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C/1978 T1 (Seargent)

Basic Information of C/1978 T1 (Seargent)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.377290
Eccentricity 0.998425
Inclination (deg) 65.935600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 41.223900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 207.928500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3707.593435

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1978-09-24T13:57:04.320
Period (years) 3707.593435

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 02:44:22.46 +35:27:56.5 69.790 2.10 248.9 HIP 12915 20.50
2025-11-22 02:44:18.61 +35:27:38.3 69.795 2.10 248.5 HIP 12776 20.79
2025-11-23 02:44:14.77 +35:27:19.9 69.801 2.09 248.2 HIP 12776 20.44
2025-11-24 02:44:10.96 +35:27:01.3 69.807 2.08 247.9 HIP 12776 20.12
2025-11-25 02:44:07.18 +35:26:42.5 69.814 2.07 247.5 HIP 12776 19.83
2025-11-26 02:44:03.42 +35:26:23.5 69.820 2.06 247.2 HIP 12776 19.56
2025-11-27 02:43:59.68 +35:26:04.2 69.827 2.05 246.8 HIP 12776 19.32
2025-11-28 02:43:55.97 +35:25:44.8 69.834 2.04 246.5 HIP 12776 19.11
2025-11-29 02:43:52.29 +35:25:25.2 69.842 2.03 246.1 HIP 12776 18.93
2025-11-30 02:43:48.64 +35:25:05.4 69.850 2.02 245.7 HIP 12776 18.78
2025-12-01 02:43:45.02 +35:24:45.5 69.858 2.01 245.4 HIP 12776 18.66
2025-12-02 02:43:41.43 +35:24:25.4 69.866 2.00 245.0 HIP 12776 18.56
2025-12-03 02:43:37.87 +35:24:05.1 69.875 1.99 244.6 HIP 12776 18.50
2025-12-04 02:43:34.35 +35:23:44.7 69.884 1.97 244.3 HIP 12776 18.47
2025-12-05 02:43:30.86 +35:23:24.1 69.893 1.96 243.9 HIP 12776 18.47
2025-12-06 02:43:27.41 +35:23:03.4 69.903 1.95 243.5 HIP 12776 18.49
2025-12-07 02:43:23.99 +35:22:42.6 69.912 1.95 243.5 HIP 12776 18.55