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C/1948 W1 (Bester)

Basic Information of C/1948 W1 (Bester)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.202277
Eccentricity 0.997267
Inclination (deg) 87.205500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 67.098900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 273.445800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9226.720414

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1948-11-16T13:04:56.640
Period (years) 9226.720414

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 18:07:06.46 +75:00:39.1 98.054 1.53 122.5 HIP 89228 23.09
2025-11-22 18:07:14.42 +75:00:19.4 98.055 1.53 121.5 HIP 89228 22.78
2025-11-23 18:07:22.46 +75:00:00.2 98.056 1.53 120.6 HIP 89228 22.47
2025-11-24 18:07:30.58 +74:59:41.6 98.057 1.53 119.6 HIP 89228 22.17
2025-11-25 18:07:38.78 +74:59:23.5 98.058 1.53 118.7 HIP 89228 21.87
2025-11-26 18:07:47.05 +74:59:05.9 98.060 1.53 117.7 HIP 89228 21.57
2025-11-27 18:07:55.39 +74:58:48.8 98.061 1.53 116.7 HIP 89228 21.27
2025-11-28 18:08:03.81 +74:58:32.4 98.063 1.53 115.8 HIP 89228 20.99
2025-11-29 18:08:12.28 +74:58:16.4 98.064 1.53 114.8 HIP 89228 20.70
2025-11-30 18:08:20.83 +74:58:01.0 98.065 1.53 113.9 HIP 89228 20.42
2025-12-01 18:08:29.43 +74:57:46.2 98.067 1.53 112.9 HIP 89228 20.15
2025-12-02 18:08:38.10 +74:57:31.9 98.069 1.53 112.0 HIP 89228 19.88
2025-12-03 18:08:46.82 +74:57:18.2 98.070 1.53 111.0 HIP 89228 19.61
2025-12-04 18:08:55.59 +74:57:05.0 98.072 1.53 110.1 HIP 89228 19.35
2025-12-05 18:09:04.42 +74:56:52.5 98.074 1.53 109.1 HIP 89228 19.10
2025-12-06 18:09:13.30 +74:56:40.5 98.075 1.53 108.2 HIP 89228 18.86
2025-12-07 18:09:22.22 +74:56:29.0 98.077 1.53 108.2 HIP 89228 18.62