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C/1950 K1 (Minkowski)

Basic Information of C/1950 K1 (Minkowski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.526220
Eccentricity 0.999554
Inclination (deg) 143.585800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 38.991200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 192.341500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 426289.333126

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1951-02-17T21:52:59.520
Period (years) 426289.333126

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 02:49:51.47 +12:28:02.6 96.160 1.53 254.7 HIP 13201 11.31
2025-11-22 02:49:49.05 +12:27:52.9 96.167 1.52 254.8 HIP 13201 11.51
2025-11-23 02:49:46.65 +12:27:43.4 96.175 1.51 254.9 HIP 13201 11.74
2025-11-24 02:49:44.26 +12:27:33.9 96.182 1.50 254.9 HIP 13201 11.99
2025-11-25 02:49:41.89 +12:27:24.6 96.190 1.49 255.0 HIP 13201 12.26
2025-11-26 02:49:39.53 +12:27:15.3 96.199 1.48 255.1 HIP 13201 12.56
2025-11-27 02:49:37.18 +12:27:06.1 96.207 1.47 255.2 HIP 13201 12.87
2025-11-28 02:49:34.85 +12:26:57.1 96.216 1.46 255.2 HIP 13201 13.20
2025-11-29 02:49:32.53 +12:26:48.2 96.226 1.45 255.3 HIP 13201 13.54
2025-11-30 02:49:30.23 +12:26:39.3 96.235 1.44 255.4 HIP 13201 13.90
2025-12-01 02:49:27.95 +12:26:30.6 96.245 1.43 255.5 HIP 13201 14.26
2025-12-02 02:49:25.68 +12:26:22.0 96.255 1.42 255.6 HIP 13201 14.64
2025-12-03 02:49:23.43 +12:26:13.5 96.265 1.40 255.6 HIP 13201 15.02
2025-12-04 02:49:21.21 +12:26:05.2 96.276 1.39 255.7 HIP 13201 15.42
2025-12-05 02:49:19.00 +12:25:57.0 96.287 1.38 255.8 HIP 13201 15.81
2025-12-06 02:49:16.81 +12:25:48.9 96.298 1.36 255.9 HIP 13201 16.22
2025-12-07 02:49:14.64 +12:25:40.9 96.309 1.36 255.9 HIP 13201 16.62