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C/1989 X1 (Austin)

Basic Information of C/1989 X1 (Austin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.363560
Eccentricity 1.000099
Inclination (deg) 59.253700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 75.952100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 62.071700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1990-03-20T01:23:22.560

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 20:14:47.66 -64:15:27.8 61.109 2.04 34.9 HIP 99794 4.00
2025-11-22 20:14:51.96 -64:14:47.6 61.121 2.06 35.8 HIP 99794 3.32
2025-11-23 20:14:56.39 -64:14:07.6 61.134 2.07 36.8 HIP 99794 2.71
2025-11-24 20:15:00.95 -64:13:27.8 61.147 2.08 37.7 HIP 99794 2.25
2025-11-25 20:15:05.64 -64:12:48.3 61.159 2.10 38.6 HIP 99794 2.05
2025-11-26 20:15:10.45 -64:12:08.9 61.171 2.11 39.5 HIP 99794 2.20
2025-11-27 20:15:15.38 -64:11:29.9 61.183 2.12 40.4 HIP 99794 2.63
2025-11-28 20:15:20.44 -64:10:51.1 61.195 2.14 41.3 HIP 99794 3.24
2025-11-29 20:15:25.62 -64:10:12.5 61.207 2.15 42.2 HIP 99794 3.95
2025-11-30 20:15:30.91 -64:09:34.3 61.219 2.16 43.0 HIP 99794 4.72
2025-12-01 20:15:36.33 -64:08:56.4 61.230 2.17 43.9 HIP 99794 5.53
2025-12-02 20:15:41.85 -64:08:18.7 61.241 2.19 44.7 HIP 99794 6.36
2025-12-03 20:15:47.49 -64:07:41.4 61.252 2.20 45.5 HIP 99794 7.21
2025-12-04 20:15:53.25 -64:07:04.4 61.263 2.21 46.3 HIP 99794 8.07
2025-12-05 20:15:59.11 -64:06:27.7 61.274 2.22 47.1 HIP 99794 8.94
2025-12-06 20:16:05.08 -64:05:51.4 61.285 2.24 47.9 HIP 99794 9.82
2025-12-07 20:16:11.16 -64:05:15.4 61.295 2.24 47.9 HIP 99794 10.71