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C/1968 Y1 (Thomas)

Basic Information of C/1968 Y1 (Thomas)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.295190
Eccentricity 0.994458
Inclination (deg) 45.674300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 16.770900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 82.038000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14498.427771

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-12-18T19:34:45.120
Period (years) 14498.427771

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 15:31:47.10 -57:54:22.4 79.623 1.92 104.6 HIP 76137 20.10
2025-11-22 15:31:52.71 -57:54:34.1 79.628 1.93 105.2 HIP 76137 19.56
2025-11-23 15:31:58.31 -57:54:46.2 79.632 1.93 105.8 HIP 76137 19.03
2025-11-24 15:32:03.91 -57:54:58.8 79.635 1.93 106.4 HIP 76137 18.51
2025-11-25 15:32:09.49 -57:55:11.8 79.639 1.93 106.9 HIP 76137 18.00
2025-11-26 15:32:15.06 -57:55:25.3 79.642 1.93 107.5 HIP 76137 17.50
2025-11-27 15:32:20.62 -57:55:39.3 79.645 1.93 108.1 HIP 76137 17.02
2025-11-28 15:32:26.16 -57:55:53.7 79.648 1.93 108.7 HIP 76137 16.55
2025-11-29 15:32:31.68 -57:56:08.5 79.650 1.93 109.2 HIP 76137 16.11
2025-11-30 15:32:37.19 -57:56:23.8 79.652 1.93 109.8 HIP 76137 15.67
2025-12-01 15:32:42.68 -57:56:39.5 79.654 1.93 110.4 HIP 76137 15.26
2025-12-02 15:32:48.14 -57:56:55.7 79.656 1.93 110.9 HIP 76137 14.88
2025-12-03 15:32:53.59 -57:57:12.3 79.658 1.93 111.5 HIP 76137 14.51
2025-12-04 15:32:59.01 -57:57:29.3 79.659 1.93 112.1 HIP 76137 14.17
2025-12-05 15:33:04.40 -57:57:46.7 79.660 1.93 112.7 HIP 76137 13.86
2025-12-06 15:33:09.77 -57:58:04.5 79.661 1.93 113.2 HIP 76137 13.58
2025-12-07 15:33:15.11 -57:58:22.7 79.661 1.93 113.2 HIP 76137 13.33