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C/2022 U3 (Bok)

Basic Information of C/2022 U3 (Bok)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.827384
Eccentricity 0.999808
Inclination (deg) 33.661300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 272.787000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 189.144500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188409, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3986721.763312

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-07-28T16:20:03.840
Period (years) 3986721.763312

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 10:07:46.46 -19:34:21.5 6.194 21.23 155.1 HIP 49651 4.95
2025-11-22 10:08:01.64 -19:42:03.6 6.185 21.01 155.9 HIP 49668 5.66
2025-11-23 10:08:16.22 -19:49:44.1 6.176 20.80 156.8 HIP 49668 4.64
2025-11-24 10:08:30.20 -19:57:22.7 6.166 20.58 157.6 HIP 49668 12.29
2025-11-25 10:08:43.57 -20:04:59.4 6.157 20.37 158.5 HIP 49696 13.84
2025-11-26 10:08:56.32 -20:12:34.1 6.148 20.16 159.3 HIP 49696 7.11
2025-11-27 10:09:08.45 -20:20:06.7 6.139 19.94 160.2 HIP 49696 6.33
2025-11-28 10:09:19.96 -20:27:37.2 6.130 19.73 161.2 HIP 49696 12.51
2025-11-29 10:09:30.86 -20:35:05.4 6.120 19.52 162.1 HIP 49696 19.89
2025-11-30 10:09:41.12 -20:42:31.2 6.111 19.32 163.1 HIP 49696 27.44
2025-12-01 10:09:50.76 -20:49:54.7 6.102 19.11 164.0 HIP 49696 35.00
2025-12-02 10:09:59.76 -20:57:15.6 6.092 18.91 165.0 HIP 49952 33.70
2025-12-03 10:10:08.14 -21:04:33.9 6.083 18.70 166.0 HIP 49952 28.24
2025-12-04 10:10:15.88 -21:11:49.6 6.074 18.51 167.1 HIP 49952 24.11
2025-12-05 10:10:22.98 -21:19:02.4 6.065 18.31 168.1 HIP 49952 21.99
2025-12-06 10:10:29.44 -21:26:12.5 6.056 18.11 169.2 HIP 49785 17.36
2025-12-07 10:10:35.26 -21:33:19.6 6.046 18.11 169.2 HIP 49785 13.45