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C/1967 Y1 (Ikeya-Seki)

Basic Information of C/1967 Y1 (Ikeya-Seki)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.629445
Eccentricity 0.998959
Inclination (deg) 129.093900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 254.912800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 70.048500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 61927.488118

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-03-19T14:17:48.480
Period (years) 61927.488118

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 02:59:54.68 -24:17:06.5 81.163 1.76 265.0 HIP 14072 25.40
2025-11-22 02:59:51.61 -24:17:10.1 81.171 1.75 265.7 HIP 14072 25.98
2025-11-23 02:59:48.55 -24:17:13.3 81.180 1.74 266.4 HIP 14072 26.56
2025-11-24 02:59:45.50 -24:17:15.9 81.189 1.73 267.2 HIP 14072 27.14
2025-11-25 02:59:42.47 -24:17:17.9 81.198 1.72 267.9 HIP 14072 27.71
2025-11-26 02:59:39.45 -24:17:19.4 81.208 1.71 268.6 HIP 14072 28.28
2025-11-27 02:59:36.45 -24:17:20.4 81.218 1.70 269.4 HIP 14072 28.85
2025-11-28 02:59:33.46 -24:17:20.8 81.227 1.69 270.2 HIP 14072 29.41
2025-11-29 02:59:30.50 -24:17:20.7 81.237 1.68 270.9 HIP 14072 29.97
2025-11-30 02:59:27.55 -24:17:20.1 81.248 1.67 271.7 HIP 14072 30.53
2025-12-01 02:59:24.62 -24:17:18.9 81.258 1.66 272.5 HIP 14072 31.08
2025-12-02 02:59:21.71 -24:17:17.2 81.269 1.65 273.3 HIP 14072 31.63
2025-12-03 02:59:18.83 -24:17:14.9 81.280 1.64 274.1 HIP 14072 32.17
2025-12-04 02:59:15.96 -24:17:12.1 81.291 1.62 274.9 HIP 14072 32.71
2025-12-05 02:59:13.12 -24:17:08.8 81.302 1.61 275.7 HIP 14072 33.25
2025-12-06 02:59:10.31 -24:17:04.9 81.313 1.60 276.5 HIP 14072 33.78
2025-12-07 02:59:07.51 -24:17:00.6 81.325 1.60 276.5 HIP 14072 34.30