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C/1977 D1 (Lovas)

Basic Information of C/1977 D1 (Lovas)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.668758
Eccentricity 0.999057
Inclination (deg) 64.422700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 338.684300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 145.767000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 466084.152788

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1976-10-16T18:10:30.720
Period (years) 466084.152788

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 21:37:30.58 -75:10:22.2 70.380 2.01 8.7 HIP 106798 10.83
2025-11-22 21:37:32.48 -75:09:34.6 70.390 2.01 9.7 HIP 106798 10.03
2025-11-23 21:37:34.59 -75:08:46.9 70.401 2.02 10.6 HIP 106798 9.22
2025-11-24 21:37:36.92 -75:07:59.3 70.411 2.03 11.6 HIP 106798 8.41
2025-11-25 21:37:39.46 -75:07:11.6 70.421 2.03 12.5 HIP 106798 7.60
2025-11-26 21:37:42.20 -75:06:24.0 70.431 2.04 13.5 HIP 106798 6.79
2025-11-27 21:37:45.16 -75:05:36.3 70.441 2.05 14.4 HIP 106798 5.98
2025-11-28 21:37:48.32 -75:04:48.8 70.451 2.05 15.3 HIP 106798 5.18
2025-11-29 21:37:51.69 -75:04:01.3 70.461 2.06 16.2 HIP 106798 4.37
2025-11-30 21:37:55.26 -75:03:13.9 70.470 2.06 17.1 HIP 106798 3.58
2025-12-01 21:37:59.03 -75:02:26.5 70.480 2.07 18.0 HIP 106798 2.81
2025-12-02 21:38:03.00 -75:01:39.3 70.489 2.08 18.9 HIP 106798 2.08
2025-12-03 21:38:07.17 -75:00:52.2 70.498 2.08 19.8 HIP 106798 1.47
2025-12-04 21:38:11.54 -75:00:05.1 70.508 2.09 20.7 HIP 106798 1.18
2025-12-05 21:38:16.10 -74:59:18.3 70.516 2.09 21.6 HIP 106798 1.44
2025-12-06 21:38:20.85 -74:58:31.6 70.525 2.10 22.5 HIP 106798 2.04
2025-12-07 21:38:25.80 -74:57:45.0 70.534 2.10 22.5 HIP 106798 2.78