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C/2004 C1 (Larsen)

Basic Information of C/2004 C1 (Larsen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.349795
Eccentricity 0.625803
Inclination (deg) 28.862500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 151.954900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 315.968300
Epoch 2003-03-19T07:58:13.440
Reference MPC 51368, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 39.632615

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2042-11-05T03:28:36.266
Period (years) 39.632615

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 19:41:54.68 -04:57:24.3 19.099 5.76 102.9 HIP 96783 37.52
2025-11-22 19:42:03.70 -04:57:55.0 19.112 5.85 102.2 HIP 96783 38.56
2025-11-23 19:42:12.88 -04:58:24.7 19.125 5.94 101.6 HIP 96783 39.75
2025-11-24 19:42:22.22 -04:58:53.4 19.138 6.02 101.0 HIP 96960 39.97
2025-11-25 19:42:31.72 -04:59:21.1 19.151 6.11 100.4 HIP 96960 39.40
2025-11-26 19:42:41.37 -04:59:47.7 19.164 6.20 99.9 HIP 96960 39.00
2025-11-27 19:42:51.18 -05:00:13.2 19.176 6.28 99.3 HIP 96960 38.76
2025-11-28 19:43:01.13 -05:00:37.7 19.189 6.37 98.8 HIP 96960 38.70
2025-11-29 19:43:11.24 -05:01:01.1 19.201 6.45 98.3 HIP 96960 38.84
2025-11-30 19:43:21.48 -05:01:23.5 19.213 6.53 97.8 HIP 96960 39.16
2025-12-01 19:43:31.87 -05:01:44.8 19.225 6.61 97.3 HIP 96960 39.68
2025-12-02 19:43:42.40 -05:02:05.1 19.236 6.69 96.9 HIP 97197 38.53
2025-12-03 19:43:53.07 -05:02:24.2 19.248 6.77 96.4 HIP 97197 37.25
2025-12-04 19:44:03.86 -05:02:42.3 19.259 6.84 96.0 HIP 97197 36.09
2025-12-05 19:44:14.79 -05:02:59.4 19.270 6.92 95.5 HIP 97197 35.08
2025-12-06 19:44:25.85 -05:03:15.4 19.281 6.99 95.1 HIP 97197 34.22
2025-12-07 19:44:37.04 -05:03:30.3 19.292 6.99 95.1 HIP 97197 33.55