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C/1984 W2 (Hartley)

Basic Information of C/1984 W2 (Hartley)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.056747
Eccentricity 0.999970
Inclination (deg) 89.497800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 250.296600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 255.606800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 49726169.204814

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1985-08-30T13:21:12.960
Period (years) 49726169.204814

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 17:01:07.51 +22:55:38.5 62.873 2.35 103.3 HIP 83343 12.07
2025-11-22 17:01:11.48 +22:55:25.5 62.879 2.35 102.6 HIP 83343 11.17
2025-11-23 17:01:15.48 +22:55:13.2 62.884 2.36 101.9 HIP 83343 10.27
2025-11-24 17:01:19.49 +22:55:01.6 62.889 2.36 101.1 HIP 83343 9.37
2025-11-25 17:01:23.52 +22:54:50.6 62.893 2.37 100.4 HIP 83343 8.48
2025-11-26 17:01:27.56 +22:54:40.3 62.898 2.37 99.7 HIP 83343 7.59
2025-11-27 17:01:31.62 +22:54:30.7 62.902 2.37 99.0 HIP 83343 6.71
2025-11-28 17:01:35.70 +22:54:21.7 62.906 2.38 98.3 HIP 83343 5.85
2025-11-29 17:01:39.78 +22:54:13.5 62.910 2.38 97.6 HIP 83343 5.02
2025-11-30 17:01:43.88 +22:54:05.9 62.913 2.38 96.9 HIP 83343 4.22
2025-12-01 17:01:47.99 +22:53:59.0 62.917 2.38 96.2 HIP 83343 3.49
2025-12-02 17:01:52.11 +22:53:52.8 62.920 2.39 95.5 HIP 83343 2.89
2025-12-03 17:01:56.23 +22:53:47.3 62.923 2.39 94.8 HIP 83343 2.50
2025-12-04 17:02:00.36 +22:53:42.5 62.926 2.39 94.1 HIP 83343 2.44
2025-12-05 17:02:04.50 +22:53:38.4 62.928 2.39 93.4 HIP 83343 2.72
2025-12-06 17:02:08.64 +22:53:34.9 62.931 2.39 92.7 HIP 83343 3.26
2025-12-07 17:02:12.79 +22:53:32.2 62.933 2.39 92.7 HIP 83343 3.95