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C/1988 Q1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1988 Q1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005910
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.436500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 3.199800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 82.251500
Epoch 1988-08-21T19:39:21.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-08-21T19:39:21.600

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 06:49:26.80 -12:38:15.2 62.063 1.98 246.0 HIP 32696 3.23
2025-11-22 06:49:23.84 -12:38:34.5 62.056 1.99 246.8 HIP 32696 2.46
2025-11-23 06:49:20.83 -12:38:53.4 62.049 2.01 247.7 HIP 32696 1.69
2025-11-24 06:49:17.78 -12:39:11.7 62.043 2.03 248.5 HIP 32696 1.00
2025-11-25 06:49:14.68 -12:39:29.5 62.036 2.05 249.3 HIP 32696 0.65
2025-11-26 06:49:11.54 -12:39:46.9 62.030 2.06 250.1 HIP 32696 1.10
2025-11-27 06:49:08.36 -12:40:03.7 62.024 2.08 250.9 HIP 32696 1.83
2025-11-28 06:49:05.13 -12:40:20.0 62.018 2.10 251.7 HIP 32696 2.63
2025-11-29 06:49:01.87 -12:40:35.8 62.012 2.11 252.5 HIP 32696 3.45
2025-11-30 06:48:58.56 -12:40:51.1 62.007 2.13 253.2 HIP 32696 4.29
2025-12-01 06:48:55.22 -12:41:05.8 62.002 2.14 254.0 HIP 32696 5.14
2025-12-02 06:48:51.84 -12:41:20.0 61.996 2.16 254.7 HIP 32696 5.99
2025-12-03 06:48:48.42 -12:41:33.7 61.992 2.17 255.4 HIP 32696 6.86
2025-12-04 06:48:44.97 -12:41:46.8 61.987 2.19 256.2 HIP 32696 7.73
2025-12-05 06:48:41.49 -12:41:59.4 61.983 2.20 256.9 HIP 32696 8.60
2025-12-06 06:48:37.97 -12:42:11.4 61.978 2.22 257.6 HIP 32637 8.64
2025-12-07 06:48:34.41 -12:42:22.9 61.974 2.22 257.6 HIP 32637 8.23