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143P/Kowal-Mrkos

Basic Information of 143P/Kowal-Mrkos

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.956418
Eccentricity 0.379251
Inclination (deg) 5.402600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 242.159300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 304.644000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.393809

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-12-27T11:44:09.600
Period (years) 10.393809

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 08:19:37.48 +14:48:38.8 3.233 7.20 142.4 HIP 40759 13.99
2025-11-22 08:19:44.76 +14:46:22.0 3.216 6.70 146.1 HIP 40759 16.82
2025-11-23 08:19:50.95 +14:44:08.5 3.200 6.24 150.4 HIP 40759 19.49
2025-11-24 08:19:56.05 +14:41:58.3 3.184 5.82 155.3 HIP 40759 21.98
2025-11-25 08:20:00.07 +14:39:51.4 3.168 5.44 161.1 HIP 40759 24.30
2025-11-26 08:20:02.99 +14:37:47.9 3.152 5.12 167.6 HIP 40759 26.45
2025-11-27 08:20:04.81 +14:35:47.8 3.136 4.88 174.9 HIP 40761 26.83
2025-11-28 08:20:05.52 +14:33:51.3 3.120 4.71 182.9 HIP 40761 25.21
2025-11-29 08:20:05.13 +14:31:58.3 3.105 4.65 191.2 HIP 40761 23.55
2025-11-30 08:20:03.64 +14:30:08.9 3.089 4.68 199.7 HIP 40761 21.82
2025-12-01 08:20:01.03 +14:28:23.1 3.074 4.81 207.8 HIP 40761 20.01
2025-12-02 08:19:57.32 +14:26:41.0 3.059 5.03 215.5 HIP 40761 18.11
2025-12-03 08:19:52.50 +14:25:02.6 3.044 5.34 222.3 HIP 40761 16.09
2025-12-04 08:19:46.56 +14:23:27.9 3.029 5.71 228.4 HIP 40761 13.97
2025-12-05 08:19:39.51 +14:21:57.1 3.015 6.13 233.7 HIP 40761 11.76
2025-12-06 08:19:31.35 +14:20:30.0 3.000 6.60 238.3 HIP 40761 9.52
2025-12-07 08:19:22.07 +14:19:06.8 2.986 6.60 238.3 HIP 40761 7.38