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C/1979 M1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1979 M1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.394375
Eccentricity 0.999912
Inclination (deg) 134.659000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 162.895300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 46.637300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 300012.988199

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1979-06-30T11:07:35.040
Period (years) 300012.988199

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 21:40:37.82 -41:32:33.9 72.298 1.03 12.7 HIP 107096 11.71
2025-11-22 21:40:38.30 -41:32:09.8 72.316 1.05 14.5 HIP 107096 11.82
2025-11-23 21:40:38.86 -41:31:45.5 72.334 1.06 16.1 HIP 107096 11.94
2025-11-24 21:40:39.49 -41:31:21.0 72.352 1.08 17.7 HIP 107096 12.06
2025-11-25 21:40:40.19 -41:30:56.4 72.369 1.10 19.3 HIP 107096 12.18
2025-11-26 21:40:40.97 -41:30:31.6 72.387 1.11 20.8 HIP 107096 12.31
2025-11-27 21:40:41.81 -41:30:06.6 72.404 1.13 22.2 HIP 107096 12.44
2025-11-28 21:40:42.73 -41:29:41.4 72.422 1.15 23.7 HIP 107096 12.58
2025-11-29 21:40:43.71 -41:29:16.2 72.439 1.17 25.0 HIP 107096 12.73
2025-11-30 21:40:44.77 -41:28:50.8 72.456 1.19 26.3 HIP 107096 12.88
2025-12-01 21:40:45.89 -41:28:25.2 72.473 1.21 27.6 HIP 107096 13.05
2025-12-02 21:40:47.08 -41:27:59.6 72.490 1.23 28.8 HIP 107096 13.22
2025-12-03 21:40:48.35 -41:27:33.8 72.506 1.24 30.0 HIP 107096 13.39
2025-12-04 21:40:49.68 -41:27:08.0 72.523 1.26 31.2 HIP 107096 13.58
2025-12-05 21:40:51.07 -41:26:42.0 72.540 1.28 32.3 HIP 107096 13.78
2025-12-06 21:40:52.54 -41:26:16.0 72.556 1.30 33.4 HIP 107096 13.98
2025-12-07 21:40:54.07 -41:25:49.8 72.572 1.30 33.4 HIP 107096 14.20