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C/1994 T1 (Machholz)

Basic Information of C/1994 T1 (Machholz)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.804259
Eccentricity 0.998751
Inclination (deg) 101.723100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 249.669400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 142.389100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 54904.085592

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1994-10-02T10:22:56.640
Period (years) 54904.085592

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 17:25:16.46 -79:13:48.7 54.157 2.68 71.0 HIP 84941 14.38
2025-11-22 17:25:38.12 -79:13:27.8 54.165 2.68 71.8 HIP 84941 14.91
2025-11-23 17:25:59.92 -79:13:07.7 54.173 2.69 72.6 HIP 84941 15.52
2025-11-24 17:26:21.84 -79:12:48.4 54.180 2.69 73.4 HIP 84941 16.18
2025-11-25 17:26:43.87 -79:12:29.9 54.188 2.69 74.2 HIP 84941 16.90
2025-11-26 17:27:06.02 -79:12:12.3 54.195 2.70 75.0 HIP 84941 17.67
2025-11-27 17:27:28.27 -79:11:55.5 54.202 2.70 75.8 HIP 84941 18.48
2025-11-28 17:27:50.62 -79:11:39.5 54.208 2.71 76.6 HIP 84941 19.33
2025-11-29 17:28:13.07 -79:11:24.3 54.215 2.71 77.3 HIP 84941 20.21
2025-11-30 17:28:35.61 -79:11:10.0 54.222 2.71 78.1 HIP 84941 21.12
2025-12-01 17:28:58.23 -79:10:56.5 54.228 2.71 78.9 HIP 84941 22.06
2025-12-02 17:29:20.93 -79:10:43.9 54.234 2.72 79.6 HIP 84941 23.02
2025-12-03 17:29:43.70 -79:10:32.1 54.240 2.72 80.4 HIP 84941 23.99
2025-12-04 17:30:06.54 -79:10:21.1 54.246 2.72 81.1 HIP 84941 24.99
2025-12-05 17:30:29.44 -79:10:11.0 54.252 2.72 81.9 HIP 84941 25.99
2025-12-06 17:30:52.40 -79:10:01.7 54.258 2.73 82.6 HIP 84941 27.01
2025-12-07 17:31:15.41 -79:09:53.2 54.263 2.73 82.6 HIP 84941 28.04