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C/1972 X1 (Araya)

Basic Information of C/1972 X1 (Araya)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.907464
Eccentricity 0.998083
Inclination (deg) 112.781000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 314.499800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 267.413100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 129524.675908

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1972-11-15T05:02:41.280
Period (years) 129524.675908

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 18:34:05.35 +27:49:32.8 74.939 1.73 119.0 HIP 91026 28.16
2025-11-22 18:34:08.09 +27:49:12.7 74.949 1.74 118.0 HIP 91026 28.49
2025-11-23 18:34:10.87 +27:48:53.1 74.959 1.75 117.0 HIP 91026 28.82
2025-11-24 18:34:13.68 +27:48:34.0 74.968 1.75 116.1 HIP 91026 29.16
2025-11-25 18:34:16.53 +27:48:15.6 74.978 1.76 115.1 HIP 91026 29.51
2025-11-26 18:34:19.42 +27:47:57.6 74.988 1.77 114.2 HIP 91026 29.85
2025-11-27 18:34:22.34 +27:47:40.2 74.997 1.78 113.2 HIP 91026 30.20
2025-11-28 18:34:25.29 +27:47:23.4 75.006 1.78 112.3 HIP 91026 30.56
2025-11-29 18:34:28.27 +27:47:07.2 75.015 1.79 111.4 HIP 91026 30.92
2025-11-30 18:34:31.29 +27:46:51.5 75.024 1.80 110.5 HIP 91026 31.28
2025-12-01 18:34:34.34 +27:46:36.4 75.033 1.81 109.6 HIP 91026 31.65
2025-12-02 18:34:37.41 +27:46:21.9 75.042 1.81 108.7 HIP 91026 32.02
2025-12-03 18:34:40.52 +27:46:07.9 75.050 1.82 107.8 HIP 91026 32.39
2025-12-04 18:34:43.65 +27:45:54.6 75.058 1.83 106.9 HIP 91026 32.77
2025-12-05 18:34:46.81 +27:45:41.8 75.066 1.83 106.0 HIP 91026 33.15
2025-12-06 18:34:49.99 +27:45:29.6 75.074 1.84 105.2 HIP 91260 33.34
2025-12-07 18:34:53.20 +27:45:18.1 75.082 1.84 105.2 HIP 91260 32.87