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C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

Basic Information of C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.493056
Eccentricity 1.001470
Inclination (deg) 87.819900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 222.729300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 87.053000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-04-22T23:36:23.040

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 04:42:01.77 -51:38:32.2 22.925 6.44 254.4 HIP 22053 23.89
2025-11-22 04:41:45.78 -51:39:13.6 22.931 6.43 255.4 HIP 21666 25.07
2025-11-23 04:41:29.73 -51:39:52.4 22.938 6.42 256.5 HIP 21666 22.56
2025-11-24 04:41:13.62 -51:40:28.4 22.944 6.41 257.5 HIP 21666 20.05
2025-11-25 04:40:57.47 -51:41:01.7 22.951 6.40 258.5 HIP 21666 17.56
2025-11-26 04:40:41.27 -51:41:32.2 22.957 6.39 259.5 HIP 21666 15.08
2025-11-27 04:40:25.03 -51:42:00.0 22.964 6.39 260.6 HIP 21666 12.62
2025-11-28 04:40:08.77 -51:42:25.1 22.971 6.38 261.6 HIP 21666 10.20
2025-11-29 04:39:52.48 -51:42:47.4 22.978 6.37 262.6 HIP 21666 7.85
2025-11-30 04:39:36.18 -51:43:06.9 22.985 6.36 263.7 HIP 21666 5.65
2025-12-01 04:39:19.87 -51:43:23.7 22.992 6.35 264.7 HIP 21666 3.87
2025-12-02 04:39:03.55 -51:43:37.7 22.999 6.33 265.7 HIP 21666 3.26
2025-12-03 04:38:47.23 -51:43:49.0 23.007 6.32 266.8 HIP 21666 4.35
2025-12-04 04:38:30.91 -51:43:57.5 23.014 6.31 267.8 HIP 21666 6.30
2025-12-05 04:38:14.61 -51:44:03.2 23.022 6.30 268.8 HIP 21666 8.53
2025-12-06 04:37:58.33 -51:44:06.3 23.029 6.29 269.9 HIP 21666 10.88
2025-12-07 04:37:42.07 -51:44:06.5 23.037 6.29 269.9 HIP 21495 9.03