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C/1997 A1 (NEAT)

Basic Information of C/1997 A1 (NEAT)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.117070
Eccentricity 1.000322
Inclination (deg) 144.737400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 135.746000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 39.968400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-06-14T18:09:30.240

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 20:39:17.44 -24:49:35.0 49.845 1.13 64.4 HIP 102047 24.82
2025-11-22 20:39:19.23 -24:49:23.3 49.864 1.17 64.9 HIP 102047 24.59
2025-11-23 20:39:21.11 -24:49:11.4 49.884 1.22 65.4 HIP 102047 24.35
2025-11-24 20:39:23.06 -24:48:59.3 49.902 1.26 65.9 HIP 102047 24.10
2025-11-25 20:39:25.09 -24:48:46.9 49.921 1.31 66.3 HIP 102047 23.85
2025-11-26 20:39:27.20 -24:48:34.3 49.940 1.35 66.7 HIP 102047 23.60
2025-11-27 20:39:29.39 -24:48:21.5 49.959 1.40 67.1 HIP 102047 23.34
2025-11-28 20:39:31.66 -24:48:08.4 49.977 1.44 67.5 HIP 102047 23.08
2025-11-29 20:39:34.00 -24:47:55.2 49.995 1.48 67.8 HIP 102047 22.82
2025-11-30 20:39:36.42 -24:47:41.8 50.013 1.52 68.1 HIP 102047 22.56
2025-12-01 20:39:38.91 -24:47:28.1 50.031 1.57 68.4 HIP 102047 22.31
2025-12-02 20:39:41.48 -24:47:14.3 50.049 1.61 68.7 HIP 102047 22.06
2025-12-03 20:39:44.12 -24:47:00.3 50.066 1.65 69.0 HIP 102047 21.81
2025-12-04 20:39:46.83 -24:46:46.1 50.084 1.69 69.2 HIP 102047 21.58
2025-12-05 20:39:49.62 -24:46:31.7 50.101 1.73 69.5 HIP 102047 21.35
2025-12-06 20:39:52.47 -24:46:17.2 50.118 1.77 69.7 HIP 102047 21.13
2025-12-07 20:39:55.39 -24:46:02.5 50.135 1.77 69.7 HIP 102047 20.93