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C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.466480
Eccentricity 0.998826
Inclination (deg) 72.686900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 317.766300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 286.099900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 73460, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 160446.742038

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-11-15T07:21:21.600
Period (years) 160446.742038

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 21:08:20.63 +58:30:33.6 45.840 2.91 163.7 HIP 104518 28.85
2025-11-22 21:08:23.13 +58:29:26.6 45.850 2.91 162.6 HIP 104038 29.23
2025-11-23 21:08:25.80 +58:28:20.0 45.859 2.90 161.5 HIP 104038 29.68
2025-11-24 21:08:28.61 +58:27:14.0 45.868 2.90 160.4 HIP 104038 30.18
2025-11-25 21:08:31.59 +58:26:08.5 45.877 2.90 159.3 HIP 104038 30.73
2025-11-26 21:08:34.72 +58:25:03.5 45.886 2.89 158.2 HIP 104038 31.34
2025-11-27 21:08:38.00 +58:23:59.0 45.896 2.89 157.1 HIP 104038 31.99
2025-11-28 21:08:41.43 +58:22:55.2 45.905 2.89 156.0 HIP 104038 32.69
2025-11-29 21:08:45.01 +58:21:51.9 45.915 2.88 154.9 HIP 104038 33.43
2025-11-30 21:08:48.74 +58:20:49.2 45.924 2.88 153.8 HIP 104038 34.21
2025-12-01 21:08:52.62 +58:19:47.2 45.934 2.88 152.7 HIP 104038 35.03
2025-12-02 21:08:56.64 +58:18:45.8 45.944 2.88 151.6 HIP 104038 35.88
2025-12-03 21:09:00.81 +58:17:45.1 45.953 2.87 150.5 HIP 104739 35.35
2025-12-04 21:09:05.12 +58:16:45.1 45.963 2.87 149.4 HIP 104739 34.43
2025-12-05 21:09:09.57 +58:15:45.8 45.973 2.87 148.3 HIP 104739 33.52
2025-12-06 21:09:14.16 +58:14:47.2 45.983 2.87 147.2 HIP 104739 32.61
2025-12-07 21:09:18.89 +58:13:49.4 45.993 2.87 147.2 HIP 104739 31.70