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C/1974 V1 (van den Bergh)

Basic Information of C/1974 V1 (van den Bergh)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.919581
Eccentricity 0.996745
Inclination (deg) 60.994600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 225.795700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 151.530300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 77555.028538

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1974-08-28T14:46:19.200
Period (years) 77555.028538

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 10:33:57.87 -46:23:07.8 72.136 1.77 169.3 HIP 51747 7.06
2025-11-22 10:33:58.64 -46:23:49.5 72.129 1.76 170.3 HIP 51747 6.40
2025-11-23 10:33:59.32 -46:24:31.1 72.123 1.75 171.4 HIP 51747 5.77
2025-11-24 10:33:59.93 -46:25:12.7 72.116 1.74 172.4 HIP 51747 5.17
2025-11-25 10:34:00.46 -46:25:54.1 72.109 1.73 173.5 HIP 51747 4.61
2025-11-26 10:34:00.92 -46:26:35.4 72.102 1.72 174.6 HIP 51747 4.10
2025-11-27 10:34:01.29 -46:27:16.5 72.096 1.71 175.7 HIP 51747 3.66
2025-11-28 10:34:01.59 -46:27:57.5 72.088 1.70 176.8 HIP 51747 3.32
2025-11-29 10:34:01.81 -46:28:38.3 72.081 1.70 177.9 HIP 51747 3.12
2025-11-30 10:34:01.95 -46:29:19.0 72.074 1.69 179.1 HIP 51747 3.07
2025-12-01 10:34:02.02 -46:29:59.5 72.067 1.68 180.2 HIP 51747 3.18
2025-12-02 10:34:02.00 -46:30:39.7 72.059 1.67 181.4 HIP 51747 3.43
2025-12-03 10:34:01.91 -46:31:19.8 72.052 1.66 182.5 HIP 51747 3.79
2025-12-04 10:34:01.74 -46:31:59.6 72.044 1.65 183.7 HIP 51747 4.24
2025-12-05 10:34:01.49 -46:32:39.2 72.037 1.65 184.9 HIP 51747 4.74
2025-12-06 10:34:01.17 -46:33:18.5 72.029 1.64 186.1 HIP 51747 5.28
2025-12-07 10:34:00.76 -46:33:57.6 72.021 1.64 186.1 HIP 51747 5.85