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C/1961 O1 (Wilson-Hubbard)

Basic Information of C/1961 O1 (Wilson-Hubbard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.051310
Eccentricity 0.999888
Inclination (deg) 23.893900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 291.874500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 277.707700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9805.640977

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1961-07-17T04:12:51.840
Period (years) 9805.640977

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 01:00:24.22 +32:36:06.9 87.644 1.48 230.4 HIP 4612 18.57
2025-11-22 01:00:22.06 +32:35:44.3 87.655 1.47 229.8 HIP 4612 17.99
2025-11-23 01:00:19.93 +32:35:21.6 87.666 1.45 229.3 HIP 4612 17.42
2025-11-24 01:00:17.84 +32:34:58.9 87.678 1.44 228.7 HIP 4612 16.85
2025-11-25 01:00:15.79 +32:34:36.1 87.690 1.42 228.1 HIP 4612 16.30
2025-11-26 01:00:13.78 +32:34:13.3 87.702 1.41 227.5 HIP 4612 15.75
2025-11-27 01:00:11.80 +32:33:50.5 87.714 1.39 226.9 HIP 4612 15.21
2025-11-28 01:00:09.87 +32:33:27.6 87.726 1.38 226.3 HIP 4612 14.68
2025-11-29 01:00:07.98 +32:33:04.7 87.739 1.36 225.7 HIP 4612 14.16
2025-11-30 01:00:06.13 +32:32:41.9 87.752 1.35 225.0 HIP 4612 13.65
2025-12-01 01:00:04.32 +32:32:19.0 87.765 1.33 224.4 HIP 4612 13.15
2025-12-02 01:00:02.55 +32:31:56.1 87.778 1.32 223.7 HIP 4612 12.66
2025-12-03 01:00:00.82 +32:31:33.3 87.791 1.30 223.0 HIP 4612 12.19
2025-12-04 00:59:59.14 +32:31:10.5 87.805 1.28 222.3 HIP 4612 11.73
2025-12-05 00:59:57.50 +32:30:47.7 87.819 1.27 221.6 HIP 4612 11.28
2025-12-06 00:59:55.91 +32:30:25.0 87.833 1.25 220.8 HIP 4612 10.85
2025-12-07 00:59:54.36 +32:30:02.3 87.847 1.25 220.8 HIP 4612 10.43