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C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon)

Basic Information of C/2015 XY1 (Lemmon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.949949
Eccentricity 1.001221
Inclination (deg) 148.859200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 281.525000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 196.311300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-OB6, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-04-27T11:49:37.920

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 23:53:24.16 -33:04:50.3 16.971 6.17 292.3 HIP 117876 15.38
2025-11-22 23:53:13.26 -33:03:54.0 16.990 6.08 293.5 HIP 117678 16.73
2025-11-23 23:53:02.62 -33:02:55.8 17.009 5.98 294.8 HIP 117678 14.82
2025-11-24 23:52:52.25 -33:01:55.6 17.029 5.89 296.0 HIP 117678 13.14
2025-11-25 23:52:42.15 -33:00:53.6 17.048 5.80 297.3 HIP 117678 11.77
2025-11-26 23:52:32.31 -32:59:49.6 17.068 5.71 298.6 HIP 117678 10.82
2025-11-27 23:52:22.75 -32:58:43.9 17.087 5.63 300.0 HIP 117678 10.37
2025-11-28 23:52:13.46 -32:57:36.3 17.107 5.54 301.4 HIP 117678 10.45
2025-11-29 23:52:04.45 -32:56:27.0 17.126 5.46 302.8 HIP 117678 11.05
2025-11-30 23:51:55.70 -32:55:16.0 17.146 5.38 304.3 HIP 117678 12.06
2025-12-01 23:51:47.23 -32:54:03.3 17.166 5.30 305.8 HIP 117678 13.37
2025-12-02 23:51:39.04 -32:52:48.9 17.185 5.23 307.3 HIP 117678 14.89
2025-12-03 23:51:31.12 -32:51:32.9 17.205 5.15 308.8 HIP 117678 16.55
2025-12-04 23:51:23.47 -32:50:15.4 17.225 5.08 310.4 HIP 117678 18.31
2025-12-05 23:51:16.10 -32:48:56.3 17.245 5.02 312.0 HIP 117678 20.12
2025-12-06 23:51:09.00 -32:47:35.6 17.265 4.95 313.7 HIP 117680 20.59
2025-12-07 23:51:02.18 -32:46:13.5 17.284 4.95 313.7 HIP 117680 20.19