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C/1992 F1 (Tanaka-Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1992 F1 (Tanaka-Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.237132
Eccentricity 0.995971
Inclination (deg) 79.638200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 300.937900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 64.966800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5380.568439

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1992-05-06T09:09:56.160
Period (years) 5380.568439

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 08:09:04.50 -29:11:25.1 55.958 2.10 218.3 HIP 39902 3.29
2025-11-22 08:09:02.11 -29:12:04.7 55.950 2.11 219.5 HIP 39902 2.50
2025-11-23 08:08:59.65 -29:12:43.7 55.942 2.12 220.8 HIP 39902 1.78
2025-11-24 08:08:57.12 -29:13:22.2 55.934 2.13 222.0 HIP 39902 1.23
2025-11-25 08:08:54.51 -29:14:00.2 55.926 2.13 223.2 HIP 39902 1.16
2025-11-26 08:08:51.83 -29:14:37.5 55.918 2.14 224.4 HIP 39902 1.63
2025-11-27 08:08:49.08 -29:15:14.2 55.910 2.15 225.6 HIP 39902 2.35
2025-11-28 08:08:46.26 -29:15:50.4 55.902 2.16 226.8 HIP 39902 3.14
2025-11-29 08:08:43.37 -29:16:25.9 55.895 2.17 228.0 HIP 39902 3.97
2025-11-30 08:08:40.41 -29:17:00.8 55.887 2.18 229.1 HIP 39902 4.82
2025-12-01 08:08:37.38 -29:17:35.0 55.879 2.19 230.3 HIP 39902 5.69
2025-12-02 08:08:34.29 -29:18:08.6 55.872 2.20 231.4 HIP 39902 6.56
2025-12-03 08:08:31.13 -29:18:41.5 55.865 2.21 232.6 HIP 39902 7.43
2025-12-04 08:08:27.91 -29:19:13.8 55.857 2.22 233.7 HIP 39902 8.32
2025-12-05 08:08:24.62 -29:19:45.4 55.850 2.23 234.8 HIP 39902 9.21
2025-12-06 08:08:21.27 -29:20:16.3 55.843 2.24 235.9 HIP 39902 10.10
2025-12-07 08:08:17.86 -29:20:46.5 55.836 2.24 235.9 HIP 39902 11.00