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Comet Machholz

Coarse finder chart
(60° field-of-view, stars to mag. 6.5)
Fine finder chart
(° field-of-view, stars to mag. 25.0)

All data valid for local time 00:49:46, 10 Feb (UTC 00:49:46, 10 Feb)
Geocentric Data
Right Ascension (J2000):17h 45m 21.8s
Declination (J2000):-15° 42' 28"
Constellation:Serpens
Magnitude:23.4
Distance from Earth:  15.9311 AU
Light time:7950 seconds
 
Heliocentric Data
Distance from Sun:15.3855 AU
Perihelion:1.2052 AU
(23-Jan-2005)
Aphelion:1,398.50 AU
Period:18,514.8 years
Eccentricity:0.998278
Inclination to ecliptic:38.725°
Longitude of ascending node:93.464°
Argument of perihelion:19.546°


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