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C/2021 V1 (Rankin)

Basic Information of C/2021 V1 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.013797
Eccentricity 0.995163
Inclination (deg) 71.453600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.667400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 195.114900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15552.738261

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-04-30T10:33:10.080
Period (years) 15552.738261

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 11:23:49.94 -43:31:28.6 11.339 10.71 144.1 HIP 55523 20.32
2025-11-22 11:24:03.82 -43:34:56.8 11.336 10.61 144.9 HIP 55523 24.43
2025-11-23 11:24:17.30 -43:38:25.0 11.333 10.50 145.8 HIP 55775 26.26
2025-11-24 11:24:30.37 -43:41:53.2 11.330 10.39 146.6 HIP 55571 25.61
2025-11-25 11:24:43.03 -43:45:21.4 11.327 10.28 147.5 HIP 55693 23.79
2025-11-26 11:24:55.26 -43:48:49.4 11.323 10.17 148.4 HIP 55693 20.48
2025-11-27 11:25:07.08 -43:52:17.2 11.320 10.06 149.3 HIP 55693 17.48
2025-11-28 11:25:18.48 -43:55:44.7 11.316 9.95 150.3 HIP 55693 14.96
2025-11-29 11:25:29.44 -43:59:12.0 11.312 9.83 151.2 HIP 55693 13.16
2025-11-30 11:25:39.98 -44:02:38.8 11.309 9.72 152.2 HIP 55693 12.35
2025-12-01 11:25:50.08 -44:06:05.2 11.305 9.61 153.2 HIP 55693 12.69
2025-12-02 11:25:59.75 -44:09:31.2 11.301 9.50 154.2 HIP 55693 14.04
2025-12-03 11:26:08.98 -44:12:56.5 11.296 9.39 155.3 HIP 55860 11.86
2025-12-04 11:26:17.76 -44:16:21.2 11.292 9.29 156.3 HIP 55860 8.50
2025-12-05 11:26:26.11 -44:19:45.3 11.288 9.18 157.4 HIP 55860 5.75
2025-12-06 11:26:34.00 -44:23:08.6 11.283 9.07 158.5 HIP 55860 4.70
2025-12-07 11:26:41.45 -44:26:31.1 11.278 9.07 158.5 HIP 55860 6.19