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C/1972 E1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1972 E1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.933550
Eccentricity 0.998020
Inclination (deg) 124.516500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 161.684000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 258.239900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10237.845930

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1972-04-11T15:19:26.400
Period (years) 10237.845930

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 08:45:29.71 +69:46:16.8 77.234 1.71 336.3 HIP 42779 26.83
2025-11-22 08:45:26.53 +69:46:54.2 77.228 1.72 335.3 HIP 42779 26.15
2025-11-23 08:45:23.21 +69:47:31.6 77.221 1.72 334.3 HIP 42779 25.47
2025-11-24 08:45:19.74 +69:48:08.9 77.216 1.73 333.3 HIP 42779 24.78
2025-11-25 08:45:16.13 +69:48:46.1 77.210 1.74 332.3 HIP 42779 24.08
2025-11-26 08:45:12.37 +69:49:23.1 77.204 1.75 331.3 HIP 42779 23.39
2025-11-27 08:45:08.48 +69:50:00.0 77.199 1.76 330.4 HIP 42779 22.69
2025-11-28 08:45:04.44 +69:50:36.7 77.193 1.77 329.4 HIP 42779 21.98
2025-11-29 08:45:00.26 +69:51:13.2 77.188 1.78 328.5 HIP 42779 21.28
2025-11-30 08:44:55.95 +69:51:49.5 77.183 1.78 327.6 HIP 42779 20.57
2025-12-01 08:44:51.49 +69:52:25.7 77.178 1.79 326.6 HIP 42779 19.85
2025-12-02 08:44:46.91 +69:53:01.6 77.173 1.80 325.7 HIP 42779 19.14
2025-12-03 08:44:42.18 +69:53:37.3 77.169 1.81 324.8 HIP 42779 18.42
2025-12-04 08:44:37.33 +69:54:12.8 77.164 1.82 323.9 HIP 42779 17.71
2025-12-05 08:44:32.34 +69:54:48.1 77.160 1.83 323.0 HIP 42779 16.99
2025-12-06 08:44:27.22 +69:55:23.1 77.156 1.83 322.1 HIP 42779 16.27
2025-12-07 08:44:21.97 +69:55:57.8 77.152 1.83 322.1 HIP 42779 15.55