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C/1968 L1 (Whitaker-Thomas)

Basic Information of C/1968 L1 (Whitaker-Thomas)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.234003
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 61.768700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 254.716500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 353.976100
Epoch 1968-06-04T12:04:27.840
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-06-04T12:04:27.840

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 03:56:02.39 +38:35:58.9 81.552 1.81 258.2 HIP 18358 18.24
2025-11-22 03:55:58.76 +38:35:50.0 81.554 1.81 257.9 HIP 18358 17.87
2025-11-23 03:55:55.13 +38:35:40.9 81.555 1.82 257.6 HIP 18358 17.52
2025-11-24 03:55:51.50 +38:35:31.5 81.557 1.82 257.3 HIP 18358 17.18
2025-11-25 03:55:47.87 +38:35:21.9 81.559 1.82 257.0 HIP 18358 16.87
2025-11-26 03:55:44.24 +38:35:12.1 81.561 1.82 256.6 HIP 18358 16.58
2025-11-27 03:55:40.61 +38:35:02.0 81.564 1.82 256.3 HIP 18358 16.31
2025-11-28 03:55:36.99 +38:34:51.6 81.566 1.82 256.0 HIP 18358 16.07
2025-11-29 03:55:33.38 +38:34:41.1 81.570 1.82 255.7 HIP 18358 15.85
2025-11-30 03:55:29.78 +38:34:30.3 81.573 1.82 255.4 HIP 18358 15.66
2025-12-01 03:55:26.18 +38:34:19.2 81.577 1.81 255.0 HIP 18358 15.50
2025-12-02 03:55:22.59 +38:34:08.0 81.581 1.81 254.7 HIP 18240 15.36
2025-12-03 03:55:19.01 +38:33:56.5 81.585 1.81 254.4 HIP 18240 14.64
2025-12-04 03:55:15.45 +38:33:44.8 81.590 1.81 254.1 HIP 18240 13.92
2025-12-05 03:55:11.89 +38:33:33.0 81.595 1.80 253.8 HIP 18240 13.21
2025-12-06 03:55:08.36 +38:33:20.9 81.600 1.80 253.4 HIP 18240 12.49
2025-12-07 03:55:04.83 +38:33:08.5 81.606 1.80 253.4 HIP 18240 11.78