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C/1989 W1 (Aarseth-Brewington)

Basic Information of C/1989 W1 (Aarseth-Brewington)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.299952
Eccentricity 1.000020
Inclination (deg) 86.153700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 345.255000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 205.365300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1989-12-14T17:19:58.080

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 22:39:43.81 +10:17:53.0 60.653 0.95 201.3 HIP 111783 23.06
2025-11-22 22:39:43.25 +10:17:31.8 60.672 0.92 199.3 HIP 111783 23.18
2025-11-23 22:39:42.75 +10:17:11.0 60.691 0.90 197.2 HIP 111783 23.31
2025-11-24 22:39:42.32 +10:16:50.4 60.711 0.87 195.0 HIP 111783 23.46
2025-11-25 22:39:41.96 +10:16:30.2 60.730 0.85 192.6 HIP 111783 23.62
2025-11-26 22:39:41.66 +10:16:10.4 60.749 0.83 190.1 HIP 111783 23.79
2025-11-27 22:39:41.42 +10:15:50.9 60.769 0.80 187.5 HIP 111783 23.97
2025-11-28 22:39:41.25 +10:15:31.7 60.788 0.79 184.8 HIP 111783 24.16
2025-11-29 22:39:41.15 +10:15:12.9 60.808 0.77 181.9 HIP 111783 24.36
2025-11-30 22:39:41.10 +10:14:54.5 60.827 0.75 178.9 HIP 111783 24.57
2025-12-01 22:39:41.13 +10:14:36.5 60.847 0.74 175.8 HIP 111783 24.79
2025-12-02 22:39:41.22 +10:14:18.8 60.867 0.73 172.6 HIP 111783 25.02
2025-12-03 22:39:41.37 +10:14:01.6 60.886 0.72 169.3 HIP 111783 25.26
2025-12-04 22:39:41.59 +10:13:44.7 60.906 0.71 165.9 HIP 111783 25.50
2025-12-05 22:39:41.87 +10:13:28.2 60.926 0.70 162.4 HIP 111783 25.75
2025-12-06 22:39:42.21 +10:13:12.1 60.946 0.70 159.0 HIP 111783 26.00
2025-12-07 22:39:42.62 +10:12:56.4 60.965 0.70 159.0 HIP 111783 26.26