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C/1968 N1 (Honda)

Basic Information of C/1968 N1 (Honda)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.214578
Eccentricity 0.999679
Inclination (deg) 143.201600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 106.722900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 89.142800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 232745.110940

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-07-07T20:54:48.960
Period (years) 232745.110940

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 13:08:15.01 -45:37:00.9 82.985 1.67 132.9 HIP 64036 11.59
2025-11-22 13:08:17.80 -45:37:28.1 82.981 1.66 133.6 HIP 64036 11.67
2025-11-23 13:08:20.55 -45:37:55.5 82.978 1.65 134.2 HIP 64036 11.78
2025-11-24 13:08:23.26 -45:38:23.1 82.974 1.64 134.9 HIP 64036 11.92
2025-11-25 13:08:25.92 -45:38:50.9 82.970 1.63 135.6 HIP 64036 12.09
2025-11-26 13:08:28.53 -45:39:18.8 82.966 1.62 136.3 HIP 64036 12.28
2025-11-27 13:08:31.10 -45:39:47.0 82.962 1.61 137.0 HIP 64036 12.49
2025-11-28 13:08:33.62 -45:40:15.3 82.957 1.60 137.7 HIP 64036 12.72
2025-11-29 13:08:36.10 -45:40:43.7 82.952 1.59 138.4 HIP 64036 12.98
2025-11-30 13:08:38.52 -45:41:12.3 82.947 1.58 139.1 HIP 64036 13.25
2025-12-01 13:08:40.89 -45:41:41.1 82.942 1.57 139.8 HIP 64036 13.53
2025-12-02 13:08:43.22 -45:42:09.9 82.937 1.56 140.6 HIP 64214 13.30
2025-12-03 13:08:45.49 -45:42:38.9 82.931 1.55 141.3 HIP 64214 12.68
2025-12-04 13:08:47.71 -45:43:08.0 82.925 1.54 142.1 HIP 64214 12.07
2025-12-05 13:08:49.88 -45:43:37.2 82.919 1.53 142.9 HIP 64214 11.47
2025-12-06 13:08:52.00 -45:44:06.5 82.913 1.52 143.7 HIP 64214 10.87
2025-12-07 13:08:54.06 -45:44:35.8 82.907 1.52 143.7 HIP 64214 10.28