27:37.13 +49:35:52.3 12.955 12.06 209.0 HIP 2034 17.76
2025-11-27 00:27:22.74 +49:31:39.0 12.968 11.99 208.2 HIP 2075 14.05
2025-11-28 00:27:08.81 +49:27:25.4 12.981 11.92 207.4 HIP 2075 9.95
2025-11-29 00:26:55.33 +49:23:11.5 12.995 11.84 206.6 HIP 2075 6.89
2025-11-30 00:26:42.31 +49:18:57.3 13.008 11.77 205.8 HIP 2075 6.50
2025-12-01 00:26:29.74 +49:14:43.1 13.022 11.69 205.0 HIP 2075 9.06
2025-12-02 00:26:17.63 +49:10:28.8 13.036 11.61 204.2 HIP 2087 7.57
2025-12-03 00:26:05.99 +49:06:14.5 13.050 11.54 203.4 HIP 2087 4.20
2025-12-04 00:25:54.80 +49:02:00.4 13.065 11.46 202.6 HIP 2087 4.52
2025-12-05 00:25:44.07 +48:57:46.5 13.079 11.38 201.8 HIP 2087 8.06
2025-12-06 00:25:33.80 +48:53:32.9 13.094 11.30 200.9 HIP 2087 12.26
2025-12-07 00:25:23.99 +48:49:19.6 13.109 11.30 200.9 HIP 2087 16.60