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C/1973 A1 (Heck-Sause)

Basic Information of C/1973 A1 (Heck-Sause)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.457730
Eccentricity 0.999231
Inclination (deg) 138.127600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 176.381200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 346.352700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 180680.692454

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1972-10-18T12:43:29.280
Period (years) 180680.692454

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 00:46:55.63 +29:16:59.8 76.078 1.68 228.5 HIP 3623 9.06
2025-11-22 00:46:53.32 +29:16:33.0 76.090 1.67 227.9 HIP 3623 9.08
2025-11-23 00:46:51.05 +29:16:06.2 76.103 1.65 227.3 HIP 3623 9.16
2025-11-24 00:46:48.83 +29:15:39.4 76.116 1.63 226.8 HIP 3623 9.29
2025-11-25 00:46:46.65 +29:15:12.6 76.129 1.61 226.2 HIP 3623 9.47
2025-11-26 00:46:44.52 +29:14:45.8 76.142 1.59 225.6 HIP 3623 9.70
2025-11-27 00:46:42.43 +29:14:19.0 76.156 1.57 225.0 HIP 3623 9.96
2025-11-28 00:46:40.39 +29:13:52.3 76.169 1.56 224.3 HIP 3623 10.26
2025-11-29 00:46:38.40 +29:13:25.6 76.183 1.54 223.7 HIP 3623 10.59
2025-11-30 00:46:36.45 +29:12:58.9 76.197 1.52 223.0 HIP 3623 10.94
2025-12-01 00:46:34.56 +29:12:32.3 76.212 1.50 222.4 HIP 3623 11.32
2025-12-02 00:46:32.71 +29:12:05.8 76.226 1.48 221.7 HIP 3623 11.72
2025-12-03 00:46:30.91 +29:11:39.3 76.241 1.46 221.0 HIP 3568 11.74
2025-12-04 00:46:29.16 +29:11:13.0 76.256 1.43 220.2 HIP 3568 11.36
2025-12-05 00:46:27.46 +29:10:46.7 76.271 1.41 219.5 HIP 3568 11.00
2025-12-06 00:46:25.82 +29:10:20.5 76.287 1.39 218.7 HIP 3568 10.68
2025-12-07 00:46:24.22 +29:09:54.4 76.302 1.39 218.7 HIP 3568 10.38