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C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

Basic Information of C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.326850
Eccentricity 1.000343
Inclination (deg) 46.111200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 61.744100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 162.780000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-01-12T05:12:11.520

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 02:52:46.21 -07:02:05.3 22.932 5.99 262.1 HIP 13309 25.28
2025-11-22 02:52:36.65 -07:02:25.1 22.943 5.95 262.6 HIP 13309 23.04
2025-11-23 02:52:27.14 -07:02:43.6 22.954 5.91 263.0 HIP 13309 20.86
2025-11-24 02:52:17.68 -07:03:00.8 22.965 5.87 263.5 HIP 13309 18.76
2025-11-25 02:52:08.29 -07:03:16.8 22.977 5.82 264.0 HIP 13309 16.74
2025-11-26 02:51:58.95 -07:03:31.4 22.989 5.78 264.5 HIP 13309 14.85
2025-11-27 02:51:49.68 -07:03:44.8 23.001 5.73 265.0 HIP 13309 13.13
2025-11-28 02:51:40.48 -07:03:56.9 23.013 5.68 265.5 HIP 13309 11.64
2025-11-29 02:51:31.35 -07:04:07.7 23.026 5.63 266.0 HIP 13309 10.47
2025-11-30 02:51:22.30 -07:04:17.1 23.039 5.58 266.5 HIP 13309 9.72
2025-12-01 02:51:13.32 -07:04:25.3 23.052 5.53 267.0 HIP 13309 9.49
2025-12-02 02:51:04.42 -07:04:32.2 23.066 5.47 267.6 HIP 13309 9.79
2025-12-03 02:50:55.61 -07:04:37.7 23.079 5.42 268.1 HIP 13309 10.56
2025-12-04 02:50:46.88 -07:04:42.0 23.093 5.36 268.7 HIP 13309 11.70
2025-12-05 02:50:38.24 -07:04:45.0 23.107 5.30 269.2 HIP 13309 13.10
2025-12-06 02:50:29.69 -07:04:46.7 23.122 5.24 269.8 HIP 13309 14.67
2025-12-07 02:50:21.24 -07:04:47.0 23.136 5.24 269.8 HIP 13309 16.37