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C/1956 E1 (Mrkos)

Basic Information of C/1956 E1 (Mrkos)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.842240
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 147.451900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 226.715900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 81.001500
Epoch 1956-04-13T14:37:14.880
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1956-04-13T14:37:14.880

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 23:37:35.47 -35:55:54.3 94.117 0.84 313.1 HIP 116614 5.80
2025-11-22 23:37:34.26 -35:55:40.5 94.135 0.83 315.0 HIP 116614 5.89
2025-11-23 23:37:33.10 -35:55:26.4 94.152 0.83 316.8 HIP 116614 5.98
2025-11-24 23:37:31.98 -35:55:11.9 94.169 0.82 318.7 HIP 116614 6.08
2025-11-25 23:37:30.91 -35:54:57.1 94.187 0.82 320.6 HIP 116614 6.18
2025-11-26 23:37:29.89 -35:54:42.0 94.204 0.81 322.6 HIP 116614 6.29
2025-11-27 23:37:28.91 -35:54:26.5 94.222 0.81 324.5 HIP 116614 6.41
2025-11-28 23:37:27.99 -35:54:10.7 94.239 0.80 326.5 HIP 116614 6.52
2025-11-29 23:37:27.11 -35:53:54.6 94.257 0.80 328.4 HIP 116614 6.64
2025-11-30 23:37:26.28 -35:53:38.2 94.274 0.80 330.4 HIP 116614 6.76
2025-12-01 23:37:25.50 -35:53:21.5 94.292 0.80 332.4 HIP 116614 6.89
2025-12-02 23:37:24.77 -35:53:04.5 94.309 0.80 334.4 HIP 116614 7.01
2025-12-03 23:37:24.08 -35:52:47.2 94.327 0.80 336.4 HIP 116614 7.14
2025-12-04 23:37:23.45 -35:52:29.6 94.344 0.80 338.3 HIP 116614 7.27
2025-12-05 23:37:22.87 -35:52:11.7 94.362 0.80 340.3 HIP 116614 7.41
2025-12-06 23:37:22.33 -35:51:53.6 94.379 0.81 342.2 HIP 116614 7.54
2025-12-07 23:37:21.84 -35:51:35.1 94.397 0.81 342.2 HIP 116614 7.68