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C/1940 R2 (Cunningham)

Basic Information of C/1940 R2 (Cunningham)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.384130
Eccentricity 1.000564
Inclination (deg) 48.198800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 295.894700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 200.391700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1940-11-02T02:19:32.160

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 20:17:28.57 -09:33:09.5 110.451 0.62 95.8 HIP 99900 19.39
2025-11-22 20:17:29.57 -09:33:11.0 110.469 0.64 95.0 HIP 99900 19.63
2025-11-23 20:17:30.61 -09:33:12.4 110.487 0.66 94.3 HIP 99900 19.88
2025-11-24 20:17:31.68 -09:33:13.6 110.505 0.68 93.6 HIP 99900 20.14
2025-11-25 20:17:32.78 -09:33:14.6 110.522 0.70 93.0 HIP 99900 20.41
2025-11-26 20:17:33.92 -09:33:15.5 110.540 0.72 92.3 HIP 99900 20.69
2025-11-27 20:17:35.08 -09:33:16.2 110.557 0.74 91.8 HIP 99900 20.97
2025-11-28 20:17:36.28 -09:33:16.7 110.574 0.76 91.2 HIP 99900 21.27
2025-11-29 20:17:37.51 -09:33:17.1 110.591 0.77 90.7 HIP 99900 21.57
2025-11-30 20:17:38.76 -09:33:17.3 110.608 0.79 90.2 HIP 99900 21.88
2025-12-01 20:17:40.05 -09:33:17.4 110.624 0.81 89.7 HIP 99900 22.19
2025-12-02 20:17:41.37 -09:33:17.3 110.641 0.83 89.3 HIP 99900 22.52
2025-12-03 20:17:42.71 -09:33:17.0 110.657 0.85 88.8 HIP 99900 22.85
2025-12-04 20:17:44.09 -09:33:16.6 110.673 0.86 88.4 HIP 99900 23.18
2025-12-05 20:17:45.49 -09:33:16.1 110.689 0.88 88.0 HIP 99900 23.53
2025-12-06 20:17:46.92 -09:33:15.3 110.705 0.90 87.6 HIP 99900 23.88
2025-12-07 20:17:48.38 -09:33:14.4 110.720 0.90 87.6 HIP 99900 24.24