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C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)

Basic Information of C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.386966
Eccentricity 1.000540
Inclination (deg) 143.990800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 128.732200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 88.783200
Epoch 2019-04-27T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-12-03T12:12:31.680

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 15:06:58.16 -51:36:57.4 21.013 6.83 110.0 HIP 74053 11.69
2025-11-22 15:07:14.70 -51:37:53.3 21.018 6.82 110.5 HIP 74053 10.27
2025-11-23 15:07:31.19 -51:38:50.5 21.024 6.82 111.0 HIP 74053 9.48
2025-11-24 15:07:47.62 -51:39:49.1 21.028 6.82 111.5 HIP 74053 9.46
2025-11-25 15:08:03.98 -51:40:49.0 21.033 6.81 112.0 HIP 74053 10.23
2025-11-26 15:08:20.28 -51:41:50.1 21.038 6.80 112.5 HIP 74053 11.62
2025-11-27 15:08:36.51 -51:42:52.6 21.042 6.79 113.0 HIP 74053 13.45
2025-11-28 15:08:52.67 -51:43:56.3 21.046 6.78 113.6 HIP 74053 15.55
2025-11-29 15:09:08.74 -51:45:01.3 21.049 6.77 114.1 HIP 74053 17.83
2025-11-30 15:09:24.73 -51:46:07.6 21.053 6.76 114.6 HIP 74053 20.22
2025-12-01 15:09:40.64 -51:47:15.0 21.056 6.75 115.1 HIP 74053 22.70
2025-12-02 15:09:56.45 -51:48:23.7 21.059 6.73 115.6 HIP 74053 25.22
2025-12-03 15:10:12.16 -51:49:33.5 21.062 6.72 116.2 HIP 74395 25.29
2025-12-04 15:10:27.78 -51:50:44.5 21.064 6.70 116.7 HIP 74395 22.70
2025-12-05 15:10:43.29 -51:51:56.7 21.066 6.68 117.2 HIP 74395 20.13
2025-12-06 15:10:58.69 -51:53:10.0 21.068 6.66 117.8 HIP 74395 17.59
2025-12-07 15:11:13.98 -51:54:24.4 21.070 6.66 117.8 HIP 74395 15.09