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C/1987 W1 (Ichimura)

Basic Information of C/1987 W1 (Ichimura)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.199510
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 41.619300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 226.527500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 329.293900
Epoch 1988-01-10T02:29:36.960
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-01-10T02:29:36.960

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 00:19:29.47 +28:18:58.1 62.506 1.85 222.6 HIP 1704 25.58
2025-11-22 00:19:27.19 +28:18:25.4 62.520 1.82 221.9 HIP 1704 26.10
2025-11-23 00:19:24.98 +28:17:52.9 62.534 1.80 221.2 HIP 1704 26.62
2025-11-24 00:19:22.82 +28:17:20.3 62.548 1.78 220.5 HIP 1704 27.13
2025-11-25 00:19:20.73 +28:16:47.9 62.563 1.75 219.7 HIP 1704 27.64
2025-11-26 00:19:18.69 +28:16:15.5 62.578 1.73 219.0 HIP 1704 28.15
2025-11-27 00:19:16.71 +28:15:43.2 62.593 1.71 218.2 HIP 1704 28.65
2025-11-28 00:19:14.80 +28:15:11.0 62.608 1.68 217.3 HIP 1704 29.14
2025-11-29 00:19:12.95 +28:14:39.0 62.623 1.66 216.5 HIP 1361 28.91
2025-11-30 00:19:11.16 +28:14:07.0 62.639 1.63 215.6 HIP 1361 28.61
2025-12-01 00:19:09.43 +28:13:35.2 62.654 1.61 214.8 HIP 1361 28.33
2025-12-02 00:19:07.77 +28:13:03.5 62.670 1.58 213.8 HIP 1361 28.07
2025-12-03 00:19:06.17 +28:12:31.9 62.686 1.56 212.9 HIP 1361 27.84
2025-12-04 00:19:04.63 +28:12:00.5 62.702 1.53 211.9 HIP 1361 27.64
2025-12-05 00:19:03.16 +28:11:29.3 62.719 1.51 210.9 HIP 1361 27.46
2025-12-06 00:19:01.75 +28:10:58.3 62.735 1.48 209.9 HIP 1361 27.31
2025-12-07 00:19:00.41 +28:10:27.4 62.752 1.48 209.9 HIP 1361 27.18