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C/1959 Q2 (Alcock)

Basic Information of C/1959 Q2 (Alcock)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.165507
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 107.762200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 225.768300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 300.605900
Epoch 1959-09-15T21:07:37.920
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1959-09-15T21:07:37.920

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 03:12:17.18 +81:19:13.2 91.329 1.62 254.3 HIP 14844 9.11
2025-11-22 03:12:00.65 +81:19:02.6 91.329 1.62 253.3 HIP 14844 9.22
2025-11-23 03:11:44.17 +81:18:51.4 91.329 1.63 252.4 HIP 14844 9.39
2025-11-24 03:11:27.75 +81:18:39.6 91.329 1.63 251.4 HIP 14844 9.60
2025-11-25 03:11:11.41 +81:18:27.1 91.329 1.63 250.5 HIP 14844 9.86
2025-11-26 03:10:55.14 +81:18:14.0 91.329 1.63 249.5 HIP 14844 10.17
2025-11-27 03:10:38.96 +81:18:00.3 91.330 1.63 248.6 HIP 14844 10.51
2025-11-28 03:10:22.86 +81:17:45.9 91.330 1.64 247.7 HIP 14844 10.90
2025-11-29 03:10:06.86 +81:17:31.0 91.331 1.64 246.7 HIP 14844 11.31
2025-11-30 03:09:50.96 +81:17:15.4 91.332 1.64 245.8 HIP 14844 11.76
2025-12-01 03:09:35.17 +81:16:59.3 91.333 1.64 244.9 HIP 14844 12.23
2025-12-02 03:09:19.49 +81:16:42.5 91.334 1.64 244.0 HIP 14844 12.72
2025-12-03 03:09:03.93 +81:16:25.2 91.336 1.64 243.0 HIP 14844 13.24
2025-12-04 03:08:48.49 +81:16:07.3 91.337 1.64 242.1 HIP 14844 13.77
2025-12-05 03:08:33.17 +81:15:48.8 91.339 1.65 241.2 HIP 14844 14.32
2025-12-06 03:08:17.99 +81:15:29.7 91.341 1.65 240.3 HIP 14844 14.89
2025-12-07 03:08:02.95 +81:15:10.1 91.343 1.65 240.3 HIP 14844 15.46