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C/1987 T2 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1987 T2 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005380
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.256500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 1.159400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 80.591100
Epoch 1987-10-06T01:39:21.600
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-10-06T01:39:21.600

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 06:49:10.18 -12:36:35.9 63.035 1.95 246.0 HIP 32696 3.74
2025-11-22 06:49:07.26 -12:36:54.9 63.028 1.96 246.9 HIP 32696 3.80
2025-11-23 06:49:04.30 -12:37:13.4 63.022 1.98 247.7 HIP 32696 4.01
2025-11-24 06:49:01.29 -12:37:31.4 63.015 2.00 248.6 HIP 32696 4.38
2025-11-25 06:48:58.24 -12:37:49.0 63.008 2.02 249.4 HIP 32696 4.86
2025-11-26 06:48:55.15 -12:38:06.0 63.002 2.03 250.2 HIP 32696 5.43
2025-11-27 06:48:52.01 -12:38:22.5 62.996 2.05 251.0 HIP 32696 6.06
2025-11-28 06:48:48.83 -12:38:38.6 62.990 2.07 251.7 HIP 32696 6.75
2025-11-29 06:48:45.62 -12:38:54.1 62.985 2.08 252.5 HIP 32696 7.47
2025-11-30 06:48:42.36 -12:39:09.1 62.979 2.10 253.3 HIP 32696 8.23
2025-12-01 06:48:39.07 -12:39:23.6 62.974 2.11 254.0 HIP 32696 9.00
2025-12-02 06:48:35.74 -12:39:37.6 62.969 2.13 254.7 HIP 32696 9.80
2025-12-03 06:48:32.37 -12:39:51.0 62.964 2.14 255.5 HIP 32696 10.61
2025-12-04 06:48:28.97 -12:40:03.9 62.959 2.16 256.2 HIP 32637 10.38
2025-12-05 06:48:25.54 -12:40:16.3 62.955 2.17 256.9 HIP 32637 10.18
2025-12-06 06:48:22.07 -12:40:28.1 62.950 2.18 257.6 HIP 32637 10.05
2025-12-07 06:48:18.58 -12:40:39.3 62.946 2.18 257.6 HIP 32637 10.01