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C/1977 V1 (Tsuchinshan)

Basic Information of C/1977 V1 (Tsuchinshan)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.615753
Eccentricity 0.997917
Inclination (deg) 168.574800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 4.686200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 317.519000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 72320.967576

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1977-06-23T02:42:25.920
Period (years) 72320.967576

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 16:49:18.43 -11:54:02.9 71.859 1.96 99.6 HIP 82388 31.34
2025-11-22 16:49:21.59 -11:54:10.7 71.866 1.96 99.4 HIP 82388 30.95
2025-11-23 16:49:24.76 -11:54:18.5 71.872 1.97 99.2 HIP 82388 30.57
2025-11-24 16:49:27.94 -11:54:26.1 71.878 1.98 99.0 HIP 82388 30.20
2025-11-25 16:49:31.13 -11:54:33.5 71.884 1.98 98.8 HIP 82388 29.86
2025-11-26 16:49:34.34 -11:54:40.8 71.889 1.99 98.6 HIP 82388 29.53
2025-11-27 16:49:37.55 -11:54:48.0 71.894 1.99 98.4 HIP 82388 29.22
2025-11-28 16:49:40.78 -11:54:55.0 71.899 2.00 98.2 HIP 82388 28.94
2025-11-29 16:49:44.01 -11:55:01.9 71.903 2.00 98.1 HIP 82388 28.67
2025-11-30 16:49:47.25 -11:55:08.6 71.908 2.00 97.9 HIP 82388 28.43
2025-12-01 16:49:50.49 -11:55:15.2 71.912 2.00 97.7 HIP 82388 28.21
2025-12-02 16:49:53.74 -11:55:21.6 71.915 2.01 97.5 HIP 82388 28.01
2025-12-03 16:49:56.99 -11:55:27.9 71.918 2.01 97.3 HIP 82388 27.84
2025-12-04 16:50:00.24 -11:55:34.0 71.922 2.01 97.1 HIP 82388 27.69
2025-12-05 16:50:03.50 -11:55:39.9 71.924 2.01 96.9 HIP 82388 27.57
2025-12-06 16:50:06.76 -11:55:45.7 71.927 2.01 96.7 HIP 82388 27.47
2025-12-07 16:50:10.02 -11:55:51.4 71.929 2.01 96.7 HIP 82388 27.40