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C/1998 K1 (Mueller)

Basic Information of C/1998 K1 (Mueller)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.469007
Eccentricity 0.944759
Inclination (deg) 35.458200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 18.428200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 165.342700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 497.640212

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-08-11T19:16:36.480
Period (years) 497.640212

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 23:29:44.09 -28:01:30.7 43.140 1.49 314.7 HIP 115916 16.55
2025-11-22 23:29:42.17 -28:01:05.5 43.159 1.48 316.9 HIP 115916 16.71
2025-11-23 23:29:40.34 -28:00:39.6 43.177 1.46 319.2 HIP 115916 16.91
2025-11-24 23:29:38.61 -28:00:13.0 43.196 1.45 321.5 HIP 115916 17.15
2025-11-25 23:29:36.97 -27:59:45.7 43.215 1.44 323.9 HIP 115916 17.42
2025-11-26 23:29:35.43 -27:59:17.8 43.234 1.43 326.3 HIP 115916 17.73
2025-11-27 23:29:33.99 -27:58:49.2 43.252 1.43 328.7 HIP 115916 18.06
2025-11-28 23:29:32.65 -27:58:20.0 43.271 1.42 331.1 HIP 115916 18.43
2025-11-29 23:29:31.41 -27:57:50.1 43.290 1.42 333.5 HIP 115916 18.82
2025-11-30 23:29:30.26 -27:57:19.6 43.309 1.42 336.0 HIP 115916 19.24
2025-12-01 23:29:29.21 -27:56:48.4 43.328 1.42 338.4 HIP 115916 19.68
2025-12-02 23:29:28.26 -27:56:16.7 43.347 1.43 340.8 HIP 115916 20.14
2025-12-03 23:29:27.41 -27:55:44.4 43.365 1.43 343.2 HIP 115916 20.62
2025-12-04 23:29:26.66 -27:55:11.4 43.384 1.44 345.5 HIP 115916 21.12
2025-12-05 23:29:26.01 -27:54:37.9 43.403 1.45 347.9 HIP 115916 21.64
2025-12-06 23:29:25.45 -27:54:03.8 43.422 1.47 350.1 HIP 115916 22.17
2025-12-07 23:29:25.00 -27:53:29.2 43.441 1.47 350.1 HIP 115916 22.72