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C/1973 H1 (Huchra)

Basic Information of C/1973 H1 (Huchra)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.455811
Eccentricity 0.971221
Inclination (deg) 48.337200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.075100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 123.600000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 788.277012

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1973-02-01T00:38:09.600
Period (years) 788.277012

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 01:01:57.16 -44:24:55.2 68.783 1.65 300.0 HIP 4850 19.58
2025-11-22 01:01:53.96 -44:24:35.4 68.796 1.64 301.3 HIP 4850 19.42
2025-11-23 01:01:50.82 -44:24:15.0 68.809 1.63 302.6 HIP 4850 19.26
2025-11-24 01:01:47.74 -44:23:53.9 68.823 1.63 303.9 HIP 4850 19.11
2025-11-25 01:01:44.72 -44:23:32.1 68.837 1.62 305.2 HIP 4850 18.97
2025-11-26 01:01:41.75 -44:23:09.7 68.851 1.61 306.5 HIP 4850 18.84
2025-11-27 01:01:38.85 -44:22:46.7 68.864 1.61 307.8 HIP 4850 18.71
2025-11-28 01:01:36.00 -44:22:23.0 68.878 1.60 309.1 HIP 4850 18.59
2025-11-29 01:01:33.22 -44:21:58.7 68.892 1.60 310.5 HIP 4850 18.48
2025-11-30 01:01:30.49 -44:21:33.8 68.906 1.59 311.8 HIP 4850 18.38
2025-12-01 01:01:27.83 -44:21:08.3 68.920 1.59 313.2 HIP 4850 18.28
2025-12-02 01:01:25.24 -44:20:42.2 68.934 1.59 314.5 HIP 4850 18.19
2025-12-03 01:01:22.70 -44:20:15.5 68.948 1.58 315.9 HIP 4850 18.11
2025-12-04 01:01:20.24 -44:19:48.2 68.963 1.58 317.2 HIP 4654 17.88
2025-12-05 01:01:17.83 -44:19:20.4 68.977 1.58 318.6 HIP 4654 17.30
2025-12-06 01:01:15.50 -44:18:51.9 68.991 1.58 320.0 HIP 4654 16.73
2025-12-07 01:01:13.23 -44:18:23.0 69.005 1.58 320.0 HIP 4654 16.18