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C/1978 A1 (West)

Basic Information of C/1978 A1 (West)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.639752
Eccentricity 1.001293
Inclination (deg) 116.686500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 212.079100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 343.686500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1977-07-23T10:33:27.360

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 02:39:03.92 +61:40:32.0 68.799 2.24 243.0 HIP 12547 17.15
2025-11-22 02:38:57.18 +61:40:07.6 68.801 2.24 242.3 HIP 12547 18.01
2025-11-23 02:38:50.49 +61:39:42.6 68.804 2.24 241.6 HIP 12547 18.86
2025-11-24 02:38:43.84 +61:39:17.1 68.808 2.24 241.0 HIP 12547 19.72
2025-11-25 02:38:37.23 +61:38:50.9 68.811 2.24 240.3 HIP 12547 20.58
2025-11-26 02:38:30.67 +61:38:24.2 68.815 2.24 239.6 HIP 12547 21.44
2025-11-27 02:38:24.16 +61:37:57.0 68.819 2.24 238.9 HIP 12547 22.30
2025-11-28 02:38:17.70 +61:37:29.2 68.823 2.24 238.2 HIP 12547 23.15
2025-11-29 02:38:11.30 +61:37:00.8 68.827 2.24 237.5 HIP 12547 24.01
2025-11-30 02:38:04.95 +61:36:31.9 68.832 2.24 236.8 HIP 12547 24.87
2025-12-01 02:37:58.65 +61:36:02.5 68.837 2.23 236.1 HIP 12547 25.72
2025-12-02 02:37:52.42 +61:35:32.6 68.842 2.23 235.4 HIP 12547 26.58
2025-12-03 02:37:46.25 +61:35:02.2 68.847 2.23 234.7 HIP 12547 27.43
2025-12-04 02:37:40.14 +61:34:31.3 68.852 2.22 234.0 HIP 12495 28.24
2025-12-05 02:37:34.09 +61:34:00.0 68.858 2.22 233.3 HIP 12495 28.50
2025-12-06 02:37:28.12 +61:33:28.1 68.864 2.22 232.6 HIP 12495 28.77
2025-12-07 02:37:22.21 +61:32:55.8 68.870 2.22 232.6 HIP 11891 28.84