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C/1949 K1 (Johnson)

Basic Information of C/1949 K1 (Johnson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.481819
Eccentricity 0.998803
Inclination (deg) 130.595600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 221.916300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 39.486100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 94409.116183

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1950-02-16T17:18:23.040
Period (years) 94409.116183

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 02:04:33.53 -04:37:09.6 96.917 1.34 258.1 HIP 9634 11.45
2025-11-22 02:04:31.42 -04:37:16.3 96.929 1.33 258.4 HIP 9634 10.97
2025-11-23 02:04:29.33 -04:37:22.7 96.940 1.31 258.8 HIP 9634 10.49
2025-11-24 02:04:27.26 -04:37:28.8 96.952 1.30 259.2 HIP 9634 10.02
2025-11-25 02:04:25.21 -04:37:34.7 96.964 1.29 259.6 HIP 9634 9.56
2025-11-26 02:04:23.18 -04:37:40.3 96.977 1.27 260.0 HIP 9634 9.10
2025-11-27 02:04:21.18 -04:37:45.6 96.989 1.26 260.4 HIP 9634 8.66
2025-11-28 02:04:19.19 -04:37:50.6 97.002 1.24 260.8 HIP 9634 8.23
2025-11-29 02:04:17.22 -04:37:55.4 97.015 1.22 261.2 HIP 9634 7.82
2025-11-30 02:04:15.28 -04:37:59.9 97.028 1.21 261.7 HIP 9634 7.41
2025-12-01 02:04:13.37 -04:38:04.1 97.042 1.19 262.1 HIP 9634 7.02
2025-12-02 02:04:11.47 -04:38:08.0 97.056 1.17 262.6 HIP 9634 6.64
2025-12-03 02:04:09.60 -04:38:11.6 97.070 1.16 263.0 HIP 9634 6.28
2025-12-04 02:04:07.76 -04:38:15.0 97.084 1.14 263.5 HIP 9634 5.94
2025-12-05 02:04:05.94 -04:38:18.1 97.098 1.12 264.0 HIP 9634 5.61
2025-12-06 02:04:04.15 -04:38:20.9 97.113 1.10 264.5 HIP 9634 5.31
2025-12-07 02:04:02.39 -04:38:23.4 97.127 1.10 264.5 HIP 9634 5.03