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C/1982 M1 (Austin)

Basic Information of C/1982 M1 (Austin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.644387
Eccentricity 0.999539
Inclination (deg) 85.813200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 326.838500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 33.560100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 52259.923222

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1982-09-08T14:24:25.920
Period (years) 52259.923222

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 09:35:12.26 -09:26:36.4 68.241 0.87 201.1 HIP 46875 31.60
2025-11-22 09:35:11.75 -09:26:56.0 68.228 0.88 203.6 HIP 46875 31.56
2025-11-23 09:35:11.18 -09:27:15.3 68.215 0.88 206.1 HIP 46875 31.50
2025-11-24 09:35:10.55 -09:27:34.2 68.202 0.88 208.6 HIP 46875 31.44
2025-11-25 09:35:09.87 -09:27:52.9 68.188 0.89 211.0 HIP 46875 31.36
2025-11-26 09:35:09.12 -09:28:11.2 68.175 0.90 213.5 HIP 46875 31.27
2025-11-27 09:35:08.32 -09:28:29.1 68.162 0.91 215.8 HIP 46875 31.18
2025-11-28 09:35:07.46 -09:28:46.7 68.149 0.91 218.2 HIP 46875 31.06
2025-11-29 09:35:06.55 -09:29:04.0 68.136 0.93 220.4 HIP 46875 30.94
2025-11-30 09:35:05.57 -09:29:20.9 68.123 0.94 222.7 HIP 46875 30.81
2025-12-01 09:35:04.54 -09:29:37.4 68.110 0.95 224.8 HIP 46875 30.66
2025-12-02 09:35:03.45 -09:29:53.6 68.097 0.97 226.9 HIP 46875 30.51
2025-12-03 09:35:02.31 -09:30:09.5 68.084 0.98 229.0 HIP 46875 30.34
2025-12-04 09:35:01.11 -09:30:24.9 68.071 1.00 230.9 HIP 46875 30.16
2025-12-05 09:34:59.85 -09:30:40.0 68.058 1.01 232.8 HIP 46875 29.97
2025-12-06 09:34:58.54 -09:30:54.7 68.046 1.03 234.7 HIP 46875 29.77
2025-12-07 09:34:57.18 -09:31:09.0 68.033 1.03 234.7 HIP 46875 29.56