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C/1952 W1 (Mrkos)

Basic Information of C/1952 W1 (Mrkos)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.782789
Eccentricity 1.000211
Inclination (deg) 95.615100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 341.510300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 253.868100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1952-12-30T05:27:01.440

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 20:17:46.58 +46:26:32.5 97.563 1.35 149.7 HIP 100040 0.42
2025-11-22 20:17:48.16 +46:26:04.6 97.573 1.35 148.6 HIP 100040 0.47
2025-11-23 20:17:49.79 +46:25:37.0 97.584 1.35 147.4 HIP 100040 0.92
2025-11-24 20:17:51.47 +46:25:09.7 97.594 1.35 146.3 HIP 100040 1.44
2025-11-25 20:17:53.21 +46:24:42.8 97.605 1.35 145.2 HIP 100040 1.97
2025-11-26 20:17:55.00 +46:24:16.2 97.615 1.35 144.0 HIP 100040 2.50
2025-11-27 20:17:56.84 +46:23:50.0 97.625 1.35 142.9 HIP 100040 3.04
2025-11-28 20:17:58.72 +46:23:24.2 97.636 1.35 141.8 HIP 100040 3.58
2025-11-29 20:18:00.66 +46:22:58.7 97.646 1.35 140.6 HIP 100040 4.12
2025-11-30 20:18:02.65 +46:22:33.7 97.656 1.35 139.5 HIP 100040 4.66
2025-12-01 20:18:04.68 +46:22:09.0 97.667 1.35 138.4 HIP 100040 5.20
2025-12-02 20:18:06.77 +46:21:44.7 97.677 1.35 137.3 HIP 100040 5.74
2025-12-03 20:18:08.89 +46:21:20.8 97.687 1.35 136.2 HIP 100040 6.28
2025-12-04 20:18:11.07 +46:20:57.4 97.697 1.36 135.1 HIP 100040 6.83
2025-12-05 20:18:13.29 +46:20:34.3 97.708 1.36 134.0 HIP 100142 6.40
2025-12-06 20:18:15.55 +46:20:11.7 97.718 1.36 132.8 HIP 100142 5.95
2025-12-07 20:18:17.86 +46:19:49.5 97.728 1.36 132.8 HIP 100142 5.51