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87P/Bus

Basic Information of 87P/Bus

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.446492
Eccentricity 0.212826
Inclination (deg) 2.662400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 184.356200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 51.705900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2020-SI8, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.161357

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-04-02T04:19:37.920
Period (years) 9.161357

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 06:23:39.91 +20:09:55.4 4.266 14.48 267.9 HIP 30393 13.86
2025-11-22 06:23:15.25 +20:09:42.6 4.256 14.90 268.1 HIP 30393 14.17
2025-11-23 06:22:49.86 +20:09:30.5 4.246 15.32 268.2 HIP 30393 16.70
2025-11-24 06:22:23.76 +20:09:19.1 4.236 15.73 268.4 HIP 30229 19.42
2025-11-25 06:21:56.97 +20:09:08.5 4.226 16.12 268.5 HIP 30229 16.40
2025-11-26 06:21:29.50 +20:08:58.5 4.217 16.51 268.7 HIP 30229 15.52
2025-11-27 06:21:01.37 +20:08:49.2 4.208 16.89 268.8 HIP 30229 17.29
2025-11-28 06:20:32.59 +20:08:40.6 4.199 17.25 268.9 HIP 30110 16.93
2025-11-29 06:20:03.19 +20:08:32.6 4.191 17.61 269.0 HIP 30110 16.23
2025-11-30 06:19:33.18 +20:08:25.3 4.182 17.95 269.1 HIP 30110 18.41
2025-12-01 06:19:02.59 +20:08:18.5 4.174 18.29 269.2 HIP 30110 22.77
2025-12-02 06:18:31.43 +20:08:12.4 4.167 18.61 269.3 HIP 29897 21.60
2025-12-03 06:17:59.72 +20:08:06.9 4.159 18.92 269.4 HIP 29897 18.83
2025-12-04 06:17:27.48 +20:08:01.9 4.152 19.22 269.5 HIP 29897 18.82
2025-12-05 06:16:54.73 +20:07:57.5 4.145 19.50 269.6 HIP 29897 21.68
2025-12-06 06:16:21.50 +20:07:53.6 4.139 19.78 269.6 HIP 29897 26.61
2025-12-07 06:15:47.79 +20:07:50.3 4.133 19.78 269.6 HIP 29587 23.96