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C/1987 B2 (Terasako)

Basic Information of C/1987 B2 (Terasako)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.390606
Eccentricity 0.994712
Inclination (deg) 41.225200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 97.847900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 194.993400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 634.850105

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-01-13T19:31:00.480
Period (years) 634.850105

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 07:04:47.46 +27:45:01.1 57.548 1.84 282.3 HIP 34222 20.69
2025-11-22 07:04:44.21 +27:45:10.5 57.538 1.87 282.1 HIP 34222 21.25
2025-11-23 07:04:40.91 +27:45:19.9 57.528 1.90 281.9 HIP 34222 21.82
2025-11-24 07:04:37.55 +27:45:29.3 57.519 1.93 281.7 HIP 34222 22.41
2025-11-25 07:04:34.13 +27:45:38.7 57.510 1.96 281.5 HIP 34222 23.02
2025-11-26 07:04:30.65 +27:45:48.1 57.501 1.99 281.4 HIP 34222 23.65
2025-11-27 07:04:27.12 +27:45:57.5 57.493 2.02 281.2 HIP 34222 24.29
2025-11-28 07:04:23.54 +27:46:06.9 57.484 2.05 281.0 HIP 34222 24.96
2025-11-29 07:04:19.90 +27:46:16.3 57.476 2.08 280.9 HIP 34222 25.64
2025-11-30 07:04:16.21 +27:46:25.7 57.468 2.10 280.7 HIP 33915 26.24
2025-12-01 07:04:12.48 +27:46:35.1 57.461 2.13 280.6 HIP 33915 25.42
2025-12-02 07:04:08.69 +27:46:44.5 57.453 2.16 280.4 HIP 33915 24.60
2025-12-03 07:04:04.85 +27:46:53.8 57.446 2.18 280.3 HIP 33915 23.76
2025-12-04 07:04:00.97 +27:47:03.2 57.439 2.21 280.1 HIP 33915 22.92
2025-12-05 07:03:57.05 +27:47:12.5 57.433 2.23 280.0 HIP 33915 22.07
2025-12-06 07:03:53.08 +27:47:21.8 57.426 2.25 279.9 HIP 33915 21.21
2025-12-07 07:03:49.06 +27:47:31.0 57.420 2.25 279.9 HIP 33915 20.34