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C/1881 K1 (Great comet)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1881 K1 (Great comet)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1881-06-16T22:32:12.468480Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-02-20T20:16:46Z
Obs used 157
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1881-08-14.0000000
e 0.99589631
q (au) 0.734550
a (au) 178.997443
i (deg) 63.425159
Ω (om, deg) 272.630217
ω (w, deg) 354.232892
M (ma, deg) 0.023896

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-02-03 00:00 05:44:39.34 +34:09:03.0 HIP 27198 30.27
2026-02-03 12:00 05:44:38.63 +34:09:00.9 HIP 27198 30.32
2026-02-04 00:00 05:44:37.92 +34:08:58.8 HIP 27198 30.36
2026-02-04 12:00 05:44:37.23 +34:08:56.6 HIP 27198 30.41
2026-02-05 00:00 05:44:36.54 +34:08:54.5 HIP 27198 30.45
2026-02-05 12:00 05:44:35.85 +34:08:52.3 HIP 27198 30.50
2026-02-06 00:00 05:44:35.17 +34:08:50.1 HIP 27198 30.55
2026-02-06 12:00 05:44:34.50 +34:08:47.9 HIP 27198 30.59
2026-02-07 00:00 05:44:33.84 +34:08:45.7 HIP 27198 30.63
2026-02-07 12:00 05:44:33.19 +34:08:43.5 HIP 27198 30.68
2026-02-08 00:00 05:44:32.54 +34:08:41.3 HIP 27198 30.72
2026-02-08 12:00 05:44:31.90 +34:08:39.0 HIP 27198 30.77
2026-02-09 00:00 05:44:31.26 +34:08:36.8 HIP 27198 30.81
2026-02-09 12:00 05:44:30.64 +34:08:34.5 HIP 27198 30.85
2026-02-10 00:00 05:44:30.02 +34:08:32.3 HIP 27198 30.89
2026-02-10 12:00 05:44:29.41 +34:08:30.0 HIP 27198 30.93
2026-02-11 00:00 05:44:28.80 +34:08:27.7 HIP 27198 30.98
2026-02-11 12:00 05:44:28.21 +34:08:25.4 HIP 27198 31.02
2026-02-12 00:00 05:44:27.62 +34:08:23.1 HIP 27198 31.06
2026-02-12 12:00 05:44:27.04 +34:08:20.8 HIP 27198 31.09
2026-02-13 00:00 05:44:26.47 +34:08:18.5 HIP 27198 31.13
2026-02-13 12:00 05:44:25.90 +34:08:16.1 HIP 27198 31.17
2026-02-14 00:00 05:44:25.34 +34:08:13.8 HIP 27198 31.21
2026-02-14 12:00 05:44:24.79 +34:08:11.5 HIP 27198 31.25
2026-02-15 00:00 05:44:24.25 +34:08:09.1 HIP 27198 31.28
2026-02-15 12:00 05:44:23.72 +34:08:06.7 HIP 27198 31.32
2026-02-16 00:00 05:44:23.19 +34:08:04.4 HIP 27198 31.35
2026-02-16 12:00 05:44:22.68 +34:08:02.0 HIP 27198 31.39
2026-02-17 00:00 05:44:22.17 +34:07:59.6 HIP 26906 31.29
2026-02-17 12:00 05:44:21.67 +34:07:57.2 HIP 26906 31.19
2026-02-18 00:00 05:44:21.17 +34:07:54.8 HIP 26906 31.10
2026-02-18 12:00 05:44:20.69 +34:07:52.4 HIP 26906 31.00
2026-02-19 00:00 05:44:20.21 +34:07:50.0 HIP 26906 30.91
2026-02-19 12:00 05:44:19.74 +34:07:47.6 HIP 26906 30.81
2026-02-20 00:00 05:44:19.28 +34:07:45.1 HIP 26906 30.72
2026-02-20 12:00 05:44:18.83 +34:07:42.7 HIP 26906 30.63
2026-02-21 00:00 05:44:18.39 +34:07:40.3 HIP 26906 30.54
2026-02-21 12:00 05:44:17.95 +34:07:37.8 HIP 26906 30.45
2026-02-22 00:00 05:44:17.53 +34:07:35.4 HIP 26906 30.36
2026-02-22 12:00 05:44:17.11 +34:07:32.9 HIP 26906 30.27
2026-02-23 00:00 05:44:16.70 +34:07:30.4 HIP 26906 30.19
2026-02-23 12:00 05:44:16.30 +34:07:28.0 HIP 26906 30.10
2026-02-24 00:00 05:44:15.91 +34:07:25.5 HIP 26906 30.02