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96P-C/Machholz

Basic Information of 96P-C/Machholz

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.123794
Eccentricity 0.958898
Inclination (deg) 58.531100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 94.349500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 15.538000
Epoch 2012-07-14T16:21:04.320
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.227030

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-03-20T04:46:34.668
Period (years) 5.227030

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 18:34:21.14 -36:03:21.6 6.575 18.97 82.0 HIP 91025 19.49
2025-11-22 18:34:58.31 -36:02:18.0 6.584 19.15 82.2 HIP 91179 17.21
2025-11-23 18:35:35.86 -36:01:15.2 6.593 19.33 82.4 HIP 91179 13.05
2025-11-24 18:36:13.75 -36:00:13.2 6.602 19.51 82.5 HIP 91284 12.06
2025-11-25 18:36:51.99 -35:59:11.9 6.611 19.67 82.7 HIP 91284 5.75
2025-11-26 18:37:30.57 -35:58:11.3 6.620 19.84 82.8 HIP 91284 6.53
2025-11-27 18:38:09.48 -35:57:11.5 6.628 20.00 83.0 HIP 91284 13.32
2025-11-28 18:38:48.70 -35:56:12.5 6.636 20.15 83.1 HIP 91506 10.80
2025-11-29 18:39:28.24 -35:55:14.2 6.644 20.31 83.3 HIP 91506 4.05
2025-11-30 18:40:08.07 -35:54:16.6 6.651 20.45 83.4 HIP 91506 6.82
2025-12-01 18:40:48.20 -35:53:19.8 6.659 20.60 83.5 HIP 91573 13.36
2025-12-02 18:41:28.61 -35:52:23.8 6.666 20.74 83.7 HIP 91573 18.66
2025-12-03 18:42:09.30 -35:51:28.5 6.673 20.87 83.8 HIP 91573 25.60
2025-12-04 18:42:50.26 -35:50:33.9 6.680 21.01 83.9 HIP 91918 21.73
2025-12-05 18:43:31.48 -35:49:40.1 6.686 21.14 84.0 HIP 91918 14.79
2025-12-06 18:44:12.96 -35:48:47.0 6.692 21.26 84.2 HIP 91918 10.35
2025-12-07 18:44:54.68 -35:47:54.6 6.698 21.26 84.2 HIP 92017 5.99