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C/1974 F1 (Lovas)

Basic Information of C/1974 F1 (Lovas)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.037314
Eccentricity 0.998869
Inclination (deg) 50.104400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 11.619100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 261.956300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 139168.398816

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1975-08-28T18:39:10.080
Period (years) 139168.398816

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 02:35:50.11 +59:21:20.0 72.649 2.00 245.5 HIP 12001 12.57
2025-11-22 02:35:44.40 +59:21:00.1 72.652 2.00 244.8 HIP 12001 12.33
2025-11-23 02:35:38.72 +59:20:39.6 72.655 2.00 244.0 HIP 12001 12.16
2025-11-24 02:35:33.08 +59:20:18.6 72.659 2.00 243.3 HIP 12001 12.04
2025-11-25 02:35:27.48 +59:19:57.1 72.663 2.00 242.6 HIP 12001 11.98
2025-11-26 02:35:21.92 +59:19:35.1 72.667 1.99 241.9 HIP 12001 11.99
2025-11-27 02:35:16.40 +59:19:12.5 72.671 1.99 241.2 HIP 11932 11.86
2025-11-28 02:35:10.94 +59:18:49.5 72.676 1.99 240.5 HIP 11932 11.07
2025-11-29 02:35:05.52 +59:18:26.1 72.680 1.98 239.8 HIP 11932 10.27
2025-11-30 02:35:00.14 +59:18:02.1 72.685 1.98 239.1 HIP 11932 9.48
2025-12-01 02:34:54.82 +59:17:37.7 72.691 1.97 238.4 HIP 11932 8.69
2025-12-02 02:34:49.56 +59:17:12.9 72.696 1.97 237.7 HIP 11932 7.90
2025-12-03 02:34:44.34 +59:16:47.6 72.702 1.96 237.0 HIP 11932 7.12
2025-12-04 02:34:39.18 +59:16:21.9 72.708 1.96 236.2 HIP 11932 6.33
2025-12-05 02:34:34.08 +59:15:55.7 72.714 1.95 235.5 HIP 11932 5.55
2025-12-06 02:34:29.04 +59:15:29.2 72.720 1.95 234.8 HIP 11932 4.77
2025-12-07 02:34:24.06 +59:15:02.2 72.727 1.95 234.8 HIP 11932 3.99