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161P/Hartley-IRAS

Basic Information of 161P/Hartley-IRAS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.265044
Eccentricity 0.836098
Inclination (deg) 95.787900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 1.481800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.078500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 21.442828

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-11-27T12:40:27.840
Period (years) 21.442828

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 04:31:21.74 -70:52:08.3 4.147 46.76 263.4 HIP 21211 8.08
2025-11-22 04:27:34.59 -70:54:08.8 4.142 46.92 265.0 HIP 20662 24.96
2025-11-23 04:23:45.68 -70:55:37.1 4.136 47.09 266.7 HIP 20662 23.48
2025-11-24 04:19:55.32 -70:56:33.0 4.130 47.24 268.4 HIP 19791 28.74
2025-11-25 04:16:03.83 -70:56:56.1 4.125 47.39 270.0 HIP 19791 13.64
2025-11-26 04:12:11.54 -70:56:46.2 4.120 47.54 271.7 HIP 19791 15.99
2025-11-27 04:08:18.77 -70:56:02.9 4.115 47.68 273.4 HIP 19479 26.47
2025-11-28 04:04:25.86 -70:54:46.1 4.109 47.82 275.1 HIP 18729 23.63
2025-11-29 04:00:33.13 -70:52:55.8 4.104 47.96 276.7 HIP 18729 17.10
2025-11-30 03:56:40.91 -70:50:32.0 4.100 48.09 278.4 HIP 18729 27.74
2025-12-01 03:52:49.53 -70:47:34.6 4.095 48.21 280.0 HIP 17716 26.59
2025-12-02 03:48:59.32 -70:44:03.9 4.090 48.33 281.7 HIP 17716 13.03
2025-12-03 03:45:10.56 -70:40:00.0 4.085 48.45 283.3 HIP 17716 19.59
2025-12-04 03:41:23.57 -70:35:22.9 4.081 48.57 285.0 HIP 16882 20.75
2025-12-05 03:37:38.64 -70:30:13.2 4.076 48.68 286.6 HIP 16882 3.06
2025-12-06 03:33:56.03 -70:24:31.1 4.072 48.78 288.2 HIP 16395 14.61
2025-12-07 03:30:16.02 -70:18:16.9 4.068 48.78 288.2 HIP 16395 11.01