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140P/Bowell-Skiff

Basic Information of 140P/Bowell-Skiff

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.956649
Eccentricity 0.694975
Inclination (deg) 3.682000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 343.362300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 172.145500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.246740

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-10-05T08:08:52.800
Period (years) 16.246740

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 22:57:11.26 -06:19:30.7 9.976 0.98 252.4 HIP 113379 17.58
2025-11-22 22:57:09.76 -06:19:37.9 9.992 0.73 254.0 HIP 113379 17.65
2025-11-23 22:57:08.63 -06:19:42.7 10.007 0.47 257.6 HIP 113279 17.70
2025-11-24 22:57:07.89 -06:19:45.1 10.022 0.22 269.1 HIP 113279 17.55
2025-11-25 22:57:07.53 -06:19:45.2 10.038 0.10 8.7 HIP 113279 17.48
2025-11-26 22:57:07.56 -06:19:42.9 10.053 0.32 52.6 HIP 113279 17.52
2025-11-27 22:57:07.96 -06:19:38.3 10.068 0.57 59.3 HIP 113279 17.64
2025-11-28 22:57:08.75 -06:19:31.4 10.084 0.82 61.9 HIP 113279 17.86
2025-11-29 22:57:09.91 -06:19:22.1 10.100 1.07 63.2 HIP 113379 17.86
2025-11-30 22:57:11.45 -06:19:10.5 10.115 1.33 64.1 HIP 113379 17.86
2025-12-01 22:57:13.37 -06:18:56.6 10.131 1.58 64.6 HIP 113379 17.86
2025-12-02 22:57:15.66 -06:18:40.4 10.146 1.83 65.0 HIP 113379 17.88
2025-12-03 22:57:18.33 -06:18:21.9 10.162 2.08 65.3 HIP 113379 17.92
2025-12-04 22:57:21.36 -06:18:01.1 10.178 2.32 65.6 HIP 113379 18.00
2025-12-05 22:57:24.77 -06:17:38.0 10.193 2.57 65.8 HIP 113379 18.13
2025-12-06 22:57:28.55 -06:17:12.6 10.209 2.82 65.9 HIP 113379 18.32
2025-12-07 22:57:32.69 -06:16:45.0 10.225 2.82 65.9 HIP 113379 18.59