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C/1996 J1-B (Evans-Drinkwater)

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

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.297185
Eccentricity 0.999607
Inclination (deg) 22.667000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 278.190300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 14.696400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 189633.059332

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-01-09T17:53:57.120
Period (years) 189633.059332

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 06:24:50.95 +24:40:58.5 50.750 2.31 272.6 HIP 30501 22.01
2025-11-22 06:24:46.89 +24:41:01.0 50.744 2.34 272.6 HIP 30501 21.92
2025-11-23 06:24:42.77 +24:41:03.6 50.737 2.37 272.6 HIP 30501 21.86
2025-11-24 06:24:38.59 +24:41:06.1 50.731 2.40 272.5 HIP 30501 21.85
2025-11-25 06:24:34.37 +24:41:08.6 50.724 2.43 272.5 HIP 30501 21.88
2025-11-26 06:24:30.09 +24:41:11.1 50.719 2.46 272.5 HIP 30501 21.96
2025-11-27 06:24:25.76 +24:41:13.7 50.713 2.49 272.4 HIP 30501 22.08
2025-11-28 06:24:21.39 +24:41:16.2 50.708 2.51 272.4 HIP 30501 22.24
2025-11-29 06:24:16.97 +24:41:18.7 50.703 2.54 272.4 HIP 30501 22.45
2025-11-30 06:24:12.51 +24:41:21.2 50.698 2.56 272.3 HIP 30501 22.70
2025-12-01 06:24:08.01 +24:41:23.7 50.693 2.58 272.3 HIP 30501 23.00
2025-12-02 06:24:03.46 +24:41:26.2 50.689 2.61 272.3 HIP 30501 23.35
2025-12-03 06:23:58.87 +24:41:28.6 50.685 2.63 272.2 HIP 30501 23.74
2025-12-04 06:23:54.25 +24:41:31.1 50.681 2.65 272.2 HIP 30501 24.17
2025-12-05 06:23:49.59 +24:41:33.5 50.678 2.67 272.2 HIP 30501 24.64
2025-12-06 06:23:44.89 +24:41:35.9 50.675 2.69 272.1 HIP 30501 25.16
2025-12-07 06:23:40.16 +24:41:38.3 50.672 2.69 272.1 HIP 30501 25.71