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C/1988 P1 (Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1988 P1 (Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.164558
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 40.199000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 167.728100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 349.036600
Epoch 1988-09-17T13:38:12.480
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-09-17T13:38:12.480

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 22:07:10.34 -00:02:22.9 62.348 0.48 176.6 HIP 109301 23.33
2025-11-22 22:07:10.38 -00:02:34.5 62.368 0.47 171.8 HIP 109301 23.37
2025-11-23 22:07:10.49 -00:02:45.8 62.388 0.47 166.7 HIP 109301 23.39
2025-11-24 22:07:10.66 -00:02:56.7 62.409 0.46 161.6 HIP 109301 23.40
2025-11-25 22:07:10.90 -00:03:07.3 62.429 0.46 156.4 HIP 109301 23.39
2025-11-26 22:07:11.19 -00:03:17.4 62.449 0.47 151.2 HIP 109301 23.37
2025-11-27 22:07:11.55 -00:03:27.2 62.469 0.47 146.2 HIP 109301 23.34
2025-11-28 22:07:11.97 -00:03:36.7 62.489 0.48 141.4 HIP 109301 23.29
2025-11-29 22:07:12.46 -00:03:45.8 62.510 0.50 136.8 HIP 109301 23.22
2025-11-30 22:07:13.00 -00:03:54.5 62.530 0.51 132.5 HIP 109301 23.14
2025-12-01 22:07:13.61 -00:04:02.8 62.550 0.53 128.5 HIP 109301 23.04
2025-12-02 22:07:14.28 -00:04:10.8 62.570 0.55 124.7 HIP 109301 22.93
2025-12-03 22:07:15.01 -00:04:18.3 62.590 0.58 121.3 HIP 109301 22.80
2025-12-04 22:07:15.79 -00:04:25.5 62.610 0.60 118.1 HIP 109301 22.66
2025-12-05 22:07:16.64 -00:04:32.3 62.630 0.63 115.2 HIP 109301 22.50
2025-12-06 22:07:17.55 -00:04:38.8 62.650 0.66 112.6 HIP 109301 22.33
2025-12-07 22:07:18.52 -00:04:44.8 62.670 0.66 112.6 HIP 109301 22.14