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C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr)

Basic Information of C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.930591
Eccentricity 0.985295
Inclination (deg) 145.960300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 149.412600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 139.260600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1504.311836

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1996-08-15T21:37:43.680
Period (years) 1504.311836

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 12:48:36.47 -36:54:15.6 50.041 2.51 134.0 HIP 62535 8.81
2025-11-22 12:48:40.08 -36:54:57.4 50.035 2.49 134.6 HIP 62535 7.92
2025-11-23 12:48:43.63 -36:55:39.4 50.030 2.47 135.3 HIP 62535 7.05
2025-11-24 12:48:47.10 -36:56:21.5 50.024 2.45 136.0 HIP 62535 6.23
2025-11-25 12:48:50.51 -36:57:03.7 50.018 2.43 136.7 HIP 62535 5.46
2025-11-26 12:48:53.84 -36:57:46.0 50.012 2.40 137.4 HIP 62535 4.76
2025-11-27 12:48:57.10 -36:58:28.5 50.006 2.38 138.1 HIP 62535 4.16
2025-11-28 12:49:00.29 -36:59:11.0 49.999 2.36 138.8 HIP 62535 3.71
2025-11-29 12:49:03.40 -36:59:53.6 49.993 2.34 139.6 HIP 62535 3.47
2025-11-30 12:49:06.44 -37:00:36.3 49.986 2.31 140.3 HIP 62535 3.45
2025-12-01 12:49:09.40 -37:01:19.0 49.979 2.29 141.1 HIP 62535 3.67
2025-12-02 12:49:12.28 -37:02:01.7 49.971 2.27 141.9 HIP 62535 4.07
2025-12-03 12:49:15.08 -37:02:44.5 49.964 2.24 142.7 HIP 62535 4.61
2025-12-04 12:49:17.80 -37:03:27.3 49.956 2.22 143.5 HIP 62535 5.23
2025-12-05 12:49:20.45 -37:04:10.1 49.948 2.19 144.4 HIP 62535 5.91
2025-12-06 12:49:23.01 -37:04:52.9 49.940 2.17 145.3 HIP 62535 6.63
2025-12-07 12:49:25.49 -37:05:35.7 49.932 2.17 145.3 HIP 62535 7.36