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C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

Basic Information of C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.552770
Eccentricity 0.996100
Inclination (deg) 88.662300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 225.127000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 354.298400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1687.406769

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1970-03-28T19:35:11.040
Period (years) 1687.406769

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 02:29:28.92 +29:44:16.6 75.591 1.92 246.3 HIP 11541 9.86
2025-11-22 02:29:25.68 +29:43:58.2 75.598 1.91 246.1 HIP 11541 9.10
2025-11-23 02:29:22.47 +29:43:39.6 75.605 1.90 245.8 HIP 11541 8.34
2025-11-24 02:29:19.28 +29:43:20.9 75.613 1.89 245.5 HIP 11541 7.59
2025-11-25 02:29:16.11 +29:43:02.1 75.620 1.88 245.2 HIP 11541 6.84
2025-11-26 02:29:12.97 +29:42:43.3 75.628 1.87 244.9 HIP 11541 6.10
2025-11-27 02:29:09.86 +29:42:24.3 75.636 1.86 244.7 HIP 11541 5.37
2025-11-28 02:29:06.77 +29:42:05.2 75.645 1.84 244.4 HIP 11541 4.65
2025-11-29 02:29:03.71 +29:41:46.1 75.654 1.83 244.1 HIP 11541 3.94
2025-11-30 02:29:00.67 +29:41:26.8 75.663 1.82 243.8 HIP 11541 3.25
2025-12-01 02:28:57.67 +29:41:07.6 75.672 1.80 243.5 HIP 11541 2.59
2025-12-02 02:28:54.70 +29:40:48.2 75.681 1.79 243.2 HIP 11541 1.99
2025-12-03 02:28:51.75 +29:40:28.8 75.691 1.78 242.8 HIP 11541 1.50
2025-12-04 02:28:48.85 +29:40:09.4 75.701 1.76 242.5 HIP 11541 1.26
2025-12-05 02:28:45.97 +29:39:49.8 75.712 1.75 242.2 HIP 11541 1.39
2025-12-06 02:28:43.13 +29:39:30.3 75.722 1.73 241.9 HIP 11541 1.81
2025-12-07 02:28:40.32 +29:39:10.7 75.733 1.73 241.9 HIP 11541 2.36