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C/1963 F1 (Alcock)

Basic Information of C/1963 F1 (Alcock)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.591707
Eccentricity 0.997399
Inclination (deg) 85.799500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 44.092200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 146.905700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15138.545868

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1963-04-25T18:47:31.200
Period (years) 15138.545868

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 03:31:47.24 -31:23:55.8 85.121 1.72 265.8 HIP 16481 11.69
2025-11-22 03:31:44.03 -31:23:58.8 85.127 1.71 266.6 HIP 16481 11.99
2025-11-23 03:31:40.83 -31:24:01.2 85.134 1.71 267.4 HIP 16481 12.32
2025-11-24 03:31:37.63 -31:24:03.0 85.141 1.70 268.2 HIP 16481 12.69
2025-11-25 03:31:34.44 -31:24:04.3 85.148 1.70 269.1 HIP 16481 13.09
2025-11-26 03:31:31.26 -31:24:04.9 85.156 1.69 269.9 HIP 16481 13.52
2025-11-27 03:31:28.09 -31:24:05.0 85.163 1.69 270.7 HIP 16481 13.98
2025-11-28 03:31:24.92 -31:24:04.5 85.171 1.68 271.5 HIP 16481 14.46
2025-11-29 03:31:21.77 -31:24:03.4 85.179 1.68 272.4 HIP 16481 14.96
2025-11-30 03:31:18.63 -31:24:01.8 85.187 1.67 273.2 HIP 16481 15.47
2025-12-01 03:31:15.50 -31:23:59.5 85.195 1.67 274.1 HIP 16481 16.00
2025-12-02 03:31:12.39 -31:23:56.7 85.203 1.66 274.9 HIP 16481 16.55
2025-12-03 03:31:09.29 -31:23:53.3 85.212 1.65 275.8 HIP 16481 17.10
2025-12-04 03:31:06.21 -31:23:49.3 85.221 1.65 276.6 HIP 16481 17.67
2025-12-05 03:31:03.14 -31:23:44.7 85.230 1.64 277.5 HIP 16433 17.99
2025-12-06 03:31:00.09 -31:23:39.6 85.239 1.63 278.4 HIP 16433 18.32
2025-12-07 03:30:57.06 -31:23:33.8 85.248 1.63 278.4 HIP 16433 18.68