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126P/IRAS

Basic Information of 126P/IRAS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.710869
Eccentricity 0.695893
Inclination (deg) 45.871800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 357.856900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 356.550500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.343984

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-07-04T20:41:25.440
Period (years) 13.343984

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 11:22:15.97 +34:18:43.2 6.569 9.08 70.0 HIP 55627 19.15
2025-11-22 11:22:32.50 +34:19:57.7 6.559 8.86 68.1 HIP 55627 16.20
2025-11-23 11:22:48.42 +34:21:17.0 6.548 8.64 66.1 HIP 55627 13.74
2025-11-24 11:23:03.73 +34:22:41.1 6.538 8.44 63.9 HIP 55627 11.99
2025-11-25 11:23:18.43 +34:24:10.0 6.527 8.24 61.7 HIP 55627 11.21
2025-11-26 11:23:32.50 +34:25:43.6 6.516 8.05 59.4 HIP 55627 11.53
2025-11-27 11:23:45.94 +34:27:21.9 6.505 7.87 56.9 HIP 55627 12.80
2025-11-28 11:23:58.74 +34:29:04.9 6.495 7.70 54.4 HIP 55627 14.74
2025-11-29 11:24:10.89 +34:30:52.5 6.484 7.55 51.7 HIP 55627 17.07
2025-11-30 11:24:22.40 +34:32:44.7 6.473 7.41 48.9 HIP 55627 19.63
2025-12-01 11:24:33.25 +34:34:41.5 6.463 7.28 46.1 HIP 55627 22.32
2025-12-02 11:24:43.44 +34:36:42.7 6.452 7.17 43.1 HIP 55627 25.07
2025-12-03 11:24:52.97 +34:38:48.4 6.441 7.08 40.0 HIP 55627 27.85
2025-12-04 11:25:01.82 +34:40:58.5 6.430 7.00 36.8 HIP 55755 29.50
2025-12-05 11:25:10.00 +34:43:13.1 6.420 6.95 33.6 HIP 55755 27.02
2025-12-06 11:25:17.49 +34:45:31.9 6.409 6.91 30.3 HIP 55755 24.55
2025-12-07 11:25:24.29 +34:47:55.0 6.398 6.91 30.3 HIP 55755 22.08