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C/1984 A1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1984 A1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.374255
Eccentricity 0.949669
Inclination (deg) 51.315200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 356.382700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 219.304200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 142.674924

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1983-12-12T01:05:31.200
Period (years) 142.674924

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 00:20:31.74 +29:59:39.9 46.618 2.45 223.7 HIP 1614 17.77
2025-11-22 00:20:28.62 +29:58:57.5 46.630 2.42 223.0 HIP 1680 17.92
2025-11-23 00:20:25.57 +29:58:15.1 46.642 2.38 222.3 HIP 1680 17.55
2025-11-24 00:20:22.61 +29:57:32.8 46.654 2.35 221.6 HIP 1680 17.21
2025-11-25 00:20:19.73 +29:56:50.5 46.666 2.32 220.8 HIP 1680 16.92
2025-11-26 00:20:16.93 +29:56:08.3 46.679 2.29 220.0 HIP 1680 16.67
2025-11-27 00:20:14.21 +29:55:26.2 46.692 2.26 219.2 HIP 1680 16.45
2025-11-28 00:20:11.58 +29:54:44.2 46.705 2.22 218.4 HIP 1680 16.28
2025-11-29 00:20:09.03 +29:54:02.4 46.718 2.19 217.5 HIP 1680 16.14
2025-11-30 00:20:06.56 +29:53:20.7 46.731 2.16 216.6 HIP 1680 16.03
2025-12-01 00:20:04.19 +29:52:39.1 46.745 2.13 215.7 HIP 1680 15.96
2025-12-02 00:20:01.89 +29:51:57.7 46.758 2.09 214.8 HIP 1680 15.93
2025-12-03 00:19:59.69 +29:51:16.4 46.772 2.06 213.9 HIP 1680 15.93
2025-12-04 00:19:57.57 +29:50:35.4 46.786 2.03 212.9 HIP 1680 15.95
2025-12-05 00:19:55.54 +29:49:54.5 46.800 1.99 211.9 HIP 1680 16.01
2025-12-06 00:19:53.60 +29:49:13.9 46.815 1.96 210.8 HIP 1680 16.08
2025-12-07 00:19:51.75 +29:48:33.5 46.829 1.96 210.8 HIP 1680 16.18