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C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin)

Basic Information of C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.467539
Eccentricity 1.001181
Inclination (deg) 77.534200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 339.940100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 223.937500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1942-03-22T16:50:09.600

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 22:22:50.49 +21:47:17.7 106.740 0.75 187.3 HIP 110559 23.31
2025-11-22 22:22:50.33 +21:46:59.7 106.757 0.74 185.6 HIP 110559 23.58
2025-11-23 22:22:50.20 +21:46:42.0 106.774 0.74 183.9 HIP 110559 23.84
2025-11-24 22:22:50.12 +21:46:24.3 106.791 0.73 182.1 HIP 110559 24.09
2025-11-25 22:22:50.07 +21:46:06.9 106.808 0.72 180.3 HIP 110559 24.34
2025-11-26 22:22:50.06 +21:45:49.7 106.826 0.71 178.5 HIP 110559 24.58
2025-11-27 22:22:50.10 +21:45:32.6 106.843 0.70 176.6 HIP 110559 24.82
2025-11-28 22:22:50.17 +21:45:15.7 106.860 0.70 174.7 HIP 110559 25.05
2025-11-29 22:22:50.28 +21:44:59.1 106.877 0.69 172.8 HIP 110559 25.27
2025-11-30 22:22:50.43 +21:44:42.6 106.895 0.69 170.8 HIP 110559 25.48
2025-12-01 22:22:50.62 +21:44:26.3 106.912 0.68 168.8 HIP 110559 25.69
2025-12-02 22:22:50.84 +21:44:10.3 106.930 0.68 166.8 HIP 110559 25.89
2025-12-03 22:22:51.11 +21:43:54.4 106.947 0.67 164.8 HIP 110559 26.09
2025-12-04 22:22:51.42 +21:43:38.8 106.965 0.67 162.7 HIP 110559 26.28
2025-12-05 22:22:51.76 +21:43:23.4 106.982 0.67 160.6 HIP 110559 26.46
2025-12-06 22:22:52.14 +21:43:08.3 107.000 0.67 158.5 HIP 110559 26.64
2025-12-07 22:22:52.56 +21:42:53.4 107.017 0.67 158.5 HIP 110559 26.81