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C/1963 A1 (Ikeya)

Basic Information of C/1963 A1 (Ikeya)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.618494
Eccentricity 0.993447
Inclination (deg) 160.818300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 52.673200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 335.758100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 916.944362

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1963-02-01T08:31:46.560
Period (years) 916.944362

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 17:31:06.55 -13:21:41.3 80.366 1.69 97.4 HIP 85691 5.71
2025-11-22 17:31:09.32 -13:21:46.5 80.375 1.71 97.2 HIP 85691 6.39
2025-11-23 17:31:12.10 -13:21:51.6 80.383 1.72 97.0 HIP 85691 7.07
2025-11-24 17:31:14.91 -13:21:56.6 80.392 1.73 96.8 HIP 85691 7.76
2025-11-25 17:31:17.73 -13:22:01.5 80.400 1.74 96.6 HIP 85691 8.45
2025-11-26 17:31:20.57 -13:22:06.3 80.407 1.75 96.4 HIP 85691 9.15
2025-11-27 17:31:23.43 -13:22:11.0 80.415 1.76 96.2 HIP 85691 9.85
2025-11-28 17:31:26.31 -13:22:15.5 80.422 1.77 96.0 HIP 85691 10.55
2025-11-29 17:31:29.20 -13:22:20.0 80.429 1.78 95.8 HIP 85691 11.26
2025-11-30 17:31:32.10 -13:22:24.3 80.435 1.78 95.6 HIP 85691 11.97
2025-12-01 17:31:35.02 -13:22:28.5 80.442 1.79 95.4 HIP 85691 12.68
2025-12-02 17:31:37.96 -13:22:32.5 80.448 1.80 95.2 HIP 85691 13.40
2025-12-03 17:31:40.90 -13:22:36.5 80.453 1.80 95.1 HIP 85691 14.11
2025-12-04 17:31:43.86 -13:22:40.3 80.459 1.81 94.9 HIP 85691 14.84
2025-12-05 17:31:46.82 -13:22:44.0 80.464 1.82 94.7 HIP 85691 15.56
2025-12-06 17:31:49.80 -13:22:47.5 80.469 1.82 94.5 HIP 85871 16.03
2025-12-07 17:31:52.78 -13:22:51.0 80.473 1.82 94.5 HIP 85871 15.34