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C/1987 B1 (Nishikawa-Takamizawa-Tago)

Basic Information of C/1987 B1 (Nishikawa-Takamizawa-Tago)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.912926
Eccentricity 0.995355
Inclination (deg) 172.408500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 176.281000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 200.824100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2755.337395

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-03-11T19:31:43.680
Period (years) 2755.337395

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 11:22:14.96 +05:11:46.5 61.626 0.76 109.4 HIP 55575 25.13
2025-11-22 11:22:16.10 +05:11:40.4 61.612 0.72 109.2 HIP 55575 24.91
2025-11-23 11:22:17.19 +05:11:34.8 61.598 0.68 108.9 HIP 55575 24.70
2025-11-24 11:22:18.22 +05:11:29.5 61.585 0.64 108.7 HIP 55575 24.50
2025-11-25 11:22:19.19 +05:11:24.6 61.571 0.60 108.3 HIP 55575 24.32
2025-11-26 11:22:20.10 +05:11:20.1 61.557 0.56 108.0 HIP 55575 24.15
2025-11-27 11:22:20.95 +05:11:16.0 61.543 0.52 107.5 HIP 55575 24.00
2025-11-28 11:22:21.74 +05:11:12.3 61.529 0.47 107.0 HIP 55575 23.86
2025-11-29 11:22:22.47 +05:11:08.9 61.514 0.43 106.4 HIP 55575 23.73
2025-11-30 11:22:23.13 +05:11:06.0 61.500 0.39 105.7 HIP 55575 23.61
2025-12-01 11:22:23.74 +05:11:03.4 61.486 0.35 104.8 HIP 55575 23.51
2025-12-02 11:22:24.29 +05:11:01.3 61.471 0.31 103.7 HIP 55575 23.42
2025-12-03 11:22:24.77 +05:10:59.5 61.457 0.27 102.2 HIP 55575 23.35
2025-12-04 11:22:25.19 +05:10:58.2 61.443 0.23 100.2 HIP 55575 23.28
2025-12-05 11:22:25.55 +05:10:57.2 61.428 0.19 97.2 HIP 55575 23.23
2025-12-06 11:22:25.85 +05:10:56.6 61.413 0.15 92.7 HIP 55575 23.19
2025-12-07 11:22:26.09 +05:10:56.5 61.399 0.15 92.7 HIP 55575 23.17