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C/1998 J1 (SOHO)

Basic Information of C/1998 J1 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.153214
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 62.929600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 351.668700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 110.540900
Epoch 1998-05-08T14:48:11.520
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-05-08T14:48:11.520

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 21:52:58.30 -78:33:33.0 51.422 2.71 4.3 HIP 108045 1.69
2025-11-22 21:52:59.93 -78:32:28.1 51.432 2.72 5.3 HIP 108045 2.54
2025-11-23 21:53:01.93 -78:31:23.2 51.442 2.72 6.2 HIP 108045 3.52
2025-11-24 21:53:04.31 -78:30:18.2 51.452 2.73 7.2 HIP 108045 4.55
2025-11-25 21:53:07.06 -78:29:13.1 51.462 2.74 8.2 HIP 108045 5.60
2025-11-26 21:53:10.19 -78:28:08.1 51.472 2.75 9.2 HIP 108045 6.66
2025-11-27 21:53:13.68 -78:27:03.1 51.482 2.75 10.1 HIP 108045 7.73
2025-11-28 21:53:17.54 -78:25:58.0 51.491 2.76 11.1 HIP 108045 8.80
2025-11-29 21:53:21.76 -78:24:53.1 51.501 2.77 12.0 HIP 108045 9.88
2025-11-30 21:53:26.33 -78:23:48.1 51.510 2.77 12.9 HIP 108045 10.97
2025-12-01 21:53:31.26 -78:22:43.3 51.519 2.78 13.9 HIP 108045 12.06
2025-12-02 21:53:36.55 -78:21:38.6 51.529 2.78 14.8 HIP 108045 13.15
2025-12-03 21:53:42.18 -78:20:33.9 51.538 2.79 15.7 HIP 107782 13.14
2025-12-04 21:53:48.15 -78:19:29.4 51.547 2.80 16.6 HIP 107782 12.85
2025-12-05 21:53:54.47 -78:18:25.1 51.555 2.80 17.5 HIP 107782 12.67
2025-12-06 21:54:01.12 -78:17:20.9 51.564 2.81 18.4 HIP 107782 12.61
2025-12-07 21:54:08.11 -78:16:16.9 51.573 2.81 18.4 HIP 107782 12.66