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C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)

Basic Information of C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.139578
Eccentricity 0.999951
Inclination (deg) 14.074000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 258.639000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 37.599200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 152030.714499

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1974-01-27T19:37:37.920
Period (years) 152030.714499

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 07:26:53.10 +14:13:48.1 77.177 1.22 268.9 HIP 36078 14.46
2025-11-22 07:26:51.09 +14:13:47.6 77.166 1.24 269.2 HIP 36078 14.04
2025-11-23 07:26:49.04 +14:13:47.2 77.155 1.27 269.5 HIP 36078 13.62
2025-11-24 07:26:46.95 +14:13:46.9 77.145 1.29 269.8 HIP 36078 13.20
2025-11-25 07:26:44.82 +14:13:46.8 77.135 1.32 270.1 HIP 36078 12.78
2025-11-26 07:26:42.64 +14:13:46.9 77.125 1.34 270.4 HIP 36078 12.36
2025-11-27 07:26:40.42 +14:13:47.2 77.115 1.37 270.7 HIP 36078 11.95
2025-11-28 07:26:38.17 +14:13:47.6 77.106 1.39 271.0 HIP 36078 11.54
2025-11-29 07:26:35.87 +14:13:48.1 77.096 1.41 271.2 HIP 36078 11.13
2025-11-30 07:26:33.54 +14:13:48.8 77.087 1.44 271.5 HIP 36078 10.73
2025-12-01 07:26:31.17 +14:13:49.7 77.078 1.46 271.7 HIP 36078 10.35
2025-12-02 07:26:28.77 +14:13:50.7 77.069 1.48 271.9 HIP 36078 9.98
2025-12-03 07:26:26.32 +14:13:51.9 77.061 1.50 272.1 HIP 36078 9.63
2025-12-04 07:26:23.84 +14:13:53.3 77.053 1.52 272.4 HIP 36078 9.30
2025-12-05 07:26:21.33 +14:13:54.8 77.045 1.54 272.6 HIP 36078 8.99
2025-12-06 07:26:18.78 +14:13:56.4 77.037 1.56 272.8 HIP 36078 8.72
2025-12-07 07:26:16.20 +14:13:58.3 77.029 1.56 272.8 HIP 36078 8.48