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C/1987 T1 (Levy)

Basic Information of C/1987 T1 (Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.515185
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 62.534500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 143.725400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 13.187200
Epoch 1987-09-09T04:07:06.240
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-09-09T04:07:06.240

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 21:49:14.46 -15:50:30.6 63.314 0.26 55.1 HIP 107618 24.74
2025-11-22 21:49:14.82 -15:50:27.0 63.334 0.30 57.2 HIP 107618 24.84
2025-11-23 21:49:15.24 -15:50:23.0 63.355 0.34 58.8 HIP 107618 24.96
2025-11-24 21:49:15.73 -15:50:18.8 63.375 0.38 60.0 HIP 107618 25.10
2025-11-25 21:49:16.28 -15:50:14.2 63.395 0.42 61.1 HIP 107618 25.25
2025-11-26 21:49:16.90 -15:50:09.3 63.416 0.46 61.9 HIP 107618 25.42
2025-11-27 21:49:17.58 -15:50:04.0 63.436 0.50 62.6 HIP 107618 25.60
2025-11-28 21:49:18.32 -15:49:58.5 63.456 0.54 63.2 HIP 107618 25.80
2025-11-29 21:49:19.13 -15:49:52.6 63.476 0.58 63.8 HIP 107618 26.02
2025-11-30 21:49:19.99 -15:49:46.5 63.496 0.62 64.2 HIP 107618 26.25
2025-12-01 21:49:20.92 -15:49:40.0 63.516 0.66 64.7 HIP 107618 26.49
2025-12-02 21:49:21.91 -15:49:33.2 63.536 0.70 65.0 HIP 107805 26.65
2025-12-03 21:49:22.97 -15:49:26.1 63.555 0.74 65.3 HIP 107805 26.61
2025-12-04 21:49:24.08 -15:49:18.8 63.575 0.78 65.6 HIP 107805 26.57
2025-12-05 21:49:25.26 -15:49:11.1 63.595 0.81 65.9 HIP 107805 26.53
2025-12-06 21:49:26.49 -15:49:03.1 63.614 0.85 66.2 HIP 107805 26.49
2025-12-07 21:49:27.79 -15:48:54.8 63.633 0.85 66.2 HIP 107805 26.45