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C/1988 M1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1988 M1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005160
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.706400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 7.660500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 85.882400
Epoch 1988-06-27T18:48:57.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-06-27T18:48:57.600

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 06:49:08.90 -12:41:01.8 62.222 1.97 246.0 HIP 32696 1.95
2025-11-22 06:49:05.95 -12:41:21.1 62.215 1.99 246.8 HIP 32696 2.74
2025-11-23 06:49:02.94 -12:41:39.9 62.208 2.01 247.7 HIP 32696 3.53
2025-11-24 06:48:59.90 -12:41:58.2 62.202 2.03 248.5 HIP 32696 4.33
2025-11-25 06:48:56.80 -12:42:16.0 62.195 2.04 249.3 HIP 32696 5.14
2025-11-26 06:48:53.67 -12:42:33.3 62.189 2.06 250.1 HIP 32696 5.96
2025-11-27 06:48:50.49 -12:42:50.1 62.183 2.08 250.9 HIP 32696 6.78
2025-11-28 06:48:47.27 -12:43:06.4 62.177 2.09 251.7 HIP 32696 7.60
2025-11-29 06:48:44.01 -12:43:22.1 62.172 2.11 252.5 HIP 32637 8.15
2025-11-30 06:48:40.71 -12:43:37.3 62.166 2.12 253.2 HIP 32637 7.55
2025-12-01 06:48:37.38 -12:43:52.1 62.161 2.14 254.0 HIP 32637 7.00
2025-12-02 06:48:34.00 -12:44:06.2 62.156 2.16 254.7 HIP 32637 6.53
2025-12-03 06:48:30.59 -12:44:19.9 62.151 2.17 255.4 HIP 32637 6.16
2025-12-04 06:48:27.14 -12:44:32.9 62.146 2.18 256.2 HIP 32637 5.89
2025-12-05 06:48:23.66 -12:44:45.5 62.142 2.20 256.9 HIP 32637 5.75
2025-12-06 06:48:20.15 -12:44:57.5 62.138 2.21 257.6 HIP 32637 5.76
2025-12-07 06:48:16.61 -12:45:08.9 62.134 2.21 257.6 HIP 32637 5.91