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C/1954 M2 (Kresak-Peltier)

Basic Information of C/1954 M2 (Kresak-Peltier)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.697244
Eccentricity 1.000013
Inclination (deg) 88.014900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 75.087900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 253.744500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1954-09-27T07:39:38.880

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 01:28:12.78 +85:11:12.8 95.444 1.56 230.2 HIP 6325 9.47
2025-11-22 01:27:50.03 +85:10:48.9 95.444 1.56 229.2 HIP 6325 8.89
2025-11-23 01:27:27.62 +85:10:24.4 95.444 1.56 228.2 HIP 6325 8.32
2025-11-24 01:27:05.56 +85:09:59.4 95.444 1.56 227.1 HIP 6325 7.76
2025-11-25 01:26:43.87 +85:09:33.9 95.444 1.56 226.1 HIP 6325 7.21
2025-11-26 01:26:22.55 +85:09:08.0 95.445 1.56 225.1 HIP 6325 6.69
2025-11-27 01:26:01.61 +85:08:41.5 95.445 1.56 224.1 HIP 6325 6.19
2025-11-28 01:25:41.05 +85:08:14.5 95.446 1.57 223.1 HIP 6325 5.72
2025-11-29 01:25:20.88 +85:07:47.1 95.447 1.57 222.2 HIP 6325 5.29
2025-11-30 01:25:01.10 +85:07:19.2 95.448 1.57 221.2 HIP 6325 4.91
2025-12-01 01:24:41.73 +85:06:50.9 95.449 1.57 220.2 HIP 6325 4.59
2025-12-02 01:24:22.76 +85:06:22.1 95.450 1.57 219.2 HIP 6325 4.35
2025-12-03 01:24:04.20 +85:05:52.9 95.451 1.57 218.2 HIP 6325 4.20
2025-12-04 01:23:46.06 +85:05:23.3 95.453 1.57 217.2 HIP 6325 4.15
2025-12-05 01:23:28.33 +85:04:53.3 95.454 1.57 216.3 HIP 6325 4.21
2025-12-06 01:23:11.03 +85:04:23.0 95.456 1.57 215.3 HIP 6325 4.36
2025-12-07 01:22:54.16 +85:03:52.2 95.458 1.57 215.3 HIP 6325 4.61