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C/2010 X1 (Elenin)

Basic Information of C/2010 X1 (Elenin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.474452
Eccentricity 0.999211
Inclination (deg) 1.885000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 321.659300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 345.016800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14745.955458

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-09-15T00:10:39.360
Period (years) 14745.955458

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 07:46:01.29 +22:08:33.3 31.727 2.62 281.5 HIP 37986 15.52
2025-11-22 07:45:56.86 +22:08:45.8 31.717 2.69 281.4 HIP 37986 16.57
2025-11-23 07:45:52.31 +22:08:58.6 31.707 2.75 281.4 HIP 37986 17.64
2025-11-24 07:45:47.64 +22:09:11.6 31.697 2.82 281.3 HIP 37986 18.74
2025-11-25 07:45:42.86 +22:09:25.0 31.688 2.89 281.3 HIP 37986 19.87
2025-11-26 07:45:37.97 +22:09:38.5 31.679 2.95 281.2 HIP 37986 21.02
2025-11-27 07:45:32.97 +22:09:52.3 31.670 3.02 281.2 HIP 37986 22.20
2025-11-28 07:45:27.85 +22:10:06.4 31.661 3.08 281.1 HIP 37783 21.99
2025-11-29 07:45:22.63 +22:10:20.7 31.652 3.14 281.1 HIP 37783 21.74
2025-11-30 07:45:17.30 +22:10:35.2 31.644 3.20 281.1 HIP 37783 21.56
2025-12-01 07:45:11.86 +22:10:49.9 31.635 3.26 281.0 HIP 37783 21.44
2025-12-02 07:45:06.33 +22:11:04.9 31.627 3.32 281.0 HIP 37783 21.40
2025-12-03 07:45:00.69 +22:11:20.1 31.619 3.38 280.9 HIP 37783 21.44
2025-12-04 07:44:54.95 +22:11:35.5 31.612 3.44 280.9 HIP 37783 21.56
2025-12-05 07:44:49.11 +22:11:51.1 31.605 3.50 280.9 HIP 37783 21.77
2025-12-06 07:44:43.18 +22:12:06.9 31.597 3.55 280.8 HIP 37783 22.07
2025-12-07 07:44:37.16 +22:12:22.9 31.591 3.55 280.8 HIP 37636 20.85