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C/1949 N1 (Bappu-Bok-Newkirk)

Basic Information of C/1949 N1 (Bappu-Bok-Newkirk)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.000249
Eccentricity 0.998219
Inclination (deg) 106.176800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 310.595500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 89.147000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 37638.318566

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1949-11-27T04:08:49.920
Period (years) 37638.318566

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 05:57:34.84 -43:46:44.3 97.639 1.54 241.9 HIP 28226 10.96
2025-11-22 05:57:31.84 -43:47:01.7 97.638 1.54 242.8 HIP 28226 11.38
2025-11-23 05:57:28.81 -43:47:18.5 97.637 1.54 243.8 HIP 28226 11.81
2025-11-24 05:57:25.75 -43:47:34.8 97.637 1.54 244.7 HIP 28226 12.25
2025-11-25 05:57:22.66 -43:47:50.6 97.636 1.54 245.7 HIP 28226 12.70
2025-11-26 05:57:19.55 -43:48:05.9 97.636 1.54 246.6 HIP 28226 13.15
2025-11-27 05:57:16.41 -43:48:20.6 97.635 1.55 247.5 HIP 28150 12.81
2025-11-28 05:57:13.24 -43:48:34.7 97.635 1.55 248.5 HIP 28150 12.42
2025-11-29 05:57:10.05 -43:48:48.4 97.635 1.55 249.4 HIP 28150 12.06
2025-11-30 05:57:06.84 -43:49:01.4 97.635 1.55 250.3 HIP 28150 11.72
2025-12-01 05:57:03.60 -43:49:13.9 97.635 1.55 251.3 HIP 28150 11.42
2025-12-02 05:57:00.35 -43:49:25.9 97.635 1.55 252.2 HIP 28150 11.16
2025-12-03 05:56:57.07 -43:49:37.3 97.635 1.55 253.1 HIP 28150 10.93
2025-12-04 05:56:53.78 -43:49:48.1 97.636 1.55 254.0 HIP 28150 10.75
2025-12-05 05:56:50.46 -43:49:58.4 97.636 1.55 255.0 HIP 28150 10.61
2025-12-06 05:56:47.13 -43:50:08.1 97.637 1.56 255.9 HIP 28150 10.51
2025-12-07 05:56:43.79 -43:50:17.2 97.638 1.56 255.9 HIP 28150 10.46