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C/1987 W2 (Furuyama)

Basic Information of C/1987 W2 (Furuyama)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.709445
Eccentricity 0.999925
Inclination (deg) 118.014200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 250.978100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 233.978700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3441048.575239

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-02-10T07:35:02.400
Period (years) 3441048.575239

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 15:51:42.63 +10:23:50.9 62.468 2.35 99.1 HIP 77667 9.61
2025-11-22 15:51:46.40 +10:23:42.0 62.469 2.35 98.6 HIP 77667 10.20
2025-11-23 15:51:50.18 +10:23:33.5 62.470 2.34 98.1 HIP 77667 10.82
2025-11-24 15:51:53.95 +10:23:25.6 62.471 2.34 97.6 HIP 77667 11.49
2025-11-25 15:51:57.72 +10:23:18.2 62.472 2.33 97.1 HIP 77667 12.18
2025-11-26 15:52:01.49 +10:23:11.3 62.472 2.33 96.6 HIP 77667 12.90
2025-11-27 15:52:05.25 +10:23:04.9 62.472 2.32 96.0 HIP 77667 13.64
2025-11-28 15:52:09.01 +10:22:59.0 62.472 2.32 95.5 HIP 77667 14.39
2025-11-29 15:52:12.76 +10:22:53.7 62.471 2.31 95.0 HIP 77667 15.15
2025-11-30 15:52:16.50 +10:22:48.9 62.470 2.30 94.4 HIP 77667 15.93
2025-12-01 15:52:20.24 +10:22:44.6 62.469 2.30 93.9 HIP 77667 16.71
2025-12-02 15:52:23.96 +10:22:40.8 62.468 2.29 93.4 HIP 77825 16.21
2025-12-03 15:52:27.68 +10:22:37.6 62.467 2.28 92.8 HIP 77825 15.30
2025-12-04 15:52:31.38 +10:22:34.9 62.465 2.27 92.3 HIP 77825 14.39
2025-12-05 15:52:35.07 +10:22:32.7 62.463 2.26 91.7 HIP 77825 13.48
2025-12-06 15:52:38.74 +10:22:31.1 62.461 2.25 91.2 HIP 77825 12.59
2025-12-07 15:52:42.40 +10:22:30.0 62.458 2.25 91.2 HIP 77825 11.69