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C/2022 W3 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2022 W3 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.397733
Eccentricity 0.995041
Inclination (deg) 103.557800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 132.269200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 116.523900
Epoch 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4732.004684

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-06-22T18:40:45.120
Period (years) 4732.004684

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 18:16:41.65 -85:00:28.0 9.246 13.05 66.0 HIP 88896 11.11
2025-11-22 18:20:19.29 -84:58:18.4 9.257 13.08 66.2 HIP 88896 16.33
2025-11-23 18:23:56.24 -84:56:09.5 9.269 13.11 66.4 HIP 91202 16.81
2025-11-24 18:27:32.52 -84:54:01.2 9.280 13.15 66.6 HIP 91202 13.23
2025-11-25 18:31:08.14 -84:51:53.5 9.292 13.18 66.8 HIP 91202 10.96
2025-11-26 18:34:43.11 -84:49:46.4 9.303 13.21 66.9 HIP 91202 10.89
2025-11-27 18:38:17.45 -84:47:39.9 9.314 13.24 67.1 HIP 92145 12.39
2025-11-28 18:41:51.15 -84:45:34.0 9.325 13.27 67.3 HIP 92145 7.12
2025-11-29 18:45:24.23 -84:43:28.6 9.336 13.31 67.4 HIP 92145 1.98
2025-11-30 18:48:56.70 -84:41:23.8 9.346 13.34 67.6 HIP 92145 3.66
2025-12-01 18:52:28.56 -84:39:19.6 9.357 13.37 67.8 HIP 92145 8.92
2025-12-02 18:55:59.83 -84:37:15.9 9.367 13.40 67.9 HIP 92145 14.25
2025-12-03 18:59:30.51 -84:35:12.6 9.378 13.44 68.1 HIP 93276 11.14
2025-12-04 19:03:00.61 -84:33:09.9 9.388 13.47 68.2 HIP 93276 10.06
2025-12-05 19:06:30.15 -84:31:07.7 9.398 13.50 68.4 HIP 93276 11.76
2025-12-06 19:09:59.14 -84:29:05.9 9.408 13.54 68.5 HIP 93276 15.34
2025-12-07 19:13:27.60 -84:27:04.6 9.418 13.54 68.5 HIP 93276 19.83