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C/2021 E3 (ZTF)

Basic Information of C/2021 E3 (ZTF)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.777619
Eccentricity 0.999616
Inclination (deg) 112.521000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 104.483900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 228.787000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-GJ3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 314964.196892

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-06-10T19:22:04.800
Period (years) 314964.196892

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 07:17:00.80 +24:21:12.1 10.641 10.99 290.7 HIP 35224 11.33
2025-11-22 07:16:42.75 +24:22:45.5 10.635 11.18 290.5 HIP 35224 9.51
2025-11-23 07:16:24.35 +24:24:19.2 10.629 11.36 290.2 HIP 35224 9.59
2025-11-24 07:16:05.60 +24:25:53.3 10.623 11.55 289.9 HIP 35224 11.62
2025-11-25 07:15:46.52 +24:27:27.7 10.617 11.73 289.7 HIP 35222 14.82
2025-11-26 07:15:27.12 +24:29:02.5 10.612 11.90 289.5 HIP 35222 18.69
2025-11-27 07:15:07.38 +24:30:37.5 10.607 12.07 289.2 HIP 34995 15.21
2025-11-28 07:14:47.33 +24:32:12.9 10.602 12.24 289.0 HIP 34995 11.47
2025-11-29 07:14:26.97 +24:33:48.5 10.597 12.40 288.8 HIP 34995 8.86
2025-11-30 07:14:06.31 +24:35:24.3 10.593 12.56 288.6 HIP 34995 8.60
2025-12-01 07:13:45.35 +24:37:00.2 10.589 12.72 288.4 HIP 34995 10.94
2025-12-02 07:13:24.10 +24:38:36.4 10.585 12.87 288.2 HIP 34995 14.76
2025-12-03 07:13:02.57 +24:40:12.7 10.581 13.02 288.0 HIP 34995 19.23
2025-12-04 07:12:40.76 +24:41:49.1 10.578 13.16 287.8 HIP 34704 19.50
2025-12-05 07:12:18.68 +24:43:25.6 10.574 13.30 287.6 HIP 34704 14.82
2025-12-06 07:11:56.34 +24:45:02.1 10.572 13.44 287.4 HIP 34704 10.66
2025-12-07 07:11:33.74 +24:46:38.6 10.569 13.44 287.4 HIP 34704 7.99