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C/2023 X1 (Leonard)

Basic Information of C/2023 X1 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.951724
Eccentricity 0.993876
Inclination (deg) 110.591400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 136.976100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 321.475500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-GJ3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1937.375301

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-10-17T21:31:58.080
Period (years) 1937.375301

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 20:49:05.80 +59:51:14.6 8.063 20.65 159.3 HIP 102523 18.85
2025-11-22 20:49:28.94 +59:43:30.7 8.076 20.58 158.5 HIP 102523 23.12
2025-11-23 20:49:52.76 +59:35:51.0 8.089 20.50 157.7 HIP 102523 29.20
2025-11-24 20:50:17.23 +59:28:15.7 8.102 20.42 156.9 HIP 103130 27.77
2025-11-25 20:50:42.35 +59:20:44.7 8.115 20.34 156.1 HIP 103130 22.94
2025-11-26 20:51:08.10 +59:13:18.2 8.129 20.26 155.3 HIP 103130 20.24
2025-11-27 20:51:34.46 +59:05:56.3 8.142 20.18 154.5 HIP 103130 20.51
2025-11-28 20:52:01.41 +58:58:39.0 8.155 20.09 153.7 HIP 103146 15.39
2025-11-29 20:52:28.95 +58:51:26.5 8.169 20.01 152.9 HIP 103146 11.29
2025-11-30 20:52:57.06 +58:44:18.7 8.183 19.93 152.1 HIP 103035 6.17
2025-12-01 20:53:25.72 +58:37:15.8 8.196 19.85 151.3 HIP 103035 7.63
2025-12-02 20:53:54.91 +58:30:17.8 8.210 19.76 150.5 HIP 103035 14.35
2025-12-03 20:54:24.63 +58:23:24.9 8.224 19.68 149.7 HIP 103035 21.90
2025-12-04 20:54:54.86 +58:16:36.9 8.238 19.60 148.9 HIP 103317 14.76
2025-12-05 20:55:25.59 +58:09:54.1 8.252 19.51 148.1 HIP 103317 6.93
2025-12-06 20:55:56.80 +58:03:16.4 8.266 19.43 147.3 HIP 103317 0.94
2025-12-07 20:56:28.49 +57:56:43.8 8.280 19.43 147.3 HIP 103317 8.66