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C/1988 T1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1988 T1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005130
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.786300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 10.350900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 88.082900
Epoch 1988-10-12T01:43:40.800
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-10-12T01:43:40.800

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 06:49:08.44 -12:42:58.4 61.896 1.98 246.0 HIP 32696 3.42
2025-11-22 06:49:05.47 -12:43:17.8 61.889 2.00 246.8 HIP 32696 4.10
2025-11-23 06:49:02.45 -12:43:36.7 61.883 2.02 247.7 HIP 32696 4.82
2025-11-24 06:48:59.39 -12:43:55.2 61.876 2.04 248.5 HIP 32696 5.56
2025-11-25 06:48:56.28 -12:44:13.1 61.870 2.05 249.3 HIP 32696 6.32
2025-11-26 06:48:53.12 -12:44:30.5 61.863 2.07 250.1 HIP 32696 7.10
2025-11-27 06:48:49.93 -12:44:47.4 61.857 2.09 250.9 HIP 32637 7.88
2025-11-28 06:48:46.69 -12:45:03.7 61.851 2.10 251.7 HIP 32637 7.14
2025-11-29 06:48:43.41 -12:45:19.6 61.846 2.12 252.5 HIP 32637 6.43
2025-11-30 06:48:40.10 -12:45:34.9 61.840 2.14 253.2 HIP 32637 5.76
2025-12-01 06:48:36.74 -12:45:49.7 61.835 2.15 254.0 HIP 32637 5.14
2025-12-02 06:48:33.35 -12:46:04.0 61.830 2.17 254.7 HIP 32637 4.60
2025-12-03 06:48:29.92 -12:46:17.7 61.825 2.18 255.4 HIP 32637 4.19
2025-12-04 06:48:26.46 -12:46:30.8 61.821 2.20 256.1 HIP 32637 3.93
2025-12-05 06:48:22.96 -12:46:43.5 61.816 2.21 256.9 HIP 32637 3.87
2025-12-06 06:48:19.42 -12:46:55.5 61.812 2.22 257.5 HIP 32637 4.01
2025-12-07 06:48:15.86 -12:47:07.1 61.808 2.22 257.5 HIP 32637 4.35