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C/1943 W1 (van Gent-Peltier-Daimaca)

Basic Information of C/1943 W1 (van Gent-Peltier-Daimaca)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.874303
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 136.180900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.631100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 33.078400
Epoch 1944-01-12T06:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1944-01-12T06:00:00.000

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 14:17:04.70 -29:56:46.2 106.031 1.34 115.3 HIP 69689 17.19
2025-11-22 14:17:06.93 -29:57:00.0 106.028 1.33 115.6 HIP 69689 17.72
2025-11-23 14:17:09.15 -29:57:13.7 106.025 1.32 115.9 HIP 69689 18.25
2025-11-24 14:17:11.35 -29:57:27.6 106.022 1.32 116.2 HIP 69689 18.78
2025-11-25 14:17:13.53 -29:57:41.5 106.018 1.31 116.5 HIP 69689 19.31
2025-11-26 14:17:15.69 -29:57:55.5 106.014 1.30 116.8 HIP 69689 19.83
2025-11-27 14:17:17.83 -29:58:09.6 106.010 1.29 117.1 HIP 69689 20.35
2025-11-28 14:17:19.96 -29:58:23.7 106.006 1.28 117.4 HIP 69689 20.87
2025-11-29 14:17:22.06 -29:58:37.9 106.001 1.27 117.7 HIP 69689 21.38
2025-11-30 14:17:24.14 -29:58:52.1 105.996 1.26 118.1 HIP 69689 21.89
2025-12-01 14:17:26.20 -29:59:06.4 105.991 1.25 118.4 HIP 69689 22.39
2025-12-02 14:17:28.24 -29:59:20.7 105.986 1.24 118.7 HIP 69689 22.89
2025-12-03 14:17:30.25 -29:59:35.0 105.980 1.23 119.1 HIP 69689 23.39
2025-12-04 14:17:32.24 -29:59:49.4 105.974 1.22 119.4 HIP 69689 23.88
2025-12-05 14:17:34.21 -30:00:03.8 105.968 1.21 119.8 HIP 69689 24.37
2025-12-06 14:17:36.15 -30:00:18.2 105.962 1.20 120.1 HIP 69689 24.86
2025-12-07 14:17:38.06 -30:00:32.6 105.955 1.20 120.1 HIP 69689 25.34