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C/1987 F1 (Torres)

Basic Information of C/1987 F1 (Torres)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.632361
Eccentricity 0.999815
Inclination (deg) 123.882000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 194.994600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 329.373100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2751223.760396

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-04-13T11:13:12.000
Period (years) 2751223.760396

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 02:17:12.11 +63:19:11.6 60.079 2.58 238.8 HIP 10639 3.67
2025-11-22 02:17:04.25 +63:18:39.5 60.082 2.58 238.1 HIP 10639 3.86
2025-11-23 02:16:56.45 +63:18:06.7 60.086 2.58 237.4 HIP 10639 4.31
2025-11-24 02:16:48.72 +63:17:33.3 60.090 2.58 236.6 HIP 10639 4.94
2025-11-25 02:16:41.05 +63:16:59.3 60.094 2.58 235.9 HIP 10639 5.70
2025-11-26 02:16:33.46 +63:16:24.6 60.098 2.58 235.2 HIP 10557 4.83
2025-11-27 02:16:25.94 +63:15:49.3 60.103 2.57 234.4 HIP 10557 3.81
2025-11-28 02:16:18.50 +63:15:13.3 60.107 2.57 233.7 HIP 10557 2.80
2025-11-29 02:16:11.13 +63:14:36.8 60.112 2.57 233.0 HIP 10557 1.82
2025-11-30 02:16:03.85 +63:13:59.7 60.117 2.56 232.3 HIP 10557 0.97
2025-12-01 02:15:56.65 +63:13:22.0 60.123 2.56 231.5 HIP 10557 0.82
2025-12-02 02:15:49.53 +63:12:43.7 60.128 2.56 230.8 HIP 10557 1.59
2025-12-03 02:15:42.50 +63:12:04.9 60.134 2.55 230.0 HIP 10557 2.55
2025-12-04 02:15:35.56 +63:11:25.6 60.140 2.55 229.3 HIP 10557 3.54
2025-12-05 02:15:28.71 +63:10:45.7 60.146 2.54 228.6 HIP 10557 4.55
2025-12-06 02:15:21.95 +63:10:05.3 60.153 2.54 227.8 HIP 10557 5.56
2025-12-07 02:15:15.29 +63:09:24.4 60.160 2.54 227.8 HIP 10557 6.57