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C/1975 X1 (Sato)

Basic Information of C/1975 X1 (Sato)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.868881
Eccentricity 1.001170
Inclination (deg) 93.481600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 281.278300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 215.762200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1975-11-29T14:34:48.000

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 18:34:05.15 -00:14:09.9 76.881 1.57 102.9 HIP 90932 18.32
2025-11-22 18:34:07.60 -00:14:18.4 76.894 1.58 102.4 HIP 90932 18.86
2025-11-23 18:34:10.08 -00:14:26.5 76.907 1.60 101.8 HIP 90932 19.42
2025-11-24 18:34:12.58 -00:14:34.4 76.920 1.62 101.2 HIP 90932 19.99
2025-11-25 18:34:15.12 -00:14:41.9 76.932 1.64 100.7 HIP 90932 20.57
2025-11-26 18:34:17.70 -00:14:49.2 76.944 1.65 100.2 HIP 90932 21.16
2025-11-27 18:34:20.30 -00:14:56.2 76.956 1.67 99.6 HIP 91113 21.22
2025-11-28 18:34:22.92 -00:15:02.9 76.968 1.68 99.1 HIP 91113 20.95
2025-11-29 18:34:25.58 -00:15:09.3 76.979 1.70 98.6 HIP 91113 20.69
2025-11-30 18:34:28.27 -00:15:15.5 76.991 1.71 98.1 HIP 91113 20.44
2025-12-01 18:34:30.98 -00:15:21.3 77.002 1.73 97.7 HIP 91113 20.21
2025-12-02 18:34:33.71 -00:15:26.8 77.013 1.74 97.2 HIP 91113 19.99
2025-12-03 18:34:36.47 -00:15:32.0 77.023 1.75 96.7 HIP 91113 19.78
2025-12-04 18:34:39.25 -00:15:36.9 77.033 1.76 96.2 HIP 91113 19.58
2025-12-05 18:34:42.06 -00:15:41.5 77.043 1.78 95.8 HIP 91113 19.41
2025-12-06 18:34:44.89 -00:15:45.8 77.053 1.79 95.3 HIP 91113 19.25
2025-12-07 18:34:47.74 -00:15:49.8 77.063 1.79 95.3 HIP 91113 19.11