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C/1959 Q1 (Alcock)

Basic Information of C/1959 Q1 (Alcock)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.169929
Eccentricity 1.000731
Inclination (deg) 48.461100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 158.441200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 125.963800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1959-09-09T22:57:04.320

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 06:34:59.71 -20:51:37.9 90.837 1.42 243.1 HIP 31382 18.47
2025-11-22 06:34:57.54 -20:51:53.3 90.831 1.43 244.0 HIP 31382 18.64
2025-11-23 06:34:55.34 -20:52:08.4 90.826 1.44 244.9 HIP 31382 18.82
2025-11-24 06:34:53.11 -20:52:23.0 90.820 1.45 245.8 HIP 31382 19.01
2025-11-25 06:34:50.85 -20:52:37.3 90.815 1.46 246.7 HIP 31382 19.21
2025-11-26 06:34:48.56 -20:52:51.1 90.810 1.46 247.5 HIP 31266 19.30
2025-11-27 06:34:46.25 -20:53:04.5 90.805 1.47 248.4 HIP 31266 18.73
2025-11-28 06:34:43.90 -20:53:17.5 90.800 1.48 249.3 HIP 31266 18.16
2025-11-29 06:34:41.53 -20:53:30.1 90.796 1.49 250.1 HIP 31266 17.59
2025-11-30 06:34:39.14 -20:53:42.2 90.791 1.50 250.9 HIP 31266 17.01
2025-12-01 06:34:36.72 -20:53:53.9 90.787 1.50 251.8 HIP 31266 16.43
2025-12-02 06:34:34.27 -20:54:05.2 90.783 1.51 252.6 HIP 31266 15.84
2025-12-03 06:34:31.80 -20:54:16.1 90.779 1.52 253.4 HIP 31266 15.25
2025-12-04 06:34:29.31 -20:54:26.5 90.776 1.52 254.2 HIP 31266 14.66
2025-12-05 06:34:26.80 -20:54:36.4 90.772 1.53 255.0 HIP 31266 14.06
2025-12-06 06:34:24.26 -20:54:45.9 90.769 1.54 255.8 HIP 31266 13.46
2025-12-07 06:34:21.71 -20:54:55.0 90.766 1.54 255.8 HIP 31266 12.86