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104P/Kowal

Basic Information of 104P/Kowal

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.072097
Eccentricity 0.665861
Inclination (deg) 5.700200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.169400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 227.324200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.747254

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-10-12T21:27:38.880
Period (years) 5.747254

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 17:44:51.71 -18:59:49.4 5.743 29.89 92.7 HIP 86873 20.42
2025-11-22 17:45:42.24 -19:00:22.3 5.748 30.05 92.5 HIP 86873 23.57
2025-11-23 17:46:33.04 -19:00:53.6 5.752 30.20 92.4 HIP 87096 17.66
2025-11-24 17:47:24.11 -19:01:23.3 5.757 30.34 92.3 HIP 87096 7.37
2025-11-25 17:48:15.43 -19:01:51.5 5.761 30.49 92.1 HIP 87096 9.45
2025-11-26 17:49:06.99 -19:02:18.1 5.765 30.63 92.0 HIP 87176 10.85
2025-11-27 17:49:58.80 -19:02:43.0 5.769 30.76 91.8 HIP 87176 20.96
2025-11-28 17:50:50.84 -19:03:06.4 5.772 30.89 91.7 HIP 87388 9.38
2025-11-29 17:51:43.11 -19:03:28.1 5.775 31.02 91.6 HIP 87388 5.44
2025-11-30 17:52:35.60 -19:03:48.1 5.779 31.14 91.4 HIP 87568 15.69
2025-12-01 17:53:28.30 -19:04:06.5 5.781 31.26 91.3 HIP 87568 11.65
2025-12-02 17:54:21.21 -19:04:23.2 5.784 31.38 91.2 HIP 87568 18.34
2025-12-03 17:55:14.31 -19:04:38.2 5.786 31.49 91.0 HIP 87782 19.10
2025-12-04 17:56:07.61 -19:04:51.5 5.789 31.60 90.9 HIP 87832 7.47
2025-12-05 17:57:01.10 -19:05:03.1 5.791 31.70 90.8 HIP 87881 4.26
2025-12-06 17:57:54.78 -19:05:12.9 5.792 31.81 90.6 HIP 87881 11.91
2025-12-07 17:58:48.63 -19:05:21.0 5.794 31.81 90.6 HIP 88167 24.24