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C/1999 U1 (Ferris)

Basic Information of C/1999 U1 (Ferris)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.072594
Eccentricity 0.997900
Inclination (deg) 105.726700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 58.013000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 290.620600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 85403.905936

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1998-09-11T04:42:31.680
Period (years) 85403.905936

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 20:59:45.40 +61:29:35.0 46.750 3.09 166.1 HIP 103669 3.82
2025-11-22 20:59:47.88 +61:28:22.9 46.758 3.09 165.1 HIP 103669 3.81
2025-11-23 20:59:50.54 +61:27:11.4 46.767 3.08 164.1 HIP 103669 4.16
2025-11-24 20:59:53.36 +61:26:00.3 46.775 3.07 163.1 HIP 103669 4.79
2025-11-25 20:59:56.34 +61:24:49.8 46.783 3.06 162.1 HIP 103669 5.61
2025-11-26 20:59:59.49 +61:23:39.8 46.792 3.06 161.1 HIP 103669 6.54
2025-11-27 21:00:02.80 +61:22:30.4 46.800 3.05 160.1 HIP 103614 6.53
2025-11-28 21:00:06.27 +61:21:21.6 46.809 3.04 159.1 HIP 103614 5.84
2025-11-29 21:00:09.90 +61:20:13.4 46.817 3.04 158.0 HIP 103614 5.36
2025-11-30 21:00:13.68 +61:19:05.8 46.826 3.03 157.0 HIP 103614 5.16
2025-12-01 21:00:17.62 +61:17:58.9 46.834 3.02 156.0 HIP 103614 5.26
2025-12-02 21:00:21.72 +61:16:52.6 46.843 3.02 155.0 HIP 103614 5.64
2025-12-03 21:00:25.96 +61:15:47.1 46.852 3.01 153.9 HIP 103614 6.25
2025-12-04 21:00:30.36 +61:14:42.2 46.861 3.00 152.9 HIP 103614 7.04
2025-12-05 21:00:34.90 +61:13:38.0 46.870 3.00 151.9 HIP 103614 7.94
2025-12-06 21:00:39.59 +61:12:34.6 46.879 2.99 150.9 HIP 103614 8.92
2025-12-07 21:00:44.42 +61:11:31.9 46.888 2.99 150.9 HIP 103614 9.96