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C/1996 J1-A (Evans-Drinkwater)

Basic Information of C/1996 J1-A (Evans-Drinkwater)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.297472
Eccentricity 1.000271
Inclination (deg) 22.665500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 278.196000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 14.675200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-01-09T17:10:53.760

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 06:24:23.74 +24:43:57.5 50.893 2.31 272.6 HIP 30501 19.50
2025-11-22 06:24:19.67 +24:44:00.0 50.886 2.34 272.6 HIP 30501 19.69
2025-11-23 06:24:15.55 +24:44:02.6 50.879 2.37 272.5 HIP 30501 19.93
2025-11-24 06:24:11.38 +24:44:05.1 50.873 2.40 272.5 HIP 30501 20.22
2025-11-25 06:24:07.16 +24:44:07.6 50.867 2.43 272.5 HIP 30501 20.55
2025-11-26 06:24:02.89 +24:44:10.1 50.861 2.45 272.4 HIP 30501 20.92
2025-11-27 06:23:58.57 +24:44:12.6 50.856 2.48 272.4 HIP 30501 21.33
2025-11-28 06:23:54.20 +24:44:15.1 50.850 2.51 272.4 HIP 30501 21.79
2025-11-29 06:23:49.79 +24:44:17.6 50.845 2.53 272.3 HIP 30501 22.29
2025-11-30 06:23:45.34 +24:44:20.1 50.841 2.56 272.3 HIP 30501 22.83
2025-12-01 06:23:40.84 +24:44:22.5 50.836 2.58 272.3 HIP 30501 23.40
2025-12-02 06:23:36.30 +24:44:25.0 50.832 2.60 272.2 HIP 30501 24.01
2025-12-03 06:23:31.72 +24:44:27.4 50.828 2.62 272.2 HIP 30501 24.65
2025-12-04 06:23:27.10 +24:44:29.8 50.824 2.64 272.2 HIP 30501 25.33
2025-12-05 06:23:22.44 +24:44:32.2 50.821 2.66 272.1 HIP 30289 25.11
2025-12-06 06:23:17.75 +24:44:34.6 50.818 2.68 272.1 HIP 30289 24.48
2025-12-07 06:23:13.03 +24:44:37.0 50.815 2.68 272.1 HIP 30289 23.87