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C/1917 F1 (Mellish)

Basic Information of C/1917 F1 (Mellish)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.206075
Eccentricity 0.992508
Inclination (deg) 32.777500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 87.698400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 122.188000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 144.258466

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2061-07-24T06:41:54.240
Period (years) 144.258466

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 02:54:24.56 -11:22:03.2 44.787 3.10 262.1 HIP 13527 16.89
2025-11-22 02:54:19.54 -11:22:13.5 44.791 3.09 262.6 HIP 13527 16.92
2025-11-23 02:54:14.55 -11:22:23.1 44.796 3.07 263.1 HIP 13527 17.02
2025-11-24 02:54:09.58 -11:22:31.9 44.801 3.05 263.7 HIP 13527 17.20
2025-11-25 02:54:04.63 -11:22:40.0 44.806 3.03 264.2 HIP 13527 17.45
2025-11-26 02:53:59.71 -11:22:47.3 44.812 3.01 264.8 HIP 13527 17.77
2025-11-27 02:53:54.82 -11:22:53.9 44.817 2.99 265.3 HIP 13527 18.15
2025-11-28 02:53:49.96 -11:22:59.8 44.823 2.96 265.9 HIP 13527 18.58
2025-11-29 02:53:45.14 -11:23:04.9 44.830 2.94 266.5 HIP 13527 19.07
2025-11-30 02:53:40.34 -11:23:09.3 44.836 2.92 267.0 HIP 13527 19.60
2025-12-01 02:53:35.59 -11:23:12.9 44.843 2.89 267.6 HIP 13527 20.17
2025-12-02 02:53:30.87 -11:23:15.8 44.850 2.87 268.2 HIP 13527 20.78
2025-12-03 02:53:26.19 -11:23:17.9 44.857 2.84 268.8 HIP 13527 21.41
2025-12-04 02:53:21.54 -11:23:19.3 44.864 2.82 269.5 HIP 13527 22.07
2025-12-05 02:53:16.94 -11:23:19.9 44.872 2.79 270.1 HIP 13527 22.76
2025-12-06 02:53:12.39 -11:23:19.8 44.880 2.77 270.7 HIP 13527 23.46
2025-12-07 02:53:07.87 -11:23:18.9 44.888 2.77 270.7 HIP 13527 24.17