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C/1961 R1 (Humason)

Basic Information of C/1961 R1 (Humason)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.196558
Eccentricity 0.988482
Inclination (deg) 153.747500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 156.123900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 234.160000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2633.591438

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1962-12-22T16:42:23.040
Period (years) 2633.591438

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 08:34:59.66 +34:55:03.4 82.113 1.00 312.1 HIP 42230 20.84
2025-11-22 08:34:58.22 +34:55:19.4 82.100 1.02 311.2 HIP 42230 21.19
2025-11-23 08:34:56.72 +34:55:35.5 82.088 1.04 310.3 HIP 42230 21.56
2025-11-24 08:34:55.17 +34:55:51.8 82.076 1.07 309.4 HIP 42230 21.95
2025-11-25 08:34:53.56 +34:56:08.0 82.064 1.09 308.6 HIP 42230 22.34
2025-11-26 08:34:51.89 +34:56:24.4 82.052 1.12 307.9 HIP 42230 22.75
2025-11-27 08:34:50.17 +34:56:40.8 82.040 1.14 307.1 HIP 42230 23.17
2025-11-28 08:34:48.40 +34:56:57.3 82.028 1.16 306.4 HIP 42230 23.60
2025-11-29 08:34:46.58 +34:57:13.9 82.017 1.18 305.7 HIP 42230 24.04
2025-11-30 08:34:44.70 +34:57:30.4 82.005 1.21 305.0 HIP 42230 24.50
2025-12-01 08:34:42.77 +34:57:47.1 81.994 1.23 304.4 HIP 42230 24.96
2025-12-02 08:34:40.79 +34:58:03.8 81.983 1.25 303.8 HIP 42230 25.44
2025-12-03 08:34:38.76 +34:58:20.5 81.972 1.27 303.2 HIP 42230 25.92
2025-12-04 08:34:36.67 +34:58:37.2 81.962 1.30 302.6 HIP 42230 26.42
2025-12-05 08:34:34.54 +34:58:54.0 81.951 1.32 302.1 HIP 42230 26.92
2025-12-06 08:34:32.36 +34:59:10.8 81.941 1.34 301.5 HIP 42230 27.44
2025-12-07 08:34:30.13 +34:59:27.6 81.931 1.34 301.5 HIP 42230 27.97