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C/1952 Q1 (Harrington)

Basic Information of C/1952 Q1 (Harrington)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.617602
Eccentricity 0.994537
Inclination (deg) 60.119300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 221.300300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 191.377300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5095.193854

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1952-12-18T21:49:14.880
Period (years) 5095.193854

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 14:28:26.00 -16:56:46.6 94.170 1.51 108.3 HIP 70795 3.90
2025-11-22 14:28:28.40 -16:56:58.0 94.167 1.50 108.3 HIP 70795 3.29
2025-11-23 14:28:30.79 -16:57:09.3 94.163 1.49 108.3 HIP 70795 2.69
2025-11-24 14:28:33.16 -16:57:20.6 94.159 1.48 108.4 HIP 70795 2.10
2025-11-25 14:28:35.52 -16:57:31.8 94.155 1.47 108.4 HIP 70795 1.50
2025-11-26 14:28:37.86 -16:57:43.0 94.150 1.46 108.4 HIP 70795 0.92
2025-11-27 14:28:40.18 -16:57:54.1 94.145 1.45 108.5 HIP 70795 0.36
2025-11-28 14:28:42.48 -16:58:05.1 94.140 1.44 108.5 HIP 70795 0.30
2025-11-29 14:28:44.76 -16:58:16.1 94.134 1.43 108.5 HIP 70795 0.85
2025-11-30 14:28:47.03 -16:58:27.0 94.129 1.41 108.6 HIP 70795 1.42
2025-12-01 14:28:49.27 -16:58:37.8 94.123 1.40 108.6 HIP 70795 1.98
2025-12-02 14:28:51.49 -16:58:48.6 94.116 1.39 108.7 HIP 70795 2.54
2025-12-03 14:28:53.69 -16:58:59.2 94.110 1.37 108.7 HIP 70795 3.09
2025-12-04 14:28:55.87 -16:59:09.8 94.103 1.36 108.7 HIP 70795 3.64
2025-12-05 14:28:58.02 -16:59:20.3 94.096 1.35 108.8 HIP 70795 4.18
2025-12-06 14:29:00.15 -16:59:30.7 94.089 1.33 108.8 HIP 70795 4.72
2025-12-07 14:29:02.26 -16:59:40.9 94.081 1.33 108.8 HIP 70795 5.25