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C/1937 C1 (Whipple)

Basic Information of C/1937 C1 (Whipple)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.807653
Eccentricity 0.997642
Inclination (deg) 41.412100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 127.048800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 108.976200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 21225.449599

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1937-06-09T14:01:49.440
Period (years) 21225.449599

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 03:33:06.09 -23:56:27.8 107.461 1.34 263.0 HIP 16549 10.44
2025-11-22 03:33:03.77 -23:56:31.7 107.467 1.33 263.7 HIP 16549 10.53
2025-11-23 03:33:01.45 -23:56:35.2 107.473 1.33 264.5 HIP 16549 10.63
2025-11-24 03:32:59.13 -23:56:38.3 107.479 1.33 265.2 HIP 16549 10.76
2025-11-25 03:32:56.82 -23:56:41.0 107.486 1.32 265.9 HIP 16549 10.90
2025-11-26 03:32:54.52 -23:56:43.2 107.493 1.32 266.6 HIP 16549 11.06
2025-11-27 03:32:52.22 -23:56:45.1 107.500 1.31 267.4 HIP 16549 11.23
2025-11-28 03:32:49.92 -23:56:46.5 107.507 1.31 268.1 HIP 16549 11.42
2025-11-29 03:32:47.64 -23:56:47.5 107.515 1.30 268.9 HIP 16549 11.62
2025-11-30 03:32:45.36 -23:56:48.1 107.522 1.30 269.6 HIP 16549 11.83
2025-12-01 03:32:43.09 -23:56:48.3 107.530 1.29 270.4 HIP 16549 12.06
2025-12-02 03:32:40.84 -23:56:48.1 107.538 1.28 271.2 HIP 16549 12.29
2025-12-03 03:32:38.59 -23:56:47.5 107.547 1.28 271.9 HIP 16549 12.54
2025-12-04 03:32:36.35 -23:56:46.4 107.555 1.27 272.7 HIP 16549 12.79
2025-12-05 03:32:34.13 -23:56:45.0 107.564 1.27 273.5 HIP 16549 13.06
2025-12-06 03:32:31.92 -23:56:43.1 107.573 1.26 274.3 HIP 16549 13.33
2025-12-07 03:32:29.72 -23:56:40.9 107.582 1.26 274.3 HIP 16549 13.60