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C/1991 A2 (Arai)

Basic Information of C/1991 A2 (Arai)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.399950
Eccentricity 0.989499
Inclination (deg) 70.720700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 115.757700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 337.139600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1539.298335

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1990-11-29T09:16:50.880
Period (years) 1539.298335

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 18:32:52.70 +12:53:23.5 56.580 2.32 113.5 HIP 90957 17.12
2025-11-22 18:32:56.19 +12:53:01.3 56.592 2.34 112.7 HIP 90957 17.20
2025-11-23 18:32:59.73 +12:52:39.7 56.603 2.35 111.9 HIP 90957 17.31
2025-11-24 18:33:03.32 +12:52:18.6 56.615 2.37 111.1 HIP 90957 17.47
2025-11-25 18:33:06.94 +12:51:58.1 56.626 2.38 110.4 HIP 90957 17.66
2025-11-26 18:33:10.61 +12:51:38.2 56.638 2.40 109.7 HIP 90957 17.89
2025-11-27 18:33:14.31 +12:51:18.8 56.649 2.41 108.9 HIP 90957 18.16
2025-11-28 18:33:18.06 +12:51:00.0 56.659 2.43 108.2 HIP 90957 18.47
2025-11-29 18:33:21.85 +12:50:41.8 56.670 2.44 107.5 HIP 90957 18.81
2025-11-30 18:33:25.67 +12:50:24.2 56.680 2.46 106.8 HIP 90957 19.18
2025-12-01 18:33:29.52 +12:50:07.2 56.690 2.47 106.1 HIP 90957 19.59
2025-12-02 18:33:33.42 +12:49:50.8 56.700 2.48 105.4 HIP 90957 20.03
2025-12-03 18:33:37.34 +12:49:35.0 56.710 2.49 104.7 HIP 91019 20.47
2025-12-04 18:33:41.30 +12:49:19.8 56.720 2.51 104.1 HIP 91019 19.94
2025-12-05 18:33:45.29 +12:49:05.2 56.729 2.52 103.4 HIP 91019 19.44
2025-12-06 18:33:49.31 +12:48:51.2 56.738 2.53 102.7 HIP 91019 19.00
2025-12-07 18:33:53.36 +12:48:37.8 56.747 2.53 102.7 HIP 91019 18.61