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C/1985 K1 (Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1985 K1 (Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.106252
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 16.276600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 195.435300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 274.500400
Epoch 1985-06-28T17:43:52.320
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1985-06-28T17:43:52.320

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 18:56:47.16 -06:36:19.9 66.728 1.67 99.4 HIP 92868 29.74
2025-11-22 18:56:49.81 -06:36:26.4 66.743 1.69 98.9 HIP 92868 30.12
2025-11-23 18:56:52.50 -06:36:32.7 66.757 1.71 98.5 HIP 92868 30.51
2025-11-24 18:56:55.23 -06:36:38.8 66.772 1.74 98.0 HIP 92868 30.93
2025-11-25 18:56:58.00 -06:36:44.5 66.786 1.76 97.5 HIP 92868 31.36
2025-11-26 18:57:00.81 -06:36:50.1 66.800 1.78 97.1 HIP 92868 31.82
2025-11-27 18:57:03.66 -06:36:55.3 66.814 1.80 96.6 HIP 92868 32.29
2025-11-28 18:57:06.54 -06:37:00.3 66.827 1.83 96.2 HIP 92868 32.78
2025-11-29 18:57:09.46 -06:37:05.1 66.840 1.85 95.8 HIP 92868 33.29
2025-11-30 18:57:12.42 -06:37:09.5 66.853 1.87 95.4 HIP 93212 32.73
2025-12-01 18:57:15.41 -06:37:13.7 66.866 1.89 95.0 HIP 93212 32.02
2025-12-02 18:57:18.44 -06:37:17.7 66.879 1.91 94.6 HIP 93212 31.31
2025-12-03 18:57:21.50 -06:37:21.3 66.891 1.93 94.2 HIP 93212 30.60
2025-12-04 18:57:24.59 -06:37:24.7 66.903 1.94 93.8 HIP 93212 29.88
2025-12-05 18:57:27.72 -06:37:27.8 66.915 1.96 93.5 HIP 93212 29.16
2025-12-06 18:57:30.87 -06:37:30.7 66.927 1.98 93.1 HIP 93212 28.44
2025-12-07 18:57:34.06 -06:37:33.3 66.938 1.98 93.1 HIP 93212 27.72