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C/1959 O1 (Bester-Hoffmeister)

Basic Information of C/1959 O1 (Bester-Hoffmeister)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.259857
Eccentricity 1.002708
Inclination (deg) 12.926000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 105.894300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 186.492500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1959-08-25T08:52:56.640

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 06:38:25.61 +21:26:38.8 91.838 1.24 272.7 HIP 31663 19.51
2025-11-22 06:38:23.48 +21:26:40.2 91.830 1.26 272.7 HIP 31663 19.21
2025-11-23 06:38:21.33 +21:26:41.6 91.822 1.27 272.8 HIP 31663 18.91
2025-11-24 06:38:19.14 +21:26:43.1 91.814 1.29 272.8 HIP 31663 18.62
2025-11-25 06:38:16.92 +21:26:44.6 91.806 1.31 272.8 HIP 31663 18.34
2025-11-26 06:38:14.67 +21:26:46.1 91.799 1.33 272.9 HIP 31663 18.06
2025-11-27 06:38:12.40 +21:26:47.7 91.792 1.34 272.9 HIP 31663 17.79
2025-11-28 06:38:10.09 +21:26:49.4 91.785 1.36 273.0 HIP 31663 17.52
2025-11-29 06:38:07.76 +21:26:51.1 91.778 1.37 273.0 HIP 31663 17.27
2025-11-30 06:38:05.41 +21:26:52.8 91.772 1.39 273.0 HIP 31663 17.03
2025-12-01 06:38:03.03 +21:26:54.5 91.766 1.40 273.1 HIP 31663 16.80
2025-12-02 06:38:00.62 +21:26:56.3 91.760 1.42 273.1 HIP 31663 16.58
2025-12-03 06:37:58.19 +21:26:58.2 91.754 1.43 273.1 HIP 31663 16.37
2025-12-04 06:37:55.74 +21:27:00.0 91.749 1.44 273.2 HIP 31663 16.18
2025-12-05 06:37:53.27 +21:27:01.9 91.744 1.45 273.2 HIP 31663 16.01
2025-12-06 06:37:50.77 +21:27:03.9 91.739 1.47 273.2 HIP 31663 15.86
2025-12-07 06:37:48.25 +21:27:05.9 91.735 1.47 273.2 HIP 31663 15.72