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C/1983 N1 (IRAS)

Basic Information of C/1983 N1 (IRAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.445667
Eccentricity 0.999635
Inclination (deg) 139.176200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 172.484900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 266.057800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 548474.812863

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1983-05-08T07:56:21.120
Period (years) 548474.812863

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 08:39:14.82 +56:05:51.1 65.645 1.76 329.2 HIP 42297 16.62
2025-11-22 08:39:12.24 +56:06:27.4 65.636 1.78 328.2 HIP 42297 16.55
2025-11-23 08:39:09.55 +56:07:03.7 65.628 1.80 327.2 HIP 42297 16.49
2025-11-24 08:39:06.75 +56:07:39.9 65.619 1.81 326.2 HIP 42297 16.45
2025-11-25 08:39:03.86 +56:08:16.0 65.611 1.83 325.2 HIP 42297 16.43
2025-11-26 08:39:00.86 +56:08:52.1 65.602 1.85 324.3 HIP 42297 16.43
2025-11-27 08:38:57.76 +56:09:28.1 65.594 1.86 323.3 HIP 42297 16.45
2025-11-28 08:38:54.56 +56:10:04.0 65.586 1.88 322.4 HIP 42297 16.50
2025-11-29 08:38:51.26 +56:10:39.8 65.579 1.90 321.5 HIP 42297 16.56
2025-11-30 08:38:47.86 +56:11:15.4 65.571 1.92 320.6 HIP 42297 16.65
2025-12-01 08:38:44.36 +56:11:50.9 65.564 1.93 319.7 HIP 42297 16.76
2025-12-02 08:38:40.77 +56:12:26.3 65.556 1.95 318.9 HIP 42297 16.90
2025-12-03 08:38:37.08 +56:13:01.6 65.549 1.97 318.0 HIP 42297 17.06
2025-12-04 08:38:33.29 +56:13:36.6 65.542 1.98 317.2 HIP 42297 17.24
2025-12-05 08:38:29.42 +56:14:11.5 65.536 2.00 316.4 HIP 42297 17.45
2025-12-06 08:38:25.45 +56:14:46.3 65.529 2.01 315.6 HIP 42297 17.68
2025-12-07 08:38:21.38 +56:15:20.8 65.523 2.01 315.6 HIP 42297 17.94