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C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney)

Basic Information of C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.930534
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 93.157000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 147.520200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 346.834500
Epoch 1987-12-26T18:55:17.760
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-12-26T18:55:17.760

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 21:15:46.46 +19:28:19.4 61.549 1.42 156.7 HIP 104990 14.59
2025-11-22 21:15:47.42 +19:27:48.1 61.566 1.42 155.0 HIP 104990 15.09
2025-11-23 21:15:48.43 +19:27:17.2 61.584 1.42 153.3 HIP 104990 15.59
2025-11-24 21:15:49.52 +19:26:46.7 61.601 1.43 151.6 HIP 104990 16.09
2025-11-25 21:15:50.67 +19:26:16.6 61.619 1.43 149.9 HIP 104990 16.58
2025-11-26 21:15:51.89 +19:25:46.9 61.636 1.43 148.2 HIP 104990 17.07
2025-11-27 21:15:53.17 +19:25:17.7 61.654 1.44 146.5 HIP 104990 17.56
2025-11-28 21:15:54.51 +19:24:48.9 61.671 1.44 144.9 HIP 104990 18.05
2025-11-29 21:15:55.92 +19:24:20.6 61.689 1.45 143.3 HIP 104990 18.54
2025-11-30 21:15:57.39 +19:23:52.7 61.706 1.46 141.6 HIP 104990 19.02
2025-12-01 21:15:58.93 +19:23:25.2 61.724 1.47 140.0 HIP 104990 19.50
2025-12-02 21:16:00.52 +19:22:58.3 61.741 1.47 138.5 HIP 104990 19.99
2025-12-03 21:16:02.18 +19:22:31.8 61.758 1.48 136.9 HIP 104990 20.47
2025-12-04 21:16:03.90 +19:22:05.7 61.775 1.49 135.4 HIP 104990 20.95
2025-12-05 21:16:05.68 +19:21:40.2 61.793 1.51 133.9 HIP 104990 21.43
2025-12-06 21:16:07.52 +19:21:15.2 61.810 1.52 132.4 HIP 105103 21.67
2025-12-07 21:16:09.42 +19:20:50.6 61.827 1.52 132.4 HIP 105103 21.07