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C/1942 X1 (Whipple-Fedtke-Tevzadze)

Basic Information of C/1942 X1 (Whipple-Fedtke-Tevzadze)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.393797
Eccentricity 0.991321
Inclination (deg) 19.587200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 100.343100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.456200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2035.142180

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1942-11-11T17:02:49.920
Period (years) 2035.142180

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 20:49:59.86 -27:25:22.1 98.607 0.64 54.1 HIP 102845 3.51
2025-11-22 20:50:00.80 -27:25:13.1 98.625 0.66 55.0 HIP 102845 3.30
2025-11-23 20:50:01.78 -27:25:03.9 98.643 0.69 55.8 HIP 102845 3.10
2025-11-24 20:50:02.80 -27:24:54.7 98.660 0.71 56.5 HIP 102845 2.90
2025-11-25 20:50:03.86 -27:24:45.3 98.678 0.73 57.2 HIP 102845 2.71
2025-11-26 20:50:04.97 -27:24:35.8 98.695 0.75 57.9 HIP 102845 2.54
2025-11-27 20:50:06.12 -27:24:26.2 98.713 0.77 58.5 HIP 102845 2.39
2025-11-28 20:50:07.31 -27:24:16.5 98.730 0.80 59.1 HIP 102845 2.27
2025-11-29 20:50:08.54 -27:24:06.7 98.747 0.82 59.7 HIP 102845 2.19
2025-11-30 20:50:09.81 -27:23:56.8 98.764 0.84 60.2 HIP 102848 2.15
2025-12-01 20:50:11.12 -27:23:46.9 98.780 0.86 60.7 HIP 102848 2.12
2025-12-02 20:50:12.47 -27:23:36.8 98.797 0.88 61.2 HIP 102848 2.15
2025-12-03 20:50:13.86 -27:23:26.6 98.813 0.90 61.6 HIP 102848 2.24
2025-12-04 20:50:15.29 -27:23:16.3 98.830 0.92 62.1 HIP 102848 2.39
2025-12-05 20:50:16.75 -27:23:06.0 98.846 0.94 62.5 HIP 102848 2.58
2025-12-06 20:50:18.26 -27:22:55.6 98.862 0.96 62.9 HIP 102848 2.82
2025-12-07 20:50:19.80 -27:22:45.0 98.877 0.96 62.9 HIP 102848 3.09