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C/1966 P1 (Kilston)

Basic Information of C/1966 P1 (Kilston)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.385194
Eccentricity 0.998988
Inclination (deg) 40.668000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 155.087700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 155.245500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 114423.385564

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1966-11-27T01:29:42.720
Period (years) 114423.385564

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 07:44:16.23 -06:20:08.0 82.121 1.12 243.2 HIP 37661 9.30
2025-11-22 07:44:14.62 -06:20:20.1 82.110 1.14 244.4 HIP 37661 8.94
2025-11-23 07:44:12.96 -06:20:31.9 82.099 1.16 245.5 HIP 37661 8.58
2025-11-24 07:44:11.27 -06:20:43.5 82.089 1.18 246.6 HIP 37661 8.22
2025-11-25 07:44:09.53 -06:20:54.7 82.078 1.19 247.6 HIP 37661 7.86
2025-11-26 07:44:07.75 -06:21:05.6 82.068 1.21 248.6 HIP 37661 7.49
2025-11-27 07:44:05.94 -06:21:16.1 82.058 1.23 249.6 HIP 37661 7.14
2025-11-28 07:44:04.08 -06:21:26.4 82.048 1.25 250.6 HIP 37661 6.78
2025-11-29 07:44:02.19 -06:21:36.4 82.039 1.26 251.5 HIP 37661 6.43
2025-11-30 07:44:00.26 -06:21:46.0 82.029 1.28 252.4 HIP 37661 6.10
2025-12-01 07:43:58.29 -06:21:55.3 82.020 1.30 253.3 HIP 37661 5.77
2025-12-02 07:43:56.29 -06:22:04.2 82.011 1.32 254.2 HIP 37661 5.47
2025-12-03 07:43:54.25 -06:22:12.8 82.002 1.33 255.0 HIP 37661 5.19
2025-12-04 07:43:52.18 -06:22:21.1 81.993 1.35 255.8 HIP 37661 4.94
2025-12-05 07:43:50.07 -06:22:29.1 81.984 1.37 256.6 HIP 37661 4.72
2025-12-06 07:43:47.93 -06:22:36.7 81.976 1.38 257.4 HIP 37661 4.56
2025-12-07 07:43:45.76 -06:22:43.9 81.967 1.38 257.4 HIP 37661 4.44