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C/1974 O1 (Cesco)

Basic Information of C/1974 O1 (Cesco)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.433361
Eccentricity 0.978426
Inclination (deg) 173.284500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 165.559800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 176.719200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 541.548508

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1974-04-25T10:40:56.640
Period (years) 541.548508

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 12:02:03.41 -02:06:51.7 67.363 1.11 116.1 HIP 58603 25.87
2025-11-22 12:02:05.00 -02:07:03.4 67.351 1.07 116.2 HIP 58603 26.26
2025-11-23 12:02:06.54 -02:07:14.8 67.338 1.04 116.3 HIP 58603 26.65
2025-11-24 12:02:08.04 -02:07:25.9 67.325 1.01 116.5 HIP 58603 27.02
2025-11-25 12:02:09.48 -02:07:36.6 67.311 0.97 116.6 HIP 58603 27.39
2025-11-26 12:02:10.88 -02:07:47.1 67.298 0.94 116.7 HIP 58603 27.74
2025-11-27 12:02:12.22 -02:07:57.3 67.284 0.91 116.9 HIP 58791 27.40
2025-11-28 12:02:13.52 -02:08:07.1 67.271 0.87 117.1 HIP 58791 27.05
2025-11-29 12:02:14.76 -02:08:16.6 67.257 0.84 117.3 HIP 58791 26.72
2025-11-30 12:02:15.95 -02:08:25.8 67.243 0.80 117.5 HIP 58791 26.40
2025-12-01 12:02:17.09 -02:08:34.7 67.229 0.77 117.7 HIP 58791 26.09
2025-12-02 12:02:18.17 -02:08:43.2 67.215 0.73 117.9 HIP 58791 25.80
2025-12-03 12:02:19.21 -02:08:51.4 67.201 0.69 118.2 HIP 58791 25.52
2025-12-04 12:02:20.19 -02:08:59.3 67.186 0.66 118.5 HIP 58791 25.25
2025-12-05 12:02:21.11 -02:09:06.9 67.172 0.62 118.8 HIP 58791 25.00
2025-12-06 12:02:21.99 -02:09:14.1 67.157 0.59 119.2 HIP 58791 24.76
2025-12-07 12:02:22.80 -02:09:20.9 67.143 0.59 119.2 HIP 58791 24.54