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C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)

Basic Information of C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.602043
Eccentricity 0.984836
Inclination (deg) 127.309800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 105.904400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 49.041100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 250.161575

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-03-31T19:34:36.480
Period (years) 250.161575

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 17:07:00.50 -50:52:00.6 33.326 4.15 87.2 HIP 83773 8.55
2025-11-22 17:07:11.01 -50:51:55.7 33.335 4.17 87.7 HIP 83773 8.24
2025-11-23 17:07:21.58 -50:51:51.7 33.344 4.19 88.2 HIP 83773 8.23
2025-11-24 17:07:32.19 -50:51:48.4 33.352 4.21 88.7 HIP 83773 8.55
2025-11-25 17:07:42.86 -50:51:46.0 33.360 4.23 89.1 HIP 83773 9.16
2025-11-26 17:07:53.58 -50:51:44.5 33.368 4.24 89.6 HIP 83773 10.01
2025-11-27 17:08:04.33 -50:51:43.7 33.375 4.26 90.1 HIP 83773 11.04
2025-11-28 17:08:15.13 -50:51:43.8 33.382 4.27 90.5 HIP 83773 12.23
2025-11-29 17:08:25.97 -50:51:44.7 33.389 4.29 91.0 HIP 83773 13.51
2025-11-30 17:08:36.83 -50:51:46.5 33.396 4.30 91.4 HIP 83773 14.88
2025-12-01 17:08:47.73 -50:51:49.1 33.402 4.31 91.9 HIP 83773 16.31
2025-12-02 17:08:58.66 -50:51:52.5 33.409 4.32 92.4 HIP 83773 17.79
2025-12-03 17:09:09.61 -50:51:56.7 33.415 4.33 92.8 HIP 83915 18.12
2025-12-04 17:09:20.59 -50:52:01.7 33.420 4.34 93.2 HIP 84024 17.10
2025-12-05 17:09:31.58 -50:52:07.6 33.426 4.35 93.7 HIP 84024 16.05
2025-12-06 17:09:42.59 -50:52:14.3 33.431 4.36 94.1 HIP 84024 15.14
2025-12-07 17:09:53.62 -50:52:21.8 33.436 4.36 94.1 HIP 84024 14.40