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C/1976 D2 (Schuster)

Basic Information of C/1976 D2 (Schuster)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.862192
Eccentricity 1.000197
Inclination (deg) 111.544500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 22.919400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 193.528000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1975-01-24T06:44:03.840

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 02:25:52.18 -08:07:16.7 70.106 1.98 263.8 HIP 11232 23.44
2025-11-22 02:25:49.00 -08:07:21.9 70.116 1.96 264.2 HIP 11232 22.85
2025-11-23 02:25:45.85 -08:07:26.6 70.127 1.95 264.7 HIP 11232 22.27
2025-11-24 02:25:42.72 -08:07:30.9 70.138 1.93 265.2 HIP 11232 21.70
2025-11-25 02:25:39.61 -08:07:34.8 70.149 1.91 265.7 HIP 11232 21.15
2025-11-26 02:25:36.53 -08:07:38.2 70.160 1.90 266.2 HIP 11232 20.61
2025-11-27 02:25:33.47 -08:07:41.3 70.172 1.88 266.7 HIP 11232 20.08
2025-11-28 02:25:30.44 -08:07:43.9 70.184 1.86 267.2 HIP 11232 19.57
2025-11-29 02:25:27.43 -08:07:46.1 70.196 1.84 267.7 HIP 11232 19.07
2025-11-30 02:25:24.46 -08:07:47.8 70.209 1.82 268.3 HIP 11232 18.59
2025-12-01 02:25:21.51 -08:07:49.1 70.221 1.81 268.8 HIP 11232 18.13
2025-12-02 02:25:18.59 -08:07:50.0 70.234 1.79 269.4 HIP 11232 17.68
2025-12-03 02:25:15.70 -08:07:50.5 70.247 1.77 270.0 HIP 11232 17.25
2025-12-04 02:25:12.85 -08:07:50.5 70.261 1.75 270.5 HIP 11232 16.84
2025-12-05 02:25:10.02 -08:07:50.2 70.274 1.73 271.1 HIP 11232 16.45
2025-12-06 02:25:07.23 -08:07:49.3 70.288 1.71 271.8 HIP 11232 16.08
2025-12-07 02:25:04.48 -08:07:48.1 70.302 1.71 271.8 HIP 11232 15.72