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C/1976 U1 (Lovas)

Basic Information of C/1976 U1 (Lovas)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.740545
Eccentricity 0.998953
Inclination (deg) 86.661000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 286.178100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 118.414800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 405984.699121

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1976-08-01T05:59:42.720
Period (years) 405984.699121

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 06:44:03.89 -63:12:48.2 70.192 2.20 228.0 HIP 32199 7.05
2025-11-22 06:43:58.09 -63:13:23.5 70.193 2.20 229.0 HIP 32199 6.99
2025-11-23 06:43:52.20 -63:13:58.0 70.194 2.19 230.0 HIP 32199 7.04
2025-11-24 06:43:46.22 -63:14:31.8 70.195 2.19 231.0 HIP 32199 7.17
2025-11-25 06:43:40.16 -63:15:04.9 70.196 2.19 232.0 HIP 32199 7.40
2025-11-26 06:43:34.01 -63:15:37.3 70.197 2.19 233.0 HIP 32199 7.70
2025-11-27 06:43:27.78 -63:16:09.0 70.198 2.19 234.0 HIP 32199 8.08
2025-11-28 06:43:21.47 -63:16:39.9 70.199 2.19 235.0 HIP 32199 8.51
2025-11-29 06:43:15.09 -63:17:10.0 70.200 2.19 236.0 HIP 32199 9.00
2025-11-30 06:43:08.63 -63:17:39.3 70.201 2.19 237.0 HIP 32199 9.53
2025-12-01 06:43:02.09 -63:18:07.9 70.202 2.19 238.0 HIP 32199 10.10
2025-12-02 06:42:55.49 -63:18:35.7 70.203 2.19 239.0 HIP 32199 10.70
2025-12-03 06:42:48.81 -63:19:02.7 70.205 2.18 240.0 HIP 32199 11.33
2025-12-04 06:42:42.07 -63:19:28.9 70.206 2.18 241.0 HIP 32199 11.97
2025-12-05 06:42:35.26 -63:19:54.3 70.207 2.18 242.0 HIP 32199 12.64
2025-12-06 06:42:28.39 -63:20:18.9 70.208 2.18 243.0 HIP 32199 13.32
2025-12-07 06:42:21.46 -63:20:42.7 70.209 2.18 243.0 HIP 32199 14.01