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C/2021 C1 (Rankin)

Basic Information of C/2021 C1 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.478180
Eccentricity 0.999702
Inclination (deg) 143.045300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 186.898700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 336.247600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1260966.892820

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-12-06T23:09:53.280
Period (years) 1260966.892820

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 06:17:48.26 +62:19:58.8 13.039 12.53 289.4 HIP 29947 8.74
2025-11-22 06:17:07.51 +62:21:38.3 13.037 12.60 288.6 HIP 29947 12.61
2025-11-23 06:16:26.28 +62:23:14.6 13.035 12.68 287.9 HIP 29947 17.09
2025-11-24 06:15:44.60 +62:24:47.6 13.034 12.75 287.1 HIP 29947 21.83
2025-11-25 06:15:02.47 +62:26:17.4 13.033 12.82 286.4 HIP 29947 26.71
2025-11-26 06:14:19.91 +62:27:43.8 13.032 12.89 285.7 HIP 29317 25.36
2025-11-27 06:13:36.94 +62:29:06.9 13.031 12.95 284.9 HIP 29317 21.40
2025-11-28 06:12:53.57 +62:30:26.4 13.031 13.01 284.2 HIP 29317 17.99
2025-11-29 06:12:09.82 +62:31:42.5 13.031 13.07 283.4 HIP 29317 15.53
2025-11-30 06:11:25.70 +62:32:55.0 13.031 13.12 282.7 HIP 29317 14.53
2025-12-01 06:10:41.24 +62:34:03.8 13.031 13.18 282.0 HIP 29317 15.32
2025-12-02 06:09:56.45 +62:35:09.1 13.032 13.23 281.3 HIP 29104 11.53
2025-12-03 06:09:11.35 +62:36:10.6 13.032 13.27 280.5 HIP 29104 6.24
2025-12-04 06:08:25.95 +62:37:08.5 13.033 13.32 279.8 HIP 29104 0.94
2025-12-05 06:07:40.27 +62:38:02.6 13.035 13.36 279.1 HIP 29104 4.39
2025-12-06 06:06:54.33 +62:38:52.8 13.036 13.40 278.4 HIP 29104 9.74
2025-12-07 06:06:08.15 +62:39:39.3 13.038 13.40 278.4 HIP 29104 15.10