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C/2023 A1 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2023 A1 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.834815
Eccentricity 0.991814
Inclination (deg) 94.738300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 318.300800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 159.247500
Epoch 2024-03-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3355.682109

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-03-18T16:49:00.480
Period (years) 3355.682109

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 02:34:50.76 -74:06:36.8 9.320 18.51 289.0 HIP 11944 6.02
2025-11-22 02:33:08.74 -74:04:10.6 9.332 18.47 290.3 HIP 11944 4.86
2025-11-23 02:31:28.00 -74:01:35.4 9.344 18.43 291.6 HIP 11944 10.93
2025-11-24 02:29:48.61 -73:58:51.5 9.357 18.39 292.8 HIP 11944 17.97
2025-11-25 02:28:10.62 -73:55:59.0 9.369 18.35 294.1 HIP 11944 25.17
2025-11-26 02:26:34.07 -73:52:58.0 9.381 18.31 295.3 HIP 11095 21.02
2025-11-27 02:24:59.00 -73:49:48.7 9.394 18.26 296.6 HIP 11095 14.17
2025-11-28 02:23:25.46 -73:46:31.4 9.406 18.22 297.8 HIP 11095 8.11
2025-11-29 02:21:53.49 -73:43:06.1 9.418 18.18 299.0 HIP 11095 6.01
2025-11-30 02:20:23.12 -73:39:33.1 9.431 18.13 300.3 HIP 11095 10.54
2025-12-01 02:18:54.38 -73:35:52.6 9.443 18.09 301.5 HIP 11095 17.03
2025-12-02 02:17:27.30 -73:32:04.7 9.456 18.05 302.7 HIP 10923 19.13
2025-12-03 02:16:01.90 -73:28:09.6 9.468 18.00 303.9 HIP 10923 21.98
2025-12-04 02:14:38.21 -73:24:07.5 9.480 17.96 305.1 HIP 10923 26.45
2025-12-05 02:13:16.24 -73:19:58.7 9.493 17.92 306.3 HIP 9899 25.63
2025-12-06 02:11:56.02 -73:15:43.2 9.505 17.87 307.5 HIP 9899 21.41
2025-12-07 02:10:37.55 -73:11:21.3 9.517 17.87 307.5 HIP 9899 19.15