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15P/Finlay

Basic Information of 15P/Finlay

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.997392
Eccentricity 0.715953
Inclination (deg) 6.786300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 13.733800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 347.873300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.579812

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-02-09T20:38:24.000
Period (years) 6.579812

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 13:21:53.18 -08:53:54.9 6.343 24.53 113.5 HIP 65232 10.15
2025-11-22 13:22:29.61 -08:57:49.9 6.331 24.38 113.5 HIP 65232 8.24
2025-11-23 13:23:05.82 -09:01:43.3 6.318 24.22 113.5 HIP 65232 14.95
2025-11-24 13:23:41.80 -09:05:35.2 6.305 24.06 113.5 HIP 65284 19.24
2025-11-25 13:24:17.56 -09:09:25.6 6.292 23.90 113.5 HIP 65332 19.77
2025-11-26 13:24:53.08 -09:13:14.3 6.279 23.73 113.5 HIP 65332 24.37
2025-11-27 13:25:28.35 -09:17:01.5 6.265 23.55 113.5 HIP 65480 30.06
2025-11-28 13:26:03.37 -09:20:47.0 6.252 23.38 113.5 HIP 65642 23.21
2025-11-29 13:26:38.13 -09:24:30.8 6.238 23.19 113.5 HIP 65642 18.15
2025-11-30 13:27:12.63 -09:28:12.9 6.224 23.01 113.5 HIP 65642 17.18
2025-12-01 13:27:46.85 -09:31:53.2 6.210 22.82 113.5 HIP 65735 16.35
2025-12-02 13:28:20.80 -09:35:31.8 6.195 22.63 113.5 HIP 65735 9.28
2025-12-03 13:28:54.47 -09:39:08.6 6.180 22.43 113.5 HIP 65735 8.42
2025-12-04 13:29:27.84 -09:42:43.5 6.166 22.23 113.6 HIP 65735 14.75
2025-12-05 13:30:00.92 -09:46:16.6 6.151 22.02 113.6 HIP 65927 13.86
2025-12-06 13:30:33.70 -09:49:47.8 6.136 21.81 113.6 HIP 65927 9.59
2025-12-07 13:31:06.16 -09:53:17.0 6.120 21.81 113.6 HIP 65927 12.08