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C/1976 D1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1976 D1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.847348
Eccentricity 0.993787
Inclination (deg) 46.468600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 162.177900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 312.021200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1592.724581

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1976-01-24T10:29:51.360
Period (years) 1592.724581

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 19:13:44.33 +16:02:02.0 71.372 1.67 119.7 HIP 94606 22.53
2025-11-22 19:13:46.75 +16:01:42.1 71.385 1.68 118.7 HIP 94606 22.16
2025-11-23 19:13:49.21 +16:01:22.7 71.399 1.70 117.7 HIP 94606 21.79
2025-11-24 19:13:51.71 +16:01:03.8 71.412 1.71 116.8 HIP 94606 21.42
2025-11-25 19:13:54.25 +16:00:45.3 71.425 1.72 115.8 HIP 94606 21.06
2025-11-26 19:13:56.83 +16:00:27.2 71.438 1.74 114.9 HIP 94606 20.70
2025-11-27 19:13:59.46 +16:00:09.6 71.450 1.75 114.0 HIP 94606 20.34
2025-11-28 19:14:02.12 +15:59:52.5 71.463 1.77 113.1 HIP 94606 19.99
2025-11-29 19:14:04.82 +15:59:35.9 71.475 1.78 112.3 HIP 94606 19.64
2025-11-30 19:14:07.56 +15:59:19.7 71.487 1.79 111.4 HIP 94606 19.31
2025-12-01 19:14:10.34 +15:59:04.0 71.499 1.81 110.5 HIP 94606 18.98
2025-12-02 19:14:13.15 +15:58:48.8 71.511 1.82 109.7 HIP 94606 18.66
2025-12-03 19:14:16.00 +15:58:34.1 71.523 1.83 108.9 HIP 94606 18.35
2025-12-04 19:14:18.89 +15:58:19.8 71.534 1.84 108.1 HIP 94606 18.06
2025-12-05 19:14:21.80 +15:58:06.1 71.546 1.86 107.3 HIP 94606 17.78
2025-12-06 19:14:24.75 +15:57:52.8 71.557 1.87 106.5 HIP 94606 17.51
2025-12-07 19:14:27.74 +15:57:40.1 71.568 1.87 106.5 HIP 94606 17.26