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C/1988 U1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1988 U1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005790
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.716400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 7.980500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 86.142400
Epoch 1988-10-24T20:44:09.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-10-24T20:44:09.600

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 06:49:26.13 -12:41:41.9 61.866 1.98 245.9 HIP 32696 2.98
2025-11-22 06:49:23.16 -12:42:01.3 61.859 2.00 246.8 HIP 32696 2.64
2025-11-23 06:49:20.14 -12:42:20.2 61.852 2.02 247.7 HIP 32696 2.49
2025-11-24 06:49:17.08 -12:42:38.6 61.845 2.04 248.5 HIP 32696 2.59
2025-11-25 06:49:13.97 -12:42:56.6 61.839 2.05 249.3 HIP 32696 2.90
2025-11-26 06:49:10.82 -12:43:14.0 61.833 2.07 250.1 HIP 32696 3.39
2025-11-27 06:49:07.63 -12:43:30.9 61.827 2.09 250.9 HIP 32696 3.98
2025-11-28 06:49:04.39 -12:43:47.3 61.821 2.10 251.7 HIP 32696 4.65
2025-11-29 06:49:01.11 -12:44:03.1 61.815 2.12 252.5 HIP 32696 5.36
2025-11-30 06:48:57.80 -12:44:18.5 61.810 2.14 253.2 HIP 32696 6.11
2025-12-01 06:48:54.44 -12:44:33.3 61.804 2.15 254.0 HIP 32696 6.88
2025-12-02 06:48:51.05 -12:44:47.5 61.799 2.17 254.7 HIP 32696 7.67
2025-12-03 06:48:47.62 -12:45:01.3 61.794 2.18 255.4 HIP 32637 7.32
2025-12-04 06:48:44.16 -12:45:14.5 61.790 2.20 256.1 HIP 32637 6.61
2025-12-05 06:48:40.66 -12:45:27.1 61.785 2.21 256.8 HIP 32637 5.94
2025-12-06 06:48:37.13 -12:45:39.2 61.781 2.23 257.5 HIP 32637 5.34
2025-12-07 06:48:33.57 -12:45:50.7 61.777 2.23 257.5 HIP 32637 4.83