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C/1996 B1 (Szczepanski)

Basic Information of C/1996 B1 (Szczepanski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.453766
Eccentricity 0.989854
Inclination (deg) 51.598500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 345.880900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 150.940400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1715.139600

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1996-01-22T16:05:22.560
Period (years) 1715.139600

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 21:50:33.58 -50:12:05.6 50.807 1.94 7.8 HIP 107706 19.25
2025-11-22 21:50:34.23 -50:11:19.5 50.824 1.96 9.1 HIP 107706 18.82
2025-11-23 21:50:35.01 -50:10:33.0 50.840 1.98 10.5 HIP 107706 18.42
2025-11-24 21:50:35.91 -50:09:46.4 50.857 1.99 11.8 HIP 107706 18.06
2025-11-25 21:50:36.92 -50:08:59.5 50.873 2.01 13.1 HIP 107706 17.75
2025-11-26 21:50:38.06 -50:08:12.5 50.889 2.03 14.3 HIP 107706 17.47
2025-11-27 21:50:39.31 -50:07:25.2 50.906 2.05 15.5 HIP 107706 17.25
2025-11-28 21:50:40.68 -50:06:37.8 50.922 2.07 16.7 HIP 107706 17.08
2025-11-29 21:50:42.17 -50:05:50.2 50.938 2.09 17.9 HIP 107706 16.96
2025-11-30 21:50:43.77 -50:05:02.5 50.953 2.11 19.1 HIP 107706 16.90
2025-12-01 21:50:45.49 -50:04:14.6 50.969 2.13 20.2 HIP 107706 16.90
2025-12-02 21:50:47.33 -50:03:26.6 50.985 2.15 21.3 HIP 107706 16.95
2025-12-03 21:50:49.28 -50:02:38.6 51.000 2.17 22.4 HIP 107706 17.07
2025-12-04 21:50:51.34 -50:01:50.4 51.016 2.19 23.5 HIP 107706 17.25
2025-12-05 21:50:53.51 -50:01:02.1 51.031 2.21 24.5 HIP 107706 17.48
2025-12-06 21:50:55.79 -50:00:13.8 51.046 2.23 25.5 HIP 107706 17.78
2025-12-07 21:50:58.19 -49:59:25.4 51.061 2.23 25.5 HIP 107706 18.13