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C/1989 L1 (SMM)

Basic Information of C/1989 L1 (SMM)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.005570
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 144.636400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 6.240300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 84.722100
Epoch 1989-06-02T13:52:19.200
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1989-06-02T13:52:19.200

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 06:49:24.29 -12:40:46.4 61.184 2.01 246.0 HIP 32696 2.17
2025-11-22 06:49:21.28 -12:41:06.0 61.177 2.02 246.8 HIP 32696 1.67
2025-11-23 06:49:18.23 -12:41:25.2 61.170 2.04 247.7 HIP 32696 1.46
2025-11-24 06:49:15.13 -12:41:43.8 61.163 2.06 248.5 HIP 32696 1.66
2025-11-25 06:49:11.99 -12:42:01.9 61.157 2.08 249.3 HIP 32696 2.17
2025-11-26 06:49:08.81 -12:42:19.5 61.151 2.09 250.1 HIP 32696 2.83
2025-11-27 06:49:05.58 -12:42:36.6 61.144 2.11 250.9 HIP 32696 3.57
2025-11-28 06:49:02.30 -12:42:53.1 61.139 2.13 251.7 HIP 32696 4.34
2025-11-29 06:48:58.99 -12:43:09.2 61.133 2.14 252.5 HIP 32696 5.14
2025-11-30 06:48:55.64 -12:43:24.7 61.128 2.16 253.2 HIP 32696 5.96
2025-12-01 06:48:52.24 -12:43:39.6 61.122 2.18 254.0 HIP 32696 6.79
2025-12-02 06:48:48.81 -12:43:54.0 61.117 2.19 254.7 HIP 32696 7.63
2025-12-03 06:48:45.35 -12:44:07.9 61.112 2.21 255.4 HIP 32637 7.67
2025-12-04 06:48:41.84 -12:44:21.2 61.108 2.22 256.1 HIP 32637 7.03
2025-12-05 06:48:38.31 -12:44:34.0 61.103 2.24 256.8 HIP 32637 6.44
2025-12-06 06:48:34.74 -12:44:46.2 61.099 2.25 257.5 HIP 32637 5.94
2025-12-07 06:48:31.13 -12:44:57.9 61.095 2.25 257.5 HIP 32637 5.55