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C/1987 A1 (Levy)

Basic Information of C/1987 A1 (Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.939272
Eccentricity 1.000216
Inclination (deg) 97.069300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 18.270500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 95.509800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1986-12-11T18:11:48.480

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 07:31:30.74 -61:21:42.9 63.798 2.34 219.9 HIP 36494 7.87
2025-11-22 07:31:25.73 -61:22:25.9 63.798 2.34 221.0 HIP 36494 7.05
2025-11-23 07:31:20.61 -61:23:08.2 63.798 2.34 222.0 HIP 36494 6.25
2025-11-24 07:31:15.38 -61:23:50.0 63.797 2.34 223.0 HIP 36494 5.49
2025-11-25 07:31:10.04 -61:24:31.0 63.797 2.34 224.0 HIP 36494 4.77
2025-11-26 07:31:04.60 -61:25:11.4 63.797 2.34 225.0 HIP 36494 4.14
2025-11-27 07:30:59.06 -61:25:51.1 63.797 2.34 226.1 HIP 36494 3.61
2025-11-28 07:30:53.42 -61:26:30.1 63.796 2.34 227.1 HIP 36494 3.27
2025-11-29 07:30:47.67 -61:27:08.3 63.796 2.34 228.1 HIP 36494 3.15
2025-11-30 07:30:41.83 -61:27:45.9 63.796 2.34 229.1 HIP 36494 3.29
2025-12-01 07:30:35.89 -61:28:22.7 63.795 2.34 230.2 HIP 36494 3.66
2025-12-02 07:30:29.86 -61:28:58.7 63.795 2.35 231.2 HIP 36494 4.20
2025-12-03 07:30:23.73 -61:29:34.0 63.795 2.35 232.2 HIP 36494 4.85
2025-12-04 07:30:17.51 -61:30:08.5 63.794 2.35 233.2 HIP 36494 5.57
2025-12-05 07:30:11.21 -61:30:42.2 63.794 2.35 234.2 HIP 36494 6.34
2025-12-06 07:30:04.82 -61:31:15.2 63.794 2.35 235.2 HIP 36494 7.15
2025-12-07 07:29:58.34 -61:31:47.3 63.794 2.35 235.2 HIP 36494 7.98