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C/1997 L1 (Zhu-Balam)

Basic Information of C/1997 L1 (Zhu-Balam)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.959592
Eccentricity 0.996270
Inclination (deg) 72.894900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 233.408500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 346.509400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 48484.807815

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1996-11-11T02:02:49.920
Period (years) 48484.807815

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 00:14:31.83 +56:02:25.3 47.803 2.97 208.7 HIP 1162 12.77
2025-11-22 00:14:27.74 +56:01:22.7 47.811 2.97 207.9 HIP 1162 13.80
2025-11-23 00:14:23.78 +56:00:19.8 47.820 2.96 207.0 HIP 1039 14.62
2025-11-24 00:14:19.94 +55:59:16.5 47.829 2.95 206.1 HIP 1039 13.57
2025-11-25 00:14:16.22 +55:58:13.0 47.838 2.94 205.3 HIP 1039 12.55
2025-11-26 00:14:12.64 +55:57:09.2 47.847 2.93 204.4 HIP 1039 11.58
2025-11-27 00:14:09.18 +55:56:05.1 47.856 2.92 203.5 HIP 1039 10.66
2025-11-28 00:14:05.85 +55:55:00.8 47.866 2.91 202.6 HIP 1039 9.82
2025-11-29 00:14:02.66 +55:53:56.3 47.876 2.90 201.7 HIP 1039 9.06
2025-11-30 00:13:59.59 +55:52:51.6 47.885 2.89 200.8 HIP 1039 8.41
2025-12-01 00:13:56.66 +55:51:46.8 47.896 2.88 199.9 HIP 1039 7.90
2025-12-02 00:13:53.86 +55:50:41.8 47.906 2.87 199.0 HIP 1039 7.56
2025-12-03 00:13:51.20 +55:49:36.6 47.916 2.86 198.1 HIP 1039 7.39
2025-12-04 00:13:48.67 +55:48:31.4 47.927 2.85 197.2 HIP 1039 7.42
2025-12-05 00:13:46.27 +55:47:26.0 47.938 2.84 196.3 HIP 1039 7.65
2025-12-06 00:13:44.01 +55:46:20.6 47.948 2.83 195.3 HIP 1039 8.04
2025-12-07 00:13:41.88 +55:45:15.2 47.959 2.83 195.3 HIP 1039 8.58