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C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya)

Basic Information of C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.399233
Eccentricity 0.998357
Inclination (deg) 128.170200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.181600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 96.501300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 24852.993919

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1997-12-02T16:09:33.120
Period (years) 24852.993919

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 09:36:20.45 -39:37:54.8 50.297 2.33 192.4 HIP 47060 16.86
2025-11-22 09:36:19.41 -39:38:49.5 50.290 2.33 193.6 HIP 47060 16.03
2025-11-23 09:36:18.27 -39:39:43.8 50.282 2.32 194.9 HIP 47060 15.20
2025-11-24 09:36:17.03 -39:40:37.7 50.275 2.32 196.2 HIP 47060 14.37
2025-11-25 09:36:15.69 -39:41:31.2 50.267 2.32 197.4 HIP 47060 13.55
2025-11-26 09:36:14.24 -39:42:24.3 50.260 2.32 198.7 HIP 47060 12.73
2025-11-27 09:36:12.70 -39:43:17.0 50.252 2.32 200.0 HIP 47060 11.92
2025-11-28 09:36:11.05 -39:44:09.2 50.244 2.31 201.3 HIP 47060 11.12
2025-11-29 09:36:09.30 -39:45:00.9 50.236 2.31 202.6 HIP 47060 10.32
2025-11-30 09:36:07.46 -39:45:52.2 50.229 2.31 203.8 HIP 47060 9.54
2025-12-01 09:36:05.51 -39:46:43.0 50.221 2.31 205.1 HIP 47060 8.78
2025-12-02 09:36:03.46 -39:47:33.3 50.213 2.31 206.4 HIP 47060 8.03
2025-12-03 09:36:01.32 -39:48:23.0 50.205 2.32 207.7 HIP 47076 7.24
2025-12-04 09:35:59.07 -39:49:12.2 50.197 2.32 209.0 HIP 47076 6.33
2025-12-05 09:35:56.73 -39:50:00.9 50.190 2.32 210.3 HIP 47076 5.41
2025-12-06 09:35:54.30 -39:50:49.0 50.182 2.32 211.6 HIP 47076 4.50
2025-12-07 09:35:51.76 -39:51:36.5 50.174 2.32 211.6 HIP 47076 3.58