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C/1947 S1 (Bester)

Basic Information of C/1947 S1 (Bester)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.790130
Eccentricity 1.000428
Inclination (deg) 140.607900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 271.749200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 350.582300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1948-03-23T16:45:41.760

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 07:24:06.99 +34:33:44.6 101.473 1.03 291.0 HIP 35932 19.93
2025-11-22 07:24:05.12 +34:33:53.5 101.462 1.05 290.5 HIP 35932 20.15
2025-11-23 07:24:03.21 +34:34:02.3 101.452 1.07 290.1 HIP 35932 20.38
2025-11-24 07:24:01.27 +34:34:11.1 101.443 1.08 289.7 HIP 35932 20.61
2025-11-25 07:23:59.29 +34:34:19.8 101.433 1.10 289.3 HIP 35932 20.86
2025-11-26 07:23:57.27 +34:34:28.6 101.424 1.12 288.9 HIP 35932 21.11
2025-11-27 07:23:55.21 +34:34:37.3 101.415 1.13 288.6 HIP 35932 21.37
2025-11-28 07:23:53.13 +34:34:46.0 101.406 1.15 288.2 HIP 35932 21.63
2025-11-29 07:23:51.00 +34:34:54.6 101.397 1.17 287.9 HIP 35932 21.91
2025-11-30 07:23:48.84 +34:35:03.2 101.388 1.18 287.5 HIP 35932 22.19
2025-12-01 07:23:46.65 +34:35:11.7 101.380 1.20 287.2 HIP 35932 22.48
2025-12-02 07:23:44.43 +34:35:20.2 101.372 1.21 286.9 HIP 35932 22.78
2025-12-03 07:23:42.17 +34:35:28.6 101.364 1.23 286.5 HIP 35932 23.08
2025-12-04 07:23:39.89 +34:35:37.0 101.357 1.24 286.2 HIP 35932 23.40
2025-12-05 07:23:37.57 +34:35:45.4 101.350 1.26 285.9 HIP 35932 23.72
2025-12-06 07:23:35.22 +34:35:53.6 101.343 1.27 285.6 HIP 35932 24.05
2025-12-07 07:23:32.84 +34:36:01.9 101.336 1.27 285.6 HIP 35932 24.38