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C/1986 V1 (Sorrells)

Basic Information of C/1986 V1 (Sorrells)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.769750
Eccentricity 0.999648
Inclination (deg) 160.641500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 75.150900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 70.726300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 356495.363826

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-02-18T02:07:00.480
Period (years) 356495.363826

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 13:12:37.98 -23:44:09.3 63.384 1.92 123.6 HIP 64428 24.34
2025-11-22 13:12:40.78 -23:44:34.9 63.378 1.90 124.0 HIP 64428 24.87
2025-11-23 13:12:43.53 -23:45:00.4 63.371 1.88 124.4 HIP 64428 25.40
2025-11-24 13:12:46.25 -23:45:25.9 63.365 1.86 124.8 HIP 64428 25.95
2025-11-25 13:12:48.92 -23:45:51.3 63.357 1.84 125.2 HIP 64428 26.51
2025-11-26 13:12:51.54 -23:46:16.7 63.350 1.81 125.6 HIP 64428 27.07
2025-11-27 13:12:54.12 -23:46:42.1 63.343 1.79 126.0 HIP 64428 27.63
2025-11-28 13:12:56.65 -23:47:07.4 63.335 1.77 126.5 HIP 64428 28.20
2025-11-29 13:12:59.14 -23:47:32.6 63.327 1.74 126.9 HIP 64428 28.77
2025-11-30 13:13:01.58 -23:47:57.7 63.319 1.72 127.4 HIP 64428 29.34
2025-12-01 13:13:03.96 -23:48:22.8 63.310 1.69 127.9 HIP 64428 29.91
2025-12-02 13:13:06.30 -23:48:47.8 63.302 1.67 128.4 HIP 64428 30.48
2025-12-03 13:13:08.59 -23:49:12.7 63.293 1.64 128.9 HIP 64428 31.05
2025-12-04 13:13:10.83 -23:49:37.5 63.284 1.62 129.5 HIP 64670 31.38
2025-12-05 13:13:13.01 -23:50:02.2 63.274 1.59 130.0 HIP 64670 30.77
2025-12-06 13:13:15.15 -23:50:26.7 63.265 1.57 130.6 HIP 64670 30.17
2025-12-07 13:13:17.23 -23:50:51.2 63.255 1.57 130.6 HIP 64670 29.59