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C/1998 P1 (Williams)

Basic Information of C/1998 P1 (Williams)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.139229
Eccentricity 0.998781
Inclination (deg) 145.767400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 157.321500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 295.097000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 28570.049261

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-10-24T07:49:52.320
Period (years) 28570.049261

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 02:53:38.66 +52:53:28.0 48.477 3.18 248.2 HIP 13424 9.49
2025-11-22 02:53:30.83 +52:52:59.6 48.480 3.18 247.6 HIP 13424 9.01
2025-11-23 02:53:23.05 +52:52:30.5 48.484 3.18 247.0 HIP 13424 8.70
2025-11-24 02:53:15.30 +52:52:00.7 48.489 3.17 246.4 HIP 13424 8.58
2025-11-25 02:53:07.59 +52:51:30.2 48.493 3.17 245.8 HIP 13424 8.66
2025-11-26 02:52:59.93 +52:50:59.1 48.498 3.17 245.3 HIP 13424 8.94
2025-11-27 02:52:52.31 +52:50:27.3 48.503 3.16 244.7 HIP 13424 9.39
2025-11-28 02:52:44.74 +52:49:54.8 48.509 3.15 244.1 HIP 13424 9.99
2025-11-29 02:52:37.23 +52:49:21.7 48.515 3.15 243.5 HIP 13424 10.72
2025-11-30 02:52:29.77 +52:48:48.0 48.520 3.14 242.9 HIP 13424 11.54
2025-12-01 02:52:22.37 +52:48:13.7 48.527 3.13 242.3 HIP 13424 12.45
2025-12-02 02:52:15.03 +52:47:38.8 48.533 3.12 241.7 HIP 13424 13.41
2025-12-03 02:52:07.75 +52:47:03.3 48.540 3.12 241.2 HIP 13424 14.43
2025-12-04 02:52:00.53 +52:46:27.2 48.547 3.11 240.6 HIP 13424 15.48
2025-12-05 02:51:53.38 +52:45:50.5 48.554 3.10 240.0 HIP 13351 16.09
2025-12-06 02:51:46.29 +52:45:13.3 48.561 3.08 239.4 HIP 13251 16.18
2025-12-07 02:51:39.28 +52:44:35.6 48.569 3.08 239.4 HIP 13251 15.96