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C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)

Basic Information of C/2004 S1 (Van Ness)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.681783
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 114.667600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 19.219800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 92.815500
Epoch 2004-12-08T22:06:31.680
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2004-12-08T22:06:31.680

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 07:53:53.47 -44:20:21.8 41.963 3.26 218.6 HIP 38451 13.81
2025-11-22 07:53:48.91 -44:21:22.9 41.959 3.26 219.7 HIP 38451 12.91
2025-11-23 07:53:44.24 -44:22:23.1 41.955 3.27 220.8 HIP 38451 12.05
2025-11-24 07:53:39.45 -44:23:22.5 41.951 3.28 221.9 HIP 38451 11.26
2025-11-25 07:53:34.55 -44:24:21.0 41.947 3.28 223.0 HIP 38451 10.55
2025-11-26 07:53:29.53 -44:25:18.6 41.943 3.29 224.1 HIP 38451 9.94
2025-11-27 07:53:24.40 -44:26:15.2 41.939 3.30 225.2 HIP 38451 9.45
2025-11-28 07:53:19.16 -44:27:11.0 41.935 3.30 226.3 HIP 38451 9.10
2025-11-29 07:53:13.81 -44:28:05.7 41.932 3.31 227.4 HIP 38451 8.91
2025-11-30 07:53:08.35 -44:28:59.5 41.928 3.32 228.4 HIP 38451 8.89
2025-12-01 07:53:02.78 -44:29:52.2 41.924 3.32 229.5 HIP 38451 9.04
2025-12-02 07:52:57.12 -44:30:44.0 41.921 3.33 230.6 HIP 38451 9.35
2025-12-03 07:52:51.34 -44:31:34.7 41.917 3.34 231.6 HIP 38451 9.81
2025-12-04 07:52:45.47 -44:32:24.4 41.914 3.34 232.7 HIP 38451 10.41
2025-12-05 07:52:39.50 -44:33:13.0 41.910 3.35 233.8 HIP 38451 11.11
2025-12-06 07:52:33.43 -44:34:00.6 41.907 3.36 234.8 HIP 38451 11.91
2025-12-07 07:52:27.26 -44:34:47.0 41.903 3.36 234.8 HIP 38451 12.78