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159P/LONEOS

Basic Information of 159P/LONEOS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.616834
Eccentricity 0.382359
Inclination (deg) 23.479000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.937500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 4.749400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14.170615

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-07-27T06:42:02.880
Period (years) 14.170615

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 16:02:01.77 -24:10:41.4 9.064 20.70 106.1 HIP 78510 10.06
2025-11-22 16:02:36.67 -24:12:58.7 9.065 20.72 106.1 HIP 78510 14.36
2025-11-23 16:03:11.61 -24:15:15.9 9.065 20.73 106.0 HIP 78510 21.18
2025-11-24 16:03:46.59 -24:17:33.2 9.066 20.74 106.0 HIP 78746 16.15
2025-11-25 16:04:21.60 -24:19:50.3 9.066 20.75 106.0 HIP 78746 14.22
2025-11-26 16:04:56.63 -24:22:07.4 9.065 20.75 106.0 HIP 78746 16.78
2025-11-27 16:05:31.68 -24:24:24.5 9.065 20.75 106.0 HIP 78746 22.33
2025-11-28 16:06:06.75 -24:26:41.4 9.064 20.75 106.0 HIP 79031 23.95
2025-11-29 16:06:41.82 -24:28:58.2 9.063 20.74 106.0 HIP 79031 15.99
2025-11-30 16:07:16.89 -24:31:15.0 9.062 20.73 106.0 HIP 79031 8.70
2025-12-01 16:07:51.96 -24:33:31.6 9.060 20.72 106.0 HIP 79031 5.79
2025-12-02 16:08:27.02 -24:35:48.0 9.059 20.71 106.0 HIP 79031 11.35
2025-12-03 16:09:02.06 -24:38:04.3 9.057 20.69 105.9 HIP 79229 15.73
2025-12-04 16:09:37.09 -24:40:20.5 9.054 20.67 105.9 HIP 79229 9.21
2025-12-05 16:10:12.09 -24:42:36.5 9.052 20.64 105.9 HIP 79229 7.68
2025-12-06 16:10:47.06 -24:44:52.3 9.049 20.62 105.9 HIP 79229 13.04
2025-12-07 16:11:22.00 -24:47:08.0 9.046 20.62 105.9 HIP 79268 14.89