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C/1988 W1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1988 W1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005900
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.796200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 14.021500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 91.083600
Epoch 1988-11-18T08:51:21.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-11-18T08:51:21.600

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 06:49:26.41 -12:46:05.8 61.792 1.99 245.9 HIP 32696 6.55
2025-11-22 06:49:23.44 -12:46:25.3 61.785 2.00 246.8 HIP 32696 6.61
2025-11-23 06:49:20.42 -12:46:44.3 61.778 2.02 247.6 HIP 32696 6.75
2025-11-24 06:49:17.35 -12:47:02.7 61.772 2.04 248.4 HIP 32696 6.98
2025-11-25 06:49:14.24 -12:47:20.7 61.765 2.06 249.3 HIP 32696 7.28
2025-11-26 06:49:11.08 -12:47:38.2 61.759 2.07 250.1 HIP 32696 7.65
2025-11-27 06:49:07.88 -12:47:55.1 61.753 2.09 250.9 HIP 32696 8.08
2025-11-28 06:49:04.64 -12:48:11.6 61.747 2.11 251.7 HIP 32696 8.57
2025-11-29 06:49:01.36 -12:48:27.5 61.742 2.12 252.4 HIP 32637 8.51
2025-11-30 06:48:58.04 -12:48:42.9 61.736 2.14 253.2 HIP 32637 7.66
2025-12-01 06:48:54.68 -12:48:57.7 61.731 2.15 253.9 HIP 32637 6.81
2025-12-02 06:48:51.28 -12:49:12.0 61.726 2.17 254.7 HIP 32637 5.95
2025-12-03 06:48:47.85 -12:49:25.8 61.721 2.18 255.4 HIP 32637 5.09
2025-12-04 06:48:44.38 -12:49:39.0 61.716 2.20 256.1 HIP 32637 4.21
2025-12-05 06:48:40.88 -12:49:51.7 61.712 2.21 256.8 HIP 32637 3.33
2025-12-06 06:48:37.34 -12:50:03.8 61.708 2.23 257.5 HIP 32637 2.45
2025-12-07 06:48:33.77 -12:50:15.4 61.704 2.23 257.5 HIP 32637 1.56