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C/1992 N1 (Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1992 N1 (Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.819198
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 57.640700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 235.128700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 162.639200
Epoch 1992-07-10T19:38:47.040
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1992-07-10T19:38:47.040

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 13:40:25.35 -37:51:15.3 58.288 2.44 122.3 HIP 66649 9.55
2025-11-22 13:40:29.53 -37:51:46.6 58.286 2.43 122.8 HIP 66649 10.53
2025-11-23 13:40:33.67 -37:52:18.1 58.283 2.41 123.2 HIP 66649 11.50
2025-11-24 13:40:37.76 -37:52:49.8 58.279 2.40 123.7 HIP 66649 12.46
2025-11-25 13:40:41.80 -37:53:21.8 58.276 2.38 124.2 HIP 66649 13.42
2025-11-26 13:40:45.79 -37:53:53.9 58.272 2.37 124.7 HIP 66649 14.38
2025-11-27 13:40:49.73 -37:54:26.2 58.268 2.35 125.2 HIP 66649 15.32
2025-11-28 13:40:53.63 -37:54:58.7 58.264 2.33 125.7 HIP 66649 16.26
2025-11-29 13:40:57.47 -37:55:31.3 58.260 2.31 126.2 HIP 66649 17.19
2025-11-30 13:41:01.26 -37:56:04.2 58.255 2.30 126.7 HIP 66649 18.12
2025-12-01 13:41:04.99 -37:56:37.1 58.250 2.28 127.3 HIP 66649 19.04
2025-12-02 13:41:08.67 -37:57:10.2 58.245 2.26 127.8 HIP 66649 19.95
2025-12-03 13:41:12.30 -37:57:43.5 58.240 2.24 128.3 HIP 66649 20.85
2025-12-04 13:41:15.87 -37:58:16.8 58.234 2.22 128.9 HIP 66649 21.74
2025-12-05 13:41:19.38 -37:58:50.3 58.228 2.20 129.5 HIP 66744 22.62
2025-12-06 13:41:22.83 -37:59:23.9 58.222 2.18 130.0 HIP 66744 22.28
2025-12-07 13:41:26.22 -37:59:57.6 58.216 2.18 130.0 HIP 66744 21.97