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C/1972 U1 (Kojima)

Basic Information of C/1972 U1 (Kojima)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.122447
Eccentricity 0.999844
Inclination (deg) 142.085900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 42.732400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 333.878700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1586968.782541

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1973-01-18T18:01:43.680
Period (years) 1586968.782541

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 17:27:07.18 +02:22:39.6 77.871 1.78 104.1 HIP 85390 3.61
2025-11-22 17:27:09.94 +02:22:29.2 77.879 1.79 103.6 HIP 85390 4.12
2025-11-23 17:27:12.73 +02:22:19.2 77.887 1.80 103.1 HIP 85390 4.70
2025-11-24 17:27:15.53 +02:22:09.4 77.895 1.81 102.6 HIP 85390 5.32
2025-11-25 17:27:18.35 +02:22:00.0 77.903 1.81 102.1 HIP 85390 5.96
2025-11-26 17:27:21.19 +02:21:50.9 77.910 1.82 101.6 HIP 85390 6.63
2025-11-27 17:27:24.05 +02:21:42.1 77.917 1.83 101.1 HIP 85390 7.31
2025-11-28 17:27:26.92 +02:21:33.6 77.924 1.83 100.7 HIP 85390 8.00
2025-11-29 17:27:29.81 +02:21:25.4 77.931 1.84 100.2 HIP 85390 8.71
2025-11-30 17:27:32.71 +02:21:17.6 77.937 1.85 99.8 HIP 85390 9.42
2025-12-01 17:27:35.62 +02:21:10.1 77.943 1.85 99.3 HIP 85390 10.14
2025-12-02 17:27:38.55 +02:21:02.9 77.949 1.86 98.8 HIP 85390 10.87
2025-12-03 17:27:41.48 +02:20:56.0 77.954 1.86 98.4 HIP 85390 11.60
2025-12-04 17:27:44.43 +02:20:49.5 77.960 1.86 97.9 HIP 85496 12.28
2025-12-05 17:27:47.39 +02:20:43.3 77.965 1.87 97.5 HIP 85496 11.69
2025-12-06 17:27:50.35 +02:20:37.5 77.969 1.87 97.1 HIP 85496 11.12
2025-12-07 17:27:53.32 +02:20:32.0 77.974 1.87 97.1 HIP 85496 10.58