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C/1958 R1 (Burnham-Slaughter)

Basic Information of C/1958 R1 (Burnham-Slaughter)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.574529
Eccentricity 0.999575
Inclination (deg) 61.528000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 325.012600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 99.596600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 225497.951463

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1959-03-09T09:49:14.880
Period (years) 225497.951463

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 11:38:55.90 -69:10:52.6 91.149 1.66 157.4 HIP 56956 8.80
2025-11-22 11:38:58.78 -69:11:29.4 91.150 1.66 158.2 HIP 56956 8.42
2025-11-23 11:39:01.55 -69:12:06.3 91.150 1.66 159.1 HIP 56956 8.10
2025-11-24 11:39:04.21 -69:12:43.5 91.150 1.65 160.0 HIP 56956 7.82
2025-11-25 11:39:06.77 -69:13:20.8 91.149 1.65 160.8 HIP 56956 7.60
2025-11-26 11:39:09.21 -69:13:58.2 91.149 1.65 161.7 HIP 56956 7.45
2025-11-27 11:39:11.55 -69:14:35.8 91.148 1.65 162.6 HIP 56956 7.36
2025-11-28 11:39:13.78 -69:15:13.5 91.148 1.65 163.5 HIP 56956 7.34
2025-11-29 11:39:15.90 -69:15:51.4 91.147 1.64 164.3 HIP 56956 7.38
2025-11-30 11:39:17.90 -69:16:29.3 91.146 1.64 165.2 HIP 56956 7.50
2025-12-01 11:39:19.80 -69:17:07.4 91.145 1.64 166.1 HIP 56956 7.68
2025-12-02 11:39:21.58 -69:17:45.6 91.144 1.64 167.0 HIP 56956 7.92
2025-12-03 11:39:23.25 -69:18:23.8 91.143 1.63 167.9 HIP 56956 8.21
2025-12-04 11:39:24.80 -69:19:02.1 91.141 1.63 168.8 HIP 56956 8.56
2025-12-05 11:39:26.24 -69:19:40.5 91.140 1.63 169.7 HIP 56956 8.94
2025-12-06 11:39:27.57 -69:20:18.9 91.138 1.62 170.6 HIP 56956 9.36
2025-12-07 11:39:28.78 -69:20:57.3 91.136 1.62 170.6 HIP 56956 9.81