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C/1955 L1 (Mrkos)

Basic Information of C/1955 L1 (Mrkos)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.538605
Eccentricity 0.988738
Inclination (deg) 87.967300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 49.539600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 32.599800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 330.736622

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1955-04-18T06:30:48.960
Period (years) 330.736622

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 14:33:43.14 -44:17:51.4 75.052 1.98 115.6 HIP 71258 6.96
2025-11-22 14:33:47.13 -44:18:11.9 75.051 1.97 116.1 HIP 71258 6.24
2025-11-23 14:33:51.10 -44:18:32.7 75.050 1.97 116.5 HIP 71258 5.54
2025-11-24 14:33:55.04 -44:18:53.8 75.048 1.97 117.0 HIP 71258 4.88
2025-11-25 14:33:58.95 -44:19:15.2 75.046 1.96 117.5 HIP 71258 4.27
2025-11-26 14:34:02.84 -44:19:36.9 75.044 1.95 118.0 HIP 71258 3.73
2025-11-27 14:34:06.71 -44:19:58.9 75.041 1.95 118.4 HIP 71258 3.30
2025-11-28 14:34:10.54 -44:20:21.2 75.039 1.94 118.9 HIP 71258 3.02
2025-11-29 14:34:14.34 -44:20:43.7 75.036 1.93 119.4 HIP 71258 2.93
2025-11-30 14:34:18.11 -44:21:06.5 75.033 1.93 119.9 HIP 71258 3.05
2025-12-01 14:34:21.85 -44:21:29.5 75.029 1.92 120.4 HIP 71258 3.36
2025-12-02 14:34:25.56 -44:21:52.8 75.026 1.91 120.9 HIP 71258 3.80
2025-12-03 14:34:29.23 -44:22:16.4 75.022 1.90 121.4 HIP 71258 4.33
2025-12-04 14:34:32.86 -44:22:40.1 75.018 1.89 121.9 HIP 71258 4.93
2025-12-05 14:34:36.46 -44:23:04.1 75.013 1.88 122.4 HIP 71258 5.57
2025-12-06 14:34:40.02 -44:23:28.4 75.008 1.87 122.9 HIP 71258 6.23
2025-12-07 14:34:43.55 -44:23:52.8 75.004 1.87 122.9 HIP 71258 6.92