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C/1981 M1 (Gonzalez)

Basic Information of C/1981 M1 (Gonzalez)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.387501
Eccentricity 0.999373
Inclination (deg) 107.722100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 143.842000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 181.829400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 234970.873838

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1981-03-27T04:32:18.240
Period (years) 234970.873838

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 09:45:41.22 -06:19:32.5 68.352 0.64 198.9 HIP 47900 13.34
2025-11-22 09:45:40.89 -06:19:46.9 68.339 0.64 202.3 HIP 47900 13.10
2025-11-23 09:45:40.50 -06:20:01.1 68.325 0.64 205.8 HIP 47900 12.88
2025-11-24 09:45:40.06 -06:20:14.9 68.312 0.64 209.2 HIP 47900 12.66
2025-11-25 09:45:39.55 -06:20:28.3 68.298 0.65 212.5 HIP 47900 12.45
2025-11-26 09:45:38.99 -06:20:41.5 68.284 0.66 215.8 HIP 47900 12.25
2025-11-27 09:45:38.37 -06:20:54.3 68.271 0.67 219.0 HIP 47900 12.05
2025-11-28 09:45:37.69 -06:21:06.8 68.257 0.68 222.0 HIP 47900 11.87
2025-11-29 09:45:36.96 -06:21:18.9 68.244 0.70 225.0 HIP 47900 11.70
2025-11-30 09:45:36.17 -06:21:30.7 68.230 0.71 227.8 HIP 47900 11.54
2025-12-01 09:45:35.32 -06:21:42.2 68.217 0.73 230.5 HIP 47900 11.40
2025-12-02 09:45:34.41 -06:21:53.3 68.203 0.75 233.1 HIP 47900 11.27
2025-12-03 09:45:33.45 -06:22:04.0 68.190 0.77 235.6 HIP 47900 11.15
2025-12-04 09:45:32.43 -06:22:14.4 68.176 0.79 237.9 HIP 47900 11.05
2025-12-05 09:45:31.36 -06:22:24.5 68.163 0.81 240.1 HIP 47900 10.97
2025-12-06 09:45:30.23 -06:22:34.1 68.150 0.83 242.2 HIP 47900 10.91
2025-12-07 09:45:29.05 -06:22:43.4 68.137 0.83 242.2 HIP 47900 10.87