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C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

Basic Information of C/2017 T1 (Heinze)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.585872
Eccentricity 0.999946
Inclination (deg) 96.920000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 102.532100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 97.136200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1130091.151130

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-02-20T15:36:08.640
Period (years) 1130091.151130

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 08:14:39.11 -80:16:18.8 21.688 6.67 210.5 HIP 40034 21.32
2025-11-22 08:14:06.90 -80:18:36.6 21.694 6.67 211.7 HIP 40034 18.65
2025-11-23 08:13:33.47 -80:20:52.8 21.700 6.68 212.8 HIP 40034 15.99
2025-11-24 08:12:58.82 -80:23:07.5 21.706 6.68 213.9 HIP 40034 13.34
2025-11-25 08:12:22.95 -80:25:20.5 21.712 6.69 215.1 HIP 40034 10.71
2025-11-26 08:11:45.86 -80:27:31.7 21.718 6.69 216.2 HIP 40034 8.11
2025-11-27 08:11:07.56 -80:29:41.2 21.723 6.70 217.3 HIP 40034 5.59
2025-11-28 08:10:28.04 -80:31:48.9 21.729 6.70 218.5 HIP 40034 3.38
2025-11-29 08:09:47.33 -80:33:54.6 21.734 6.71 219.6 HIP 40034 2.48
2025-11-30 08:09:05.41 -80:35:58.4 21.740 6.71 220.8 HIP 40034 3.93
2025-12-01 08:08:22.31 -80:38:00.2 21.745 6.71 222.0 HIP 40034 6.28
2025-12-02 08:07:38.02 -80:39:59.8 21.751 6.72 223.1 HIP 40034 8.83
2025-12-03 08:06:52.56 -80:41:57.3 21.756 6.72 224.3 HIP 40034 11.46
2025-12-04 08:06:05.93 -80:43:52.7 21.761 6.73 225.5 HIP 40034 14.12
2025-12-05 08:05:18.15 -80:45:45.7 21.766 6.73 226.6 HIP 40034 16.79
2025-12-06 08:04:29.22 -80:47:36.5 21.771 6.74 227.8 HIP 40034 19.47
2025-12-07 08:03:39.16 -80:49:24.9 21.776 6.74 227.8 HIP 40034 22.16