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C/1948 N1 (Wirtanen)

Basic Information of C/1948 N1 (Wirtanen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.523501
Eccentricity 0.998911
Inclination (deg) 130.765100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 120.962500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 229.895000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 111548.414584

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1949-06-08T16:14:35.520
Period (years) 111548.414584

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 06:50:38.35 +46:37:12.5 97.668 1.27 294.5 HIP 32949 13.95
2025-11-22 06:50:35.64 +46:37:25.2 97.661 1.29 293.9 HIP 32949 14.46
2025-11-23 06:50:32.90 +46:37:37.7 97.653 1.30 293.3 HIP 32949 14.97
2025-11-24 06:50:30.11 +46:37:50.1 97.646 1.32 292.7 HIP 32949 15.49
2025-11-25 06:50:27.29 +46:38:02.3 97.638 1.33 292.2 HIP 32949 16.01
2025-11-26 06:50:24.42 +46:38:14.3 97.631 1.34 291.6 HIP 32949 16.54
2025-11-27 06:50:21.51 +46:38:26.1 97.625 1.35 291.1 HIP 32949 17.07
2025-11-28 06:50:18.57 +46:38:37.8 97.618 1.37 290.5 HIP 32949 17.60
2025-11-29 06:50:15.59 +46:38:49.3 97.612 1.38 290.0 HIP 32949 18.14
2025-11-30 06:50:12.58 +46:39:00.6 97.606 1.39 289.5 HIP 32949 18.69
2025-12-01 06:50:09.52 +46:39:11.7 97.600 1.40 289.0 HIP 32949 19.23
2025-12-02 06:50:06.44 +46:39:22.6 97.595 1.41 288.5 HIP 32949 19.79
2025-12-03 06:50:03.32 +46:39:33.3 97.590 1.42 288.0 HIP 32949 20.34
2025-12-04 06:50:00.17 +46:39:43.8 97.585 1.43 287.5 HIP 32949 20.90
2025-12-05 06:49:56.99 +46:39:54.1 97.580 1.44 287.0 HIP 32949 21.47
2025-12-06 06:49:53.78 +46:40:04.2 97.575 1.45 286.5 HIP 32949 22.03
2025-12-07 06:49:50.53 +46:40:14.1 97.571 1.45 286.5 HIP 32949 22.60