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C/1987 Q1 (Rudenko)

Basic Information of C/1987 Q1 (Rudenko)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.572892
Eccentricity 1.000200
Inclination (deg) 114.387900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 299.129600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 143.622200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-10-01T14:24:17.280

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 23:01:33.45 -52:42:56.2 63.339 1.63 339.4 HIP 113638 6.56
2025-11-22 23:01:31.94 -52:42:19.6 63.355 1.63 340.9 HIP 113638 6.60
2025-11-23 23:01:30.53 -52:41:42.6 63.371 1.64 342.3 HIP 113638 6.71
2025-11-24 23:01:29.22 -52:41:05.2 63.387 1.64 343.7 HIP 113638 6.90
2025-11-25 23:01:28.00 -52:40:27.4 63.403 1.65 345.1 HIP 113638 7.16
2025-11-26 23:01:26.89 -52:39:49.3 63.418 1.65 346.5 HIP 113638 7.48
2025-11-27 23:01:25.87 -52:39:10.7 63.434 1.66 347.9 HIP 113638 7.86
2025-11-28 23:01:24.96 -52:38:31.8 63.450 1.66 349.3 HIP 113638 8.29
2025-11-29 23:01:24.15 -52:37:52.6 63.465 1.67 350.7 HIP 113638 8.76
2025-11-30 23:01:23.43 -52:37:13.1 63.481 1.68 352.0 HIP 113638 9.27
2025-12-01 23:01:22.82 -52:36:33.2 63.496 1.69 353.4 HIP 113638 9.81
2025-12-02 23:01:22.30 -52:35:53.0 63.512 1.69 354.7 HIP 113638 10.37
2025-12-03 23:01:21.89 -52:35:12.5 63.527 1.70 356.0 HIP 113638 10.96
2025-12-04 23:01:21.58 -52:34:31.8 63.542 1.71 357.3 HIP 113638 11.57
2025-12-05 23:01:21.36 -52:33:50.7 63.558 1.72 358.5 HIP 113638 12.19
2025-12-06 23:01:21.25 -52:33:09.5 63.573 1.73 359.8 HIP 113638 12.83
2025-12-07 23:01:21.23 -52:32:27.9 63.588 1.73 359.8 HIP 113638 13.48