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C/1992 J1 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of C/1992 J1 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.958032
Eccentricity 0.998319
Inclination (deg) 123.998400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 202.902400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 82.895700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 73816.378020

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1993-09-06T17:39:50.400
Period (years) 73816.378020

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 00:22:16.91 -46:15:55.3 53.741 1.92 306.4 HIP 1788 4.77
2025-11-22 00:22:13.33 -46:15:27.9 53.756 1.91 307.8 HIP 1788 5.50
2025-11-23 00:22:09.83 -46:14:59.7 53.772 1.90 309.3 HIP 1788 6.22
2025-11-24 00:22:06.43 -46:14:30.8 53.787 1.89 310.7 HIP 1788 6.94
2025-11-25 00:22:03.11 -46:14:01.1 53.803 1.88 312.2 HIP 1788 7.67
2025-11-26 00:21:59.88 -46:13:30.8 53.819 1.88 313.7 HIP 1788 8.39
2025-11-27 00:21:56.74 -46:12:59.7 53.834 1.87 315.1 HIP 1720 8.20
2025-11-28 00:21:53.69 -46:12:27.9 53.850 1.86 316.6 HIP 1720 7.50
2025-11-29 00:21:50.74 -46:11:55.4 53.866 1.85 318.1 HIP 1720 6.82
2025-11-30 00:21:47.88 -46:11:22.3 53.882 1.85 319.6 HIP 1720 6.14
2025-12-01 00:21:45.11 -46:10:48.5 53.898 1.84 321.1 HIP 1720 5.46
2025-12-02 00:21:42.43 -46:10:14.0 53.914 1.84 322.6 HIP 1720 4.81
2025-12-03 00:21:39.85 -46:09:38.9 53.929 1.84 324.1 HIP 1720 4.16
2025-12-04 00:21:37.37 -46:09:03.2 53.945 1.83 325.6 HIP 1720 3.55
2025-12-05 00:21:34.98 -46:08:26.9 53.961 1.83 327.2 HIP 1720 2.98
2025-12-06 00:21:32.68 -46:07:50.0 53.977 1.83 328.7 HIP 1720 2.47
2025-12-07 00:21:30.49 -46:07:12.5 53.993 1.83 328.7 HIP 1720 2.09