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C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.399475
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 118.653000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 91.940800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 6.161300
Epoch 2001-12-24T21:33:24.480
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2001-12-24T21:33:24.480

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 18:43:13.40 -05:12:15.0 45.066 2.55 104.1 HIP 91738 14.20
2025-11-22 18:43:17.36 -05:12:29.8 45.080 2.58 103.5 HIP 91738 14.89
2025-11-23 18:43:21.39 -05:12:44.3 45.095 2.61 103.0 HIP 91738 15.62
2025-11-24 18:43:25.47 -05:12:58.3 45.109 2.64 102.5 HIP 91738 16.40
2025-11-25 18:43:29.61 -05:13:12.0 45.123 2.67 101.9 HIP 91738 17.23
2025-11-26 18:43:33.80 -05:13:25.2 45.136 2.69 101.4 HIP 91738 18.09
2025-11-27 18:43:38.04 -05:13:38.0 45.150 2.72 101.0 HIP 91738 18.99
2025-11-28 18:43:42.33 -05:13:50.4 45.163 2.75 100.5 HIP 91738 19.93
2025-11-29 18:43:46.68 -05:14:02.4 45.176 2.78 100.0 HIP 91738 20.89
2025-11-30 18:43:51.07 -05:14:14.0 45.189 2.80 99.6 HIP 91738 21.87
2025-12-01 18:43:55.50 -05:14:25.2 45.201 2.83 99.1 HIP 91738 22.89
2025-12-02 18:43:59.99 -05:14:35.9 45.214 2.85 98.7 HIP 91999 22.29
2025-12-03 18:44:04.52 -05:14:46.2 45.226 2.87 98.2 HIP 91999 21.38
2025-12-04 18:44:09.09 -05:14:56.1 45.238 2.90 97.8 HIP 91999 20.49
2025-12-05 18:44:13.70 -05:15:05.6 45.249 2.92 97.4 HIP 91999 19.62
2025-12-06 18:44:18.35 -05:15:14.6 45.260 2.94 97.0 HIP 91999 18.78
2025-12-07 18:44:23.04 -05:15:23.2 45.272 2.94 97.0 HIP 91999 17.98