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C/1937 D1 (Wilk)

Basic Information of C/1937 D1 (Wilk)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.615810
Eccentricity 0.981153
Inclination (deg) 26.303700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.484600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 31.280800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 186.769846

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1936-10-23T03:54:34.560
Period (years) 186.769846

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 17:41:51.25 -36:20:54.1 65.500 2.09 86.0 HIP 86434 27.39
2025-11-22 17:41:55.39 -36:20:50.6 65.508 2.11 86.2 HIP 86434 28.20
2025-11-23 17:41:59.57 -36:20:47.3 65.515 2.12 86.5 HIP 86434 29.02
2025-11-24 17:42:03.78 -36:20:44.2 65.523 2.14 86.7 HIP 86434 29.84
2025-11-25 17:42:08.02 -36:20:41.2 65.530 2.15 87.0 HIP 86434 30.68
2025-11-26 17:42:12.29 -36:20:38.5 65.536 2.17 87.2 HIP 86434 31.52
2025-11-27 17:42:16.60 -36:20:36.0 65.543 2.18 87.5 HIP 86434 32.37
2025-11-28 17:42:20.92 -36:20:33.7 65.549 2.19 87.7 HIP 86653 32.50
2025-11-29 17:42:25.28 -36:20:31.5 65.554 2.21 87.9 HIP 86653 32.49
2025-11-30 17:42:29.66 -36:20:29.6 65.560 2.22 88.2 HIP 86653 32.51
2025-12-01 17:42:34.06 -36:20:27.9 65.565 2.23 88.4 HIP 86653 32.56
2025-12-02 17:42:38.49 -36:20:26.4 65.570 2.24 88.6 HIP 86653 32.63
2025-12-03 17:42:42.93 -36:20:25.1 65.575 2.25 88.8 HIP 86653 32.74
2025-12-04 17:42:47.40 -36:20:24.0 65.579 2.26 89.1 HIP 86653 32.87
2025-12-05 17:42:51.89 -36:20:23.1 65.583 2.27 89.3 HIP 86653 33.03
2025-12-06 17:42:56.39 -36:20:22.4 65.587 2.28 89.5 HIP 86653 33.22
2025-12-07 17:43:00.91 -36:20:21.9 65.591 2.28 89.5 HIP 86653 33.44