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C/1973 D1 (Kohoutek)

Basic Information of C/1973 D1 (Kohoutek)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.349660
Eccentricity 0.997094
Inclination (deg) 121.155600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 163.785500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 73.923300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10009.056720

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1973-05-16T17:18:23.040
Period (years) 10009.056720

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 21:45:04.01 -64:27:57.9 76.452 1.53 6.6 HIP 107104 29.32
2025-11-22 21:45:04.66 -64:27:21.5 76.466 1.53 7.7 HIP 107104 28.98
2025-11-23 21:45:05.43 -64:26:45.1 76.479 1.54 8.9 HIP 107104 28.66
2025-11-24 21:45:06.31 -64:26:08.5 76.491 1.55 10.0 HIP 107104 28.36
2025-11-25 21:45:07.31 -64:25:31.9 76.504 1.56 11.2 HIP 107104 28.07
2025-11-26 21:45:08.43 -64:24:55.2 76.517 1.57 12.3 HIP 107104 27.81
2025-11-27 21:45:09.67 -64:24:18.5 76.530 1.57 13.4 HIP 107104 27.57
2025-11-28 21:45:11.02 -64:23:41.8 76.542 1.58 14.5 HIP 107104 27.35
2025-11-29 21:45:12.48 -64:23:05.0 76.555 1.59 15.6 HIP 107104 27.16
2025-11-30 21:45:14.06 -64:22:28.2 76.567 1.60 16.6 HIP 107104 26.99
2025-12-01 21:45:15.76 -64:21:51.4 76.579 1.61 17.7 HIP 107104 26.84
2025-12-02 21:45:17.57 -64:21:14.6 76.591 1.62 18.7 HIP 107104 26.72
2025-12-03 21:45:19.48 -64:20:37.9 76.603 1.63 19.8 HIP 107104 26.63
2025-12-04 21:45:21.52 -64:20:01.1 76.615 1.64 20.8 HIP 107104 26.56
2025-12-05 21:45:23.66 -64:19:24.4 76.626 1.64 21.8 HIP 107104 26.52
2025-12-06 21:45:25.91 -64:18:47.8 76.638 1.65 22.8 HIP 107104 26.51
2025-12-07 21:45:28.27 -64:18:11.2 76.649 1.65 22.8 HIP 107104 26.53