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C/1979 S1 (Meier)

Basic Information of C/1979 S1 (Meier)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.378051
Eccentricity 0.973364
Inclination (deg) 67.066300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 298.115700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 111.768900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 372.129780

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1979-10-19T20:53:22.560
Period (years) 372.129780

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 11:30:43.54 -74:53:51.3 60.542 2.53 158.9 HIP 56144 17.36
2025-11-22 11:30:49.13 -74:54:47.9 60.544 2.53 159.8 HIP 56144 18.33
2025-11-23 11:30:54.50 -74:55:44.8 60.545 2.53 160.7 HIP 56144 19.30
2025-11-24 11:30:59.66 -74:56:42.1 60.546 2.53 161.5 HIP 56144 20.28
2025-11-25 11:31:04.59 -74:57:39.5 60.546 2.52 162.4 HIP 56144 21.27
2025-11-26 11:31:09.31 -74:58:37.3 60.547 2.52 163.2 HIP 56144 22.26
2025-11-27 11:31:13.80 -74:59:35.2 60.548 2.52 164.1 HIP 56144 23.26
2025-11-28 11:31:18.07 -75:00:33.4 60.548 2.52 165.0 HIP 56144 24.25
2025-11-29 11:31:22.11 -75:01:31.7 60.548 2.52 165.9 HIP 56144 25.25
2025-11-30 11:31:25.92 -75:02:30.3 60.549 2.51 166.7 HIP 56144 26.25
2025-12-01 11:31:29.50 -75:03:29.0 60.549 2.51 167.6 HIP 56144 27.26
2025-12-02 11:31:32.85 -75:04:27.9 60.549 2.51 168.5 HIP 56144 28.26
2025-12-03 11:31:35.97 -75:05:26.9 60.548 2.51 169.3 HIP 56144 29.26
2025-12-04 11:31:38.86 -75:06:26.0 60.548 2.50 170.2 HIP 56144 30.26
2025-12-05 11:31:41.50 -75:07:25.2 60.548 2.50 171.1 HIP 56144 31.26
2025-12-06 11:31:43.91 -75:08:24.5 60.547 2.50 172.0 HIP 56144 32.26
2025-12-07 11:31:46.09 -75:09:23.8 60.546 2.50 172.0 HIP 56144 33.26