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C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.519591
Eccentricity 0.988206
Inclination (deg) 148.698900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 103.220600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.230400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 292.415739

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1980-01-02T03:51:33.120
Period (years) 292.415739

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 01:18:38.55 +40:47:20.5 57.989 2.44 231.7 HIP 6059 16.78
2025-11-22 01:18:34.51 +40:46:44.2 57.998 2.43 231.1 HIP 6059 16.84
2025-11-23 01:18:30.52 +40:46:07.6 58.006 2.41 230.5 HIP 6059 16.96
2025-11-24 01:18:26.59 +40:45:30.9 58.015 2.39 229.9 HIP 6059 17.15
2025-11-25 01:18:22.72 +40:44:53.8 58.024 2.38 229.3 HIP 6059 17.39
2025-11-26 01:18:18.92 +40:44:16.6 58.033 2.36 228.7 HIP 6059 17.69
2025-11-27 01:18:15.17 +40:43:39.2 58.042 2.34 228.1 HIP 6059 18.05
2025-11-28 01:18:11.49 +40:43:01.7 58.052 2.33 227.5 HIP 6059 18.45
2025-11-29 01:18:07.87 +40:42:23.9 58.062 2.31 226.8 HIP 6059 18.89
2025-11-30 01:18:04.32 +40:41:46.0 58.072 2.29 226.2 HIP 6059 19.37
2025-12-01 01:18:00.83 +40:41:08.0 58.082 2.27 225.5 HIP 6059 19.89
2025-12-02 01:17:57.41 +40:40:29.8 58.093 2.25 224.9 HIP 6059 20.44
2025-12-03 01:17:54.06 +40:39:51.6 58.103 2.23 224.2 HIP 6059 21.02
2025-12-04 01:17:50.78 +40:39:13.2 58.114 2.21 223.5 HIP 5941 21.03
2025-12-05 01:17:47.57 +40:38:34.7 58.126 2.19 222.8 HIP 5941 21.02
2025-12-06 01:17:44.43 +40:37:56.2 58.137 2.17 222.1 HIP 5941 21.05
2025-12-07 01:17:41.36 +40:37:17.5 58.149 2.17 222.1 HIP 5941 21.13