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C/1996 E1 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/1996 E1 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.351969
Eccentricity 0.999457
Inclination (deg) 114.231600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 149.265900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 80.769000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 124236.828413

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1996-07-16T14:38:58.560
Period (years) 124236.828413

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 21:03:06.75 -73:36:40.7 52.414 2.45 18.0 HIP 103962 9.03
2025-11-22 21:03:11.04 -73:35:44.7 52.425 2.46 19.0 HIP 103962 9.82
2025-11-23 21:03:15.58 -73:34:48.9 52.436 2.47 20.0 HIP 103962 10.64
2025-11-24 21:03:20.37 -73:33:53.2 52.447 2.48 21.1 HIP 103962 11.48
2025-11-25 21:03:25.41 -73:32:57.6 52.458 2.49 22.1 HIP 103962 12.33
2025-11-26 21:03:30.68 -73:32:02.2 52.469 2.50 23.1 HIP 103962 13.20
2025-11-27 21:03:36.20 -73:31:07.0 52.480 2.51 24.0 HIP 103962 14.08
2025-11-28 21:03:41.96 -73:30:12.1 52.490 2.52 25.0 HIP 103962 14.97
2025-11-29 21:03:47.96 -73:29:17.3 52.501 2.53 26.0 HIP 103962 15.87
2025-11-30 21:03:54.18 -73:28:22.8 52.511 2.54 26.9 HIP 103962 16.77
2025-12-01 21:04:00.64 -73:27:28.5 52.521 2.55 27.9 HIP 103962 17.69
2025-12-02 21:04:07.32 -73:26:34.5 52.531 2.55 28.8 HIP 103962 18.61
2025-12-03 21:04:14.23 -73:25:40.7 52.541 2.56 29.7 HIP 103962 19.54
2025-12-04 21:04:21.36 -73:24:47.3 52.551 2.57 30.7 HIP 104391 19.42
2025-12-05 21:04:28.71 -73:23:54.2 52.561 2.58 31.6 HIP 104391 18.88
2025-12-06 21:04:36.27 -73:23:01.4 52.570 2.59 32.5 HIP 104391 18.36
2025-12-07 21:04:44.05 -73:22:08.9 52.580 2.59 32.5 HIP 104391 17.87