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C/1986 P1-A (Wilson)

Basic Information of C/1986 P1-A (Wilson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.195027
Eccentricity 0.999309
Inclination (deg) 147.404600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 111.898800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 238.289300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 71919.971308

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-05-04T20:22:33.600
Period (years) 71919.971308

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 04:38:51.11 +44:02:35.3 61.849 2.41 267.4 HIP 21671 7.88
2025-11-22 04:38:45.75 +44:02:32.7 61.848 2.42 267.0 HIP 21671 8.26
2025-11-23 04:38:40.37 +44:02:29.7 61.847 2.43 266.6 HIP 21671 8.73
2025-11-24 04:38:34.98 +44:02:26.3 61.847 2.44 266.2 HIP 21671 9.28
2025-11-25 04:38:29.57 +44:02:22.4 61.846 2.44 265.8 HIP 21671 9.89
2025-11-26 04:38:24.15 +44:02:18.2 61.846 2.45 265.5 HIP 21671 10.55
2025-11-27 04:38:18.72 +44:02:13.5 61.847 2.45 265.1 HIP 21671 11.25
2025-11-28 04:38:13.28 +44:02:08.4 61.847 2.46 264.7 HIP 21671 11.99
2025-11-29 04:38:07.83 +44:02:03.0 61.848 2.46 264.3 HIP 21671 12.76
2025-11-30 04:38:02.37 +44:01:57.1 61.849 2.47 263.9 HIP 21671 13.56
2025-12-01 04:37:56.91 +44:01:50.8 61.851 2.47 263.5 HIP 21671 14.38
2025-12-02 04:37:51.44 +44:01:44.1 61.852 2.47 263.2 HIP 21671 15.21
2025-12-03 04:37:45.98 +44:01:37.1 61.854 2.48 262.8 HIP 21671 16.06
2025-12-04 04:37:40.51 +44:01:29.6 61.857 2.48 262.4 HIP 21671 16.93
2025-12-05 04:37:35.05 +44:01:21.7 61.859 2.48 262.0 HIP 21671 17.80
2025-12-06 04:37:29.59 +44:01:13.5 61.862 2.48 261.7 HIP 21671 18.69
2025-12-07 04:37:24.14 +44:01:04.8 61.865 2.48 261.7 HIP 21671 19.58