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153P/Ikeya-Zhang

Basic Information of 153P/Ikeya-Zhang

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.494824
Eccentricity 0.990254
Inclination (deg) 28.504900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 93.805900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 34.204000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 361.773310

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-03-15T03:54:17.280
Period (years) 361.773310

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 19:55:08.92 -32:18:45.8 41.993 2.21 64.8 HIP 97927 22.89
2025-11-22 19:55:12.70 -32:18:23.3 42.010 2.25 65.3 HIP 97927 23.07
2025-11-23 19:55:16.58 -32:18:00.7 42.027 2.30 65.7 HIP 97927 23.29
2025-11-24 19:55:20.54 -32:17:38.0 42.043 2.34 66.2 HIP 97927 23.56
2025-11-25 19:55:24.60 -32:17:15.3 42.059 2.39 66.6 HIP 97927 23.88
2025-11-26 19:55:28.75 -32:16:52.5 42.075 2.43 67.0 HIP 97927 24.23
2025-11-27 19:55:32.98 -32:16:29.7 42.091 2.47 67.4 HIP 97927 24.64
2025-11-28 19:55:37.31 -32:16:06.9 42.107 2.52 67.8 HIP 97927 25.09
2025-11-29 19:55:41.71 -32:15:44.1 42.123 2.56 68.1 HIP 97927 25.59
2025-11-30 19:55:46.20 -32:15:21.2 42.138 2.60 68.5 HIP 97927 26.12
2025-12-01 19:55:50.78 -32:14:58.3 42.153 2.64 68.8 HIP 97927 26.71
2025-12-02 19:55:55.44 -32:14:35.5 42.168 2.68 69.2 HIP 97927 27.33
2025-12-03 19:56:00.17 -32:14:12.6 42.183 2.72 69.5 HIP 97927 28.00
2025-12-04 19:56:04.99 -32:13:49.7 42.197 2.76 69.8 HIP 97927 28.70
2025-12-05 19:56:09.88 -32:13:26.9 42.212 2.79 70.1 HIP 97927 29.44
2025-12-06 19:56:14.84 -32:13:04.0 42.226 2.83 70.4 HIP 97927 30.22
2025-12-07 19:56:19.89 -32:12:41.2 42.240 2.83 70.4 HIP 98310 30.56