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C/2009 A1 (STEREO)

Basic Information of C/2009 A1 (STEREO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.127132
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 51.471600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 340.014400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 102.326200
Epoch 2009-01-11T18:50:15.360
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-01-11T18:50:15.360

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 16:16:14.33 -72:23:17.7 37.422 3.97 91.8 HIP 79556 10.68
2025-11-22 16:16:35.34 -72:23:20.6 37.430 3.98 92.5 HIP 79556 12.21
2025-11-23 16:16:56.38 -72:23:24.7 37.437 3.99 93.2 HIP 79556 13.75
2025-11-24 16:17:17.45 -72:23:30.0 37.444 4.00 93.9 HIP 79556 15.31
2025-11-25 16:17:38.54 -72:23:36.5 37.451 4.00 94.6 HIP 79556 16.89
2025-11-26 16:17:59.65 -72:23:44.2 37.458 4.01 95.3 HIP 79556 18.47
2025-11-27 16:18:20.77 -72:23:53.0 37.465 4.02 96.0 HIP 80116 20.06
2025-11-28 16:18:41.91 -72:24:02.9 37.471 4.02 96.7 HIP 80116 18.94
2025-11-29 16:19:03.04 -72:24:14.1 37.477 4.03 97.3 HIP 80116 17.88
2025-11-30 16:19:24.18 -72:24:26.3 37.483 4.03 98.0 HIP 80116 16.88
2025-12-01 16:19:45.30 -72:24:39.8 37.489 4.03 98.7 HIP 80116 15.97
2025-12-02 16:20:06.42 -72:24:54.4 37.495 4.04 99.4 HIP 80116 15.15
2025-12-03 16:20:27.52 -72:25:10.1 37.501 4.04 100.1 HIP 80116 14.45
2025-12-04 16:20:48.60 -72:25:26.9 37.506 4.04 100.7 HIP 80116 13.88
2025-12-05 16:21:09.66 -72:25:44.9 37.511 4.05 101.4 HIP 80116 13.46
2025-12-06 16:21:30.68 -72:26:04.0 37.516 4.05 102.1 HIP 80116 13.21
2025-12-07 16:21:51.68 -72:26:24.3 37.521 4.05 102.1 HIP 80116 13.13