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C/1932 P1 (Peltier-Whipple)

Basic Information of C/1932 P1 (Peltier-Whipple)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.020737
Eccentricity 0.976759
Inclination (deg) 73.112700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 346.417600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 38.142900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 291.064051

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1932-09-22T01:41:48.480
Period (years) 291.064051

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 10:57:34.66 -28:55:58.3 80.019 1.29 162.2 HIP 53617 20.02
2025-11-22 10:57:35.38 -28:56:27.7 80.007 1.27 163.4 HIP 53617 19.51
2025-11-23 10:57:36.05 -28:56:57.0 79.995 1.26 164.6 HIP 53617 19.00
2025-11-24 10:57:36.66 -28:57:26.2 79.983 1.25 165.8 HIP 53617 18.50
2025-11-25 10:57:37.22 -28:57:55.2 79.970 1.23 167.1 HIP 53617 18.01
2025-11-26 10:57:37.73 -28:58:24.1 79.958 1.22 168.4 HIP 53617 17.53
2025-11-27 10:57:38.18 -28:58:52.8 79.945 1.21 169.7 HIP 53617 17.05
2025-11-28 10:57:38.57 -28:59:21.4 79.932 1.20 171.0 HIP 53617 16.58
2025-11-29 10:57:38.91 -28:59:49.8 79.919 1.19 172.4 HIP 53617 16.12
2025-11-30 10:57:39.20 -29:00:18.0 79.906 1.17 173.8 HIP 53617 15.67
2025-12-01 10:57:39.43 -29:00:46.0 79.893 1.16 175.2 HIP 53617 15.23
2025-12-02 10:57:39.61 -29:01:13.8 79.880 1.15 176.7 HIP 53617 14.80
2025-12-03 10:57:39.73 -29:01:41.4 79.867 1.14 178.2 HIP 53617 14.38
2025-12-04 10:57:39.80 -29:02:08.8 79.854 1.13 179.7 HIP 53617 13.97
2025-12-05 10:57:39.81 -29:02:35.9 79.840 1.12 181.2 HIP 53617 13.57
2025-12-06 10:57:39.77 -29:03:02.8 79.827 1.11 182.8 HIP 53617 13.19
2025-12-07 10:57:39.67 -29:03:29.5 79.813 1.11 182.8 HIP 53617 12.82