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C/1974 V2 (Bennett)

Basic Information of C/1974 V2 (Bennett)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.864646
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 134.826900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 51.348500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 324.967300
Epoch 1974-12-01T12:32:58.560
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1974-12-01T12:32:58.560

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 17:53:55.17 +07:37:16.2 77.159 1.75 107.1 HIP 87525 16.43
2025-11-22 17:53:57.87 +07:37:03.8 77.169 1.76 106.5 HIP 87525 17.12
2025-11-23 17:54:00.60 +07:36:51.8 77.179 1.77 105.9 HIP 87525 17.82
2025-11-24 17:54:03.35 +07:36:40.2 77.188 1.78 105.3 HIP 87525 18.53
2025-11-25 17:54:06.12 +07:36:28.9 77.198 1.79 104.6 HIP 87621 19.05
2025-11-26 17:54:08.92 +07:36:18.1 77.207 1.80 104.1 HIP 87621 19.33
2025-11-27 17:54:11.74 +07:36:07.6 77.215 1.81 103.5 HIP 87621 19.62
2025-11-28 17:54:14.59 +07:35:57.4 77.224 1.82 102.9 HIP 87621 19.93
2025-11-29 17:54:17.45 +07:35:47.7 77.232 1.83 102.3 HIP 87621 20.25
2025-11-30 17:54:20.33 +07:35:38.4 77.240 1.84 101.7 HIP 87621 20.60
2025-12-01 17:54:23.23 +07:35:29.4 77.248 1.84 101.2 HIP 87621 20.95
2025-12-02 17:54:26.15 +07:35:20.8 77.255 1.85 100.6 HIP 87621 21.32
2025-12-03 17:54:29.09 +07:35:12.7 77.263 1.86 100.0 HIP 87621 21.71
2025-12-04 17:54:32.04 +07:35:04.9 77.270 1.86 99.5 HIP 87621 22.11
2025-12-05 17:54:35.01 +07:34:57.5 77.277 1.87 99.0 HIP 87621 22.52
2025-12-06 17:54:37.99 +07:34:50.5 77.283 1.88 98.4 HIP 87621 22.94
2025-12-07 17:54:40.98 +07:34:43.9 77.289 1.88 98.4 HIP 87621 23.38