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C/2016 T1 (Matheny)

Basic Information of C/2016 T1 (Matheny)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.306423
Eccentricity 0.981704
Inclination (deg) 129.882200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 56.488100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 137.566800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1415.383775

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-02-01T10:54:54.720
Period (years) 1415.383775

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 08:06:13.03 -30:44:07.7 21.234 5.70 227.0 HIP 39678 6.06
2025-11-22 08:06:05.26 -30:45:41.1 21.227 5.74 228.2 HIP 39678 6.44
2025-11-23 08:05:57.29 -30:47:13.0 21.221 5.78 229.3 HIP 39599 5.55
2025-11-24 08:05:49.12 -30:48:43.4 21.215 5.82 230.5 HIP 39599 3.78
2025-11-25 08:05:40.76 -30:50:12.2 21.209 5.86 231.6 HIP 39599 2.87
2025-11-26 08:05:32.19 -30:51:39.5 21.203 5.90 232.8 HIP 39599 3.58
2025-11-27 08:05:23.43 -30:53:05.1 21.197 5.94 233.9 HIP 39599 5.32
2025-11-28 08:05:14.48 -30:54:29.1 21.191 5.98 235.0 HIP 39599 7.40
2025-11-29 08:05:05.34 -30:55:51.4 21.186 6.02 236.1 HIP 39599 9.63
2025-11-30 08:04:56.02 -30:57:12.0 21.180 6.06 237.2 HIP 39599 11.92
2025-12-01 08:04:46.51 -30:58:30.9 21.175 6.11 238.3 HIP 39450 11.86
2025-12-02 08:04:36.81 -30:59:48.0 21.169 6.15 239.3 HIP 39450 9.92
2025-12-03 08:04:26.94 -31:01:03.2 21.164 6.19 240.4 HIP 39450 8.21
2025-12-04 08:04:16.89 -31:02:16.7 21.159 6.23 241.4 HIP 39450 6.92
2025-12-05 08:04:06.67 -31:03:28.3 21.153 6.28 242.4 HIP 39450 6.32
2025-12-06 08:03:56.28 -31:04:38.0 21.148 6.32 243.4 HIP 39450 6.64
2025-12-07 08:03:45.71 -31:05:45.8 21.143 6.32 243.4 HIP 39450 7.77