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C/1975 V1-A (West)

Basic Information of C/1975 V1-A (West)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.198669
Eccentricity 0.999969
Inclination (deg) 41.889900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 119.209900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 358.240600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 513041.643200

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1976-01-18T01:24:23.040
Period (years) 513041.643200

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 19:35:28.60 -16:31:31.4 76.414 1.20 87.8 HIP 96255 19.00
2025-11-22 19:35:30.60 -16:31:30.3 76.431 1.22 87.6 HIP 96255 19.41
2025-11-23 19:35:32.64 -16:31:29.1 76.447 1.25 87.3 HIP 96255 19.83
2025-11-24 19:35:34.72 -16:31:27.7 76.464 1.28 87.1 HIP 96255 20.27
2025-11-25 19:35:36.85 -16:31:26.1 76.480 1.30 86.9 HIP 96255 20.72
2025-11-26 19:35:39.02 -16:31:24.4 76.496 1.33 86.7 HIP 96255 21.18
2025-11-27 19:35:41.23 -16:31:22.6 76.511 1.35 86.5 HIP 96255 21.64
2025-11-28 19:35:43.48 -16:31:20.6 76.527 1.38 86.3 HIP 96255 22.12
2025-11-29 19:35:45.77 -16:31:18.4 76.542 1.40 86.1 HIP 96255 22.61
2025-11-30 19:35:48.10 -16:31:16.1 76.557 1.42 85.9 HIP 96510 22.17
2025-12-01 19:35:50.47 -16:31:13.7 76.572 1.45 85.7 HIP 96510 21.64
2025-12-02 19:35:52.87 -16:31:11.1 76.587 1.47 85.6 HIP 96510 21.10
2025-12-03 19:35:55.32 -16:31:08.4 76.601 1.49 85.4 HIP 96510 20.55
2025-12-04 19:35:57.79 -16:31:05.6 76.616 1.51 85.3 HIP 96510 20.00
2025-12-05 19:36:00.31 -16:31:02.6 76.630 1.53 85.1 HIP 96510 19.44
2025-12-06 19:36:02.86 -16:30:59.4 76.644 1.55 85.0 HIP 96510 18.87
2025-12-07 19:36:05.44 -16:30:56.1 76.657 1.55 85.0 HIP 96510 18.30