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C/1987 P1 (Bradfield)

Basic Information of C/1987 P1 (Bradfield)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.835988
Eccentricity 0.993905
Inclination (deg) 34.095500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 268.452800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 73.095900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1606.347495

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-11-26T12:51:59.040
Period (years) 1606.347495

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 09:12:49.53 -14:49:15.9 59.647 1.25 205.7 HIP 45305 19.33
2025-11-22 09:12:48.63 -14:49:42.9 59.635 1.26 207.7 HIP 45305 19.71
2025-11-23 09:12:47.66 -14:50:09.6 59.623 1.26 209.7 HIP 45305 20.11
2025-11-24 09:12:46.63 -14:50:35.9 59.610 1.27 211.6 HIP 45305 20.52
2025-11-25 09:12:45.53 -14:51:01.8 59.598 1.28 213.6 HIP 45305 20.95
2025-11-26 09:12:44.36 -14:51:27.3 59.586 1.28 215.5 HIP 45305 21.39
2025-11-27 09:12:43.13 -14:51:52.4 59.573 1.29 217.4 HIP 45102 21.21
2025-11-28 09:12:41.83 -14:52:17.1 59.561 1.30 219.3 HIP 45102 20.81
2025-11-29 09:12:40.46 -14:52:41.3 59.549 1.32 221.1 HIP 45102 20.40
2025-11-30 09:12:39.03 -14:53:05.2 59.537 1.33 222.9 HIP 45102 19.98
2025-12-01 09:12:37.53 -14:53:28.5 59.525 1.34 224.6 HIP 45102 19.56
2025-12-02 09:12:35.97 -14:53:51.4 59.513 1.36 226.4 HIP 45102 19.12
2025-12-03 09:12:34.34 -14:54:13.9 59.501 1.37 228.1 HIP 45102 18.68
2025-12-04 09:12:32.66 -14:54:35.9 59.489 1.39 229.7 HIP 45102 18.22
2025-12-05 09:12:30.91 -14:54:57.4 59.478 1.40 231.3 HIP 45102 17.76
2025-12-06 09:12:29.09 -14:55:18.4 59.466 1.42 232.9 HIP 45102 17.29
2025-12-07 09:12:27.22 -14:55:39.0 59.454 1.42 232.9 HIP 45102 16.81