planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

C/1986 N1 (Churyumov-Solodovnikov)

Basic Information of C/1986 N1 (Churyumov-Solodovnikov)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.702333
Eccentricity 0.998505
Inclination (deg) 115.252900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 134.354300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 157.812500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 76850.466498

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1986-04-27T13:14:52.800
Period (years) 76850.466498

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 09:38:47.20 -29:16:20.8 62.587 1.50 192.0 HIP 47209 21.61
2025-11-22 09:38:46.63 -29:16:56.0 62.577 1.50 193.6 HIP 47209 21.28
2025-11-23 09:38:45.98 -29:17:30.9 62.567 1.49 195.2 HIP 47209 20.96
2025-11-24 09:38:45.27 -29:18:05.5 62.557 1.49 196.8 HIP 47209 20.63
2025-11-25 09:38:44.48 -29:18:39.7 62.547 1.49 198.4 HIP 47209 20.30
2025-11-26 09:38:43.62 -29:19:13.6 62.536 1.49 200.0 HIP 47209 19.96
2025-11-27 09:38:42.68 -29:19:47.1 62.526 1.49 201.6 HIP 47209 19.63
2025-11-28 09:38:41.68 -29:20:20.3 62.516 1.49 203.2 HIP 47209 19.30
2025-11-29 09:38:40.61 -29:20:53.0 62.506 1.49 204.8 HIP 47209 18.96
2025-11-30 09:38:39.46 -29:21:25.4 62.495 1.49 206.4 HIP 47209 18.63
2025-12-01 09:38:38.24 -29:21:57.4 62.485 1.49 208.0 HIP 47209 18.29
2025-12-02 09:38:36.96 -29:22:28.9 62.475 1.49 209.6 HIP 47209 17.95
2025-12-03 09:38:35.60 -29:23:00.1 62.465 1.50 211.2 HIP 47209 17.61
2025-12-04 09:38:34.18 -29:23:30.8 62.454 1.50 212.8 HIP 47209 17.27
2025-12-05 09:38:32.68 -29:24:01.0 62.444 1.51 214.4 HIP 47209 16.93
2025-12-06 09:38:31.12 -29:24:30.9 62.434 1.51 216.0 HIP 47209 16.59
2025-12-07 09:38:29.49 -29:25:00.2 62.424 1.51 216.0 HIP 47209 16.24