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C/1997 J1 (Mueller)

Basic Information of C/1997 J1 (Mueller)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.256748
Eccentricity 0.989610
Inclination (deg) 122.998600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 277.168800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 98.633000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3201.115012

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-05-13T18:04:45.120
Period (years) 3201.115012

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 03:25:04.89 -39:08:03.1 48.513 3.07 266.0 HIP 15966 6.58
2025-11-22 03:24:58.57 -39:08:08.3 48.521 3.06 266.8 HIP 15966 7.74
2025-11-23 03:24:52.27 -39:08:12.3 48.529 3.05 267.7 HIP 15966 8.91
2025-11-24 03:24:45.99 -39:08:15.2 48.537 3.04 268.6 HIP 15966 10.08
2025-11-25 03:24:39.72 -39:08:17.0 48.545 3.03 269.5 HIP 15966 11.25
2025-11-26 03:24:33.47 -39:08:17.6 48.554 3.02 270.4 HIP 15966 12.43
2025-11-27 03:24:27.24 -39:08:17.1 48.562 3.01 271.3 HIP 15966 13.60
2025-11-28 03:24:21.03 -39:08:15.5 48.571 3.00 272.2 HIP 15966 14.77
2025-11-29 03:24:14.86 -39:08:12.8 48.580 2.99 273.1 HIP 15966 15.94
2025-11-30 03:24:08.70 -39:08:08.9 48.589 2.97 274.0 HIP 15966 17.10
2025-12-01 03:24:02.58 -39:08:04.0 48.598 2.96 274.9 HIP 15966 18.26
2025-12-02 03:23:56.49 -39:07:57.9 48.608 2.95 275.8 HIP 15966 19.41
2025-12-03 03:23:50.44 -39:07:50.7 48.617 2.94 276.7 HIP 15966 20.56
2025-12-04 03:23:44.41 -39:07:42.4 48.627 2.93 277.7 HIP 15966 21.70
2025-12-05 03:23:38.43 -39:07:33.0 48.636 2.92 278.6 HIP 15966 22.84
2025-12-06 03:23:32.48 -39:07:22.5 48.646 2.90 279.6 HIP 15966 23.97
2025-12-07 03:23:26.57 -39:07:10.9 48.656 2.90 279.6 HIP 15966 25.10