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C/1932 Y1 (Dodwell-Forbes)

Basic Information of C/1932 Y1 (Dodwell-Forbes)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.083339
Eccentricity 0.973241
Inclination (deg) 24.593800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 78.347600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 327.446300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 257.597562

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1932-11-17T04:35:45.600
Period (years) 257.597562

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 15:07:57.16 -03:11:25.9 76.907 1.92 103.2 HIP 74057 34.04
2025-11-22 15:08:00.16 -03:11:36.4 76.904 1.92 102.9 HIP 74057 33.83
2025-11-23 15:08:03.16 -03:11:46.7 76.900 1.91 102.7 HIP 74057 33.63
2025-11-24 15:08:06.14 -03:11:56.8 76.896 1.90 102.4 HIP 74057 33.46
2025-11-25 15:08:09.11 -03:12:06.6 76.892 1.89 102.2 HIP 74057 33.30
2025-11-26 15:08:12.07 -03:12:16.1 76.887 1.88 101.9 HIP 74057 33.17
2025-11-27 15:08:15.02 -03:12:25.4 76.882 1.87 101.6 HIP 74057 33.06
2025-11-28 15:08:17.95 -03:12:34.5 76.877 1.86 101.4 HIP 74057 32.97
2025-11-29 15:08:20.87 -03:12:43.3 76.871 1.85 101.1 HIP 74057 32.90
2025-11-30 15:08:23.78 -03:12:51.8 76.865 1.83 100.8 HIP 74057 32.85
2025-12-01 15:08:26.66 -03:13:00.1 76.859 1.82 100.6 HIP 74057 32.82
2025-12-02 15:08:29.53 -03:13:08.1 76.853 1.81 100.3 HIP 74057 32.81
2025-12-03 15:08:32.39 -03:13:15.9 76.846 1.80 100.0 HIP 74057 32.82
2025-12-04 15:08:35.22 -03:13:23.4 76.840 1.78 99.7 HIP 74057 32.84
2025-12-05 15:08:38.04 -03:13:30.6 76.832 1.77 99.4 HIP 74057 32.89
2025-12-06 15:08:40.83 -03:13:37.6 76.825 1.75 99.2 HIP 74057 32.96
2025-12-07 15:08:43.61 -03:13:44.3 76.818 1.75 99.2 HIP 74057 33.04