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C/1974 C1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1974 C1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.498615
Eccentricity 0.999537
Inclination (deg) 60.194800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 144.843900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 332.403700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 35340.811903

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1974-02-15T05:04:07.680
Period (years) 35340.811903

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 19:56:01.45 +10:56:44.9 77.363 1.26 123.6 HIP 98020 17.71
2025-11-22 19:56:03.16 +10:56:28.1 77.379 1.28 122.4 HIP 98020 17.82
2025-11-23 19:56:04.91 +10:56:11.7 77.395 1.29 121.2 HIP 98020 17.96
2025-11-24 19:56:06.71 +10:55:55.7 77.411 1.31 120.0 HIP 98020 18.13
2025-11-25 19:56:08.55 +10:55:40.0 77.427 1.32 118.9 HIP 98020 18.32
2025-11-26 19:56:10.44 +10:55:24.7 77.443 1.34 117.8 HIP 98020 18.53
2025-11-27 19:56:12.37 +10:55:09.7 77.458 1.35 116.7 HIP 98020 18.77
2025-11-28 19:56:14.34 +10:54:55.1 77.474 1.37 115.6 HIP 98020 19.03
2025-11-29 19:56:16.35 +10:54:40.9 77.489 1.38 114.6 HIP 98020 19.32
2025-11-30 19:56:18.40 +10:54:27.1 77.504 1.40 113.6 HIP 98020 19.63
2025-12-01 19:56:20.49 +10:54:13.6 77.519 1.42 112.6 HIP 98217 19.68
2025-12-02 19:56:22.62 +10:54:00.6 77.534 1.43 111.6 HIP 98217 19.31
2025-12-03 19:56:24.79 +10:53:47.9 77.548 1.45 110.7 HIP 98217 18.93
2025-12-04 19:56:27.00 +10:53:35.6 77.563 1.46 109.8 HIP 98217 18.55
2025-12-05 19:56:29.24 +10:53:23.7 77.577 1.48 108.9 HIP 98217 18.17
2025-12-06 19:56:31.52 +10:53:12.3 77.591 1.49 108.0 HIP 98217 17.79
2025-12-07 19:56:33.84 +10:53:01.2 77.606 1.49 108.0 HIP 98217 17.41