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C/1994 N1 (Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1994 N1 (Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.157093
Eccentricity 0.999677
Inclination (deg) 94.437400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 158.170100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 123.287300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 214411.766991

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1994-07-09T05:21:59.040
Period (years) 214411.766991

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 08:28:23.43 -59:57:28.2 54.823 2.55 205.2 HIP 41588 10.20
2025-11-22 08:28:19.96 -59:58:23.7 54.822 2.55 206.2 HIP 41588 9.44
2025-11-23 08:28:16.35 -59:59:18.6 54.820 2.55 207.3 HIP 41588 8.74
2025-11-24 08:28:12.61 -60:00:13.0 54.819 2.55 208.4 HIP 41588 8.12
2025-11-25 08:28:08.73 -60:01:06.8 54.817 2.55 209.5 HIP 41588 7.61
2025-11-26 08:28:04.71 -60:02:00.1 54.816 2.55 210.5 HIP 41588 7.23
2025-11-27 08:28:00.56 -60:02:52.8 54.814 2.55 211.6 HIP 41588 7.00
2025-11-28 08:27:56.28 -60:03:44.8 54.812 2.55 212.7 HIP 41588 6.93
2025-11-29 08:27:51.87 -60:04:36.2 54.810 2.55 213.8 HIP 41588 7.02
2025-11-30 08:27:47.33 -60:05:27.0 54.809 2.54 214.9 HIP 41588 7.28
2025-12-01 08:27:42.66 -60:06:17.1 54.807 2.54 216.0 HIP 41588 7.68
2025-12-02 08:27:37.86 -60:07:06.5 54.805 2.54 217.0 HIP 41588 8.20
2025-12-03 08:27:32.94 -60:07:55.2 54.803 2.54 218.1 HIP 41588 8.83
2025-12-04 08:27:27.89 -60:08:43.2 54.802 2.54 219.2 HIP 41588 9.54
2025-12-05 08:27:22.73 -60:09:30.5 54.800 2.54 220.3 HIP 41588 10.31
2025-12-06 08:27:17.44 -60:10:17.0 54.798 2.54 221.4 HIP 41588 11.13
2025-12-07 08:27:12.03 -60:11:02.8 54.796 2.54 221.4 HIP 41588 11.99