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C/1968 Q1 (Bally-Clayton)

Basic Information of C/1968 Q1 (Bally-Clayton)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.771085
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 93.169500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 319.395400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 26.864400
Epoch 1968-08-20T20:16:30.720
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-08-20T20:16:30.720

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 09:15:22.83 +05:29:56.0 81.615 0.48 240.8 HIP 45420 1.34
2025-11-22 09:15:22.15 +05:29:50.4 81.601 0.51 243.5 HIP 45420 1.31
2025-11-23 09:15:21.42 +05:29:45.0 81.587 0.53 245.9 HIP 45420 1.30
2025-11-24 09:15:20.65 +05:29:39.8 81.572 0.55 248.2 HIP 45420 1.31
2025-11-25 09:15:19.83 +05:29:34.9 81.558 0.57 250.3 HIP 45420 1.35
2025-11-26 09:15:18.96 +05:29:30.2 81.544 0.60 252.2 HIP 45420 1.42
2025-11-27 09:15:18.04 +05:29:25.8 81.531 0.62 253.9 HIP 45420 1.52
2025-11-28 09:15:17.08 +05:29:21.7 81.517 0.65 255.6 HIP 45420 1.65
2025-11-29 09:15:16.07 +05:29:17.8 81.503 0.67 257.1 HIP 45420 1.81
2025-11-30 09:15:15.01 +05:29:14.2 81.489 0.70 258.5 HIP 45420 1.99
2025-12-01 09:15:13.91 +05:29:10.8 81.476 0.73 259.7 HIP 45420 2.19
2025-12-02 09:15:12.76 +05:29:07.7 81.462 0.75 260.9 HIP 45420 2.41
2025-12-03 09:15:11.56 +05:29:04.9 81.449 0.78 262.1 HIP 45420 2.65
2025-12-04 09:15:10.33 +05:29:02.3 81.436 0.80 263.1 HIP 45420 2.91
2025-12-05 09:15:09.04 +05:29:00.0 81.423 0.83 264.1 HIP 45420 3.18
2025-12-06 09:15:07.72 +05:28:57.9 81.410 0.86 265.0 HIP 45420 3.47
2025-12-07 09:15:06.34 +05:28:56.2 81.397 0.86 265.0 HIP 45420 3.77