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C/1978 H1 (Meier)

Basic Information of C/1978 H1 (Meier)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.181802
Eccentricity 1.001310
Inclination (deg) 42.749500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 348.427400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 232.496300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1978-10-28T01:40:04.800

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 00:21:36.06 +29:23:43.2 72.026 1.60 223.6 HIP 1799 16.45
2025-11-22 00:21:34.04 +29:23:15.5 72.039 1.58 222.9 HIP 1799 16.98
2025-11-23 00:21:32.06 +29:22:47.7 72.053 1.56 222.2 HIP 1799 17.51
2025-11-24 00:21:30.14 +29:22:20.0 72.067 1.54 221.5 HIP 1799 18.04
2025-11-25 00:21:28.27 +29:21:52.3 72.081 1.52 220.7 HIP 1799 18.56
2025-11-26 00:21:26.45 +29:21:24.7 72.096 1.50 219.9 HIP 1799 19.08
2025-11-27 00:21:24.69 +29:20:57.1 72.110 1.48 219.2 HIP 1799 19.59
2025-11-28 00:21:22.97 +29:20:29.6 72.125 1.46 218.3 HIP 1799 20.09
2025-11-29 00:21:21.32 +29:20:02.2 72.140 1.44 217.5 HIP 1799 20.59
2025-11-30 00:21:19.71 +29:19:34.9 72.155 1.41 216.6 HIP 1799 21.08
2025-12-01 00:21:18.16 +29:19:07.7 72.170 1.39 215.8 HIP 1799 21.56
2025-12-02 00:21:16.67 +29:18:40.6 72.186 1.37 214.9 HIP 1799 22.03
2025-12-03 00:21:15.23 +29:18:13.5 72.201 1.35 213.9 HIP 1799 22.50
2025-12-04 00:21:13.85 +29:17:46.7 72.217 1.33 213.0 HIP 1799 22.96
2025-12-05 00:21:12.53 +29:17:19.9 72.233 1.31 212.0 HIP 1690 23.08
2025-12-06 00:21:11.26 +29:16:53.3 72.249 1.29 210.9 HIP 1690 22.64
2025-12-07 00:21:10.04 +29:16:26.8 72.265 1.29 210.9 HIP 1690 22.20