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C/1972 F1 (Gehrels)

Basic Information of C/1972 F1 (Gehrels)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.320438
Eccentricity 0.996271
Inclination (deg) 175.623400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 25.562600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 129.480400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 26570.791288

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1971-01-20T05:57:24.480
Period (years) 26570.791288

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 06:42:00.00 +18:49:50.2 76.466 1.56 270.8 HIP 32023 10.72
2025-11-22 06:41:57.35 +18:49:50.7 76.458 1.59 270.9 HIP 32023 10.21
2025-11-23 06:41:54.66 +18:49:51.3 76.449 1.61 271.0 HIP 32023 9.71
2025-11-24 06:41:51.95 +18:49:52.0 76.441 1.63 271.1 HIP 32023 9.21
2025-11-25 06:41:49.19 +18:49:52.8 76.433 1.65 271.2 HIP 32023 8.73
2025-11-26 06:41:46.40 +18:49:53.6 76.426 1.67 271.3 HIP 32023 8.26
2025-11-27 06:41:43.58 +18:49:54.5 76.418 1.69 271.4 HIP 32023 7.81
2025-11-28 06:41:40.72 +18:49:55.6 76.411 1.71 271.5 HIP 32023 7.39
2025-11-29 06:41:37.83 +18:49:56.7 76.404 1.73 271.6 HIP 32023 7.01
2025-11-30 06:41:34.90 +18:49:57.8 76.398 1.75 271.7 HIP 32023 6.67
2025-12-01 06:41:31.95 +18:49:59.1 76.391 1.77 271.8 HIP 32023 6.38
2025-12-02 06:41:28.97 +18:50:00.4 76.385 1.78 271.9 HIP 32023 6.16
2025-12-03 06:41:25.96 +18:50:01.8 76.379 1.80 272.0 HIP 32023 6.01
2025-12-04 06:41:22.92 +18:50:03.3 76.374 1.82 272.1 HIP 32023 5.94
2025-12-05 06:41:19.85 +18:50:04.9 76.369 1.83 272.1 HIP 32023 5.96
2025-12-06 06:41:16.76 +18:50:06.5 76.364 1.85 272.2 HIP 32023 6.06
2025-12-07 06:41:13.64 +18:50:08.3 76.359 1.85 272.2 HIP 32023 6.25