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C/1951 P1 (Wilson-Harrington)

Basic Information of C/1951 P1 (Wilson-Harrington)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.673179
Eccentricity 0.999609
Inclination (deg) 152.532700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 76.254100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 268.421100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 71438.232900

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1952-01-13T02:19:58.080
Period (years) 71438.232900

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 23:07:03.44 +23:53:36.8 97.273 0.97 204.7 HIP 114008 25.13
2025-11-22 23:07:02.73 +23:53:15.7 97.289 0.95 203.5 HIP 114008 25.11
2025-11-23 23:07:02.07 +23:52:54.8 97.305 0.94 202.3 HIP 114008 25.10
2025-11-24 23:07:01.45 +23:52:34.0 97.322 0.92 201.0 HIP 114008 25.10
2025-11-25 23:07:00.87 +23:52:13.3 97.338 0.91 199.7 HIP 114008 25.11
2025-11-26 23:07:00.33 +23:51:52.8 97.355 0.89 198.4 HIP 114008 25.14
2025-11-27 23:06:59.84 +23:51:32.4 97.371 0.88 197.0 HIP 114008 25.18
2025-11-28 23:06:59.38 +23:51:12.2 97.388 0.87 195.6 HIP 114008 25.24
2025-11-29 23:06:58.98 +23:50:52.2 97.405 0.85 194.2 HIP 114008 25.30
2025-11-30 23:06:58.61 +23:50:32.3 97.422 0.84 192.7 HIP 114008 25.38
2025-12-01 23:06:58.29 +23:50:12.6 97.439 0.83 191.1 HIP 114008 25.47
2025-12-02 23:06:58.01 +23:49:53.2 97.456 0.82 189.5 HIP 114008 25.57
2025-12-03 23:06:57.77 +23:49:33.9 97.474 0.80 187.9 HIP 114008 25.68
2025-12-04 23:06:57.58 +23:49:14.7 97.491 0.79 186.2 HIP 114008 25.81
2025-12-05 23:06:57.43 +23:48:55.8 97.508 0.78 184.5 HIP 114008 25.94
2025-12-06 23:06:57.32 +23:48:37.1 97.526 0.77 182.7 HIP 114008 26.08
2025-12-07 23:06:57.25 +23:48:18.6 97.543 0.77 182.7 HIP 114008 26.23