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C/1969 O1-A (Kohoutek)

Basic Information of C/1969 O1-A (Kohoutek)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.651655
Eccentricity 0.998467
Inclination (deg) 86.193200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 302.363800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 122.740900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 35364.357510

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1970-03-24T07:15:18.720
Period (years) 35364.357510

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 03:30:05.86 -81:21:19.8 79.893 1.86 276.9 HIP 15803 15.79
2025-11-22 03:29:46.16 -81:21:14.4 79.899 1.87 278.0 HIP 15803 15.07
2025-11-23 03:29:26.50 -81:21:08.1 79.906 1.87 279.1 HIP 15803 14.35
2025-11-24 03:29:06.89 -81:21:01.0 79.912 1.87 280.1 HIP 15803 13.62
2025-11-25 03:28:47.34 -81:20:53.1 79.918 1.87 281.2 HIP 15803 12.89
2025-11-26 03:28:27.84 -81:20:44.3 79.925 1.87 282.3 HIP 15803 12.16
2025-11-27 03:28:08.42 -81:20:34.8 79.931 1.87 283.3 HIP 15803 11.43
2025-11-28 03:27:49.07 -81:20:24.4 79.937 1.87 284.4 HIP 15803 10.70
2025-11-29 03:27:29.81 -81:20:13.2 79.943 1.87 285.4 HIP 15803 9.97
2025-11-30 03:27:10.63 -81:20:01.2 79.949 1.87 286.5 HIP 15803 9.24
2025-12-01 03:26:51.56 -81:19:48.4 79.955 1.87 287.5 HIP 15803 8.51
2025-12-02 03:26:32.59 -81:19:34.8 79.961 1.88 288.6 HIP 15803 7.77
2025-12-03 03:26:13.73 -81:19:20.5 79.967 1.88 289.6 HIP 15803 7.04
2025-12-04 03:25:54.99 -81:19:05.3 79.973 1.88 290.7 HIP 15803 6.31
2025-12-05 03:25:36.38 -81:18:49.4 79.978 1.88 291.7 HIP 15803 5.58
2025-12-06 03:25:17.89 -81:18:32.7 79.984 1.88 292.7 HIP 15803 4.85
2025-12-07 03:24:59.54 -81:18:15.2 79.989 1.88 292.7 HIP 15803 4.13