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C/1947 X1-A (Southern comet)

Basic Information of C/1947 X1-A (Southern comet)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.094045
Eccentricity 0.999503
Inclination (deg) 134.788200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 336.110900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 195.174300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2602.968923

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1947-10-14T06:04:36.480
Period (years) 2602.968923

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 21:44:55.60 -04:29:05.2 96.927 0.24 142.6 HIP 107434 10.28
2025-11-22 21:44:55.83 -04:29:09.7 96.946 0.25 136.6 HIP 107434 10.25
2025-11-23 21:44:56.10 -04:29:14.0 96.966 0.26 131.0 HIP 107434 10.20
2025-11-24 21:44:56.41 -04:29:18.0 96.985 0.27 126.0 HIP 107434 10.15
2025-11-25 21:44:56.76 -04:29:21.9 97.004 0.29 121.6 HIP 107434 10.09
2025-11-26 21:44:57.15 -04:29:25.5 97.024 0.30 117.6 HIP 107434 10.02
2025-11-27 21:44:57.58 -04:29:28.8 97.043 0.32 114.0 HIP 107434 9.94
2025-11-28 21:44:58.05 -04:29:32.0 97.062 0.34 110.9 HIP 107434 9.85
2025-11-29 21:44:58.57 -04:29:34.9 97.081 0.36 108.1 HIP 107434 9.75
2025-11-30 21:44:59.12 -04:29:37.6 97.100 0.38 105.5 HIP 107434 9.64
2025-12-01 21:44:59.71 -04:29:40.0 97.119 0.40 103.3 HIP 107434 9.52
2025-12-02 21:45:00.34 -04:29:42.2 97.138 0.42 101.3 HIP 107434 9.39
2025-12-03 21:45:01.00 -04:29:44.2 97.157 0.45 99.5 HIP 107434 9.25
2025-12-04 21:45:01.71 -04:29:46.0 97.176 0.47 97.8 HIP 107434 9.10
2025-12-05 21:45:02.45 -04:29:47.5 97.195 0.49 96.3 HIP 107434 8.94
2025-12-06 21:45:03.24 -04:29:48.8 97.213 0.51 95.0 HIP 107434 8.78
2025-12-07 21:45:04.06 -04:29:49.9 97.232 0.51 95.0 HIP 107434 8.60