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C/1968 H1 (Tago-Honda-Yamamoto)

Basic Information of C/1968 H1 (Tago-Honda-Yamamoto)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.653082
Eccentricity 0.995776
Inclination (deg) 101.006000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 232.304900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 49.733800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1922.497160

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-06-02T11:06:34.560
Period (years) 1922.497160

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 03:30:13.65 -22:44:28.1 77.688 1.88 261.9 HIP 16274 15.23
2025-11-22 03:30:10.42 -22:44:34.4 77.695 1.87 262.6 HIP 16274 15.07
2025-11-23 03:30:07.20 -22:44:40.2 77.701 1.87 263.3 HIP 16274 14.94
2025-11-24 03:30:03.98 -22:44:45.4 77.708 1.86 264.0 HIP 16274 14.83
2025-11-25 03:30:00.77 -22:44:50.1 77.715 1.85 264.7 HIP 16274 14.75
2025-11-26 03:29:57.57 -22:44:54.2 77.722 1.85 265.4 HIP 16274 14.70
2025-11-27 03:29:54.38 -22:44:57.7 77.729 1.84 266.1 HIP 16274 14.68
2025-11-28 03:29:51.20 -22:45:00.7 77.737 1.83 266.8 HIP 16274 14.69
2025-11-29 03:29:48.03 -22:45:03.2 77.745 1.82 267.5 HIP 16274 14.72
2025-11-30 03:29:44.87 -22:45:05.0 77.753 1.81 268.3 HIP 16274 14.78
2025-12-01 03:29:41.73 -22:45:06.4 77.761 1.80 269.0 HIP 16274 14.87
2025-12-02 03:29:38.60 -22:45:07.1 77.769 1.79 269.7 HIP 16274 14.98
2025-12-03 03:29:35.49 -22:45:07.3 77.778 1.79 270.5 HIP 16274 15.12
2025-12-04 03:29:32.39 -22:45:07.0 77.787 1.78 271.2 HIP 16274 15.28
2025-12-05 03:29:29.31 -22:45:06.0 77.796 1.77 272.0 HIP 16274 15.46
2025-12-06 03:29:26.25 -22:45:04.6 77.805 1.76 272.8 HIP 16274 15.66
2025-12-07 03:29:23.20 -22:45:02.5 77.815 1.76 272.8 HIP 16274 15.88