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162P/SidingSpring

Basic Information of 162P/SidingSpring

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.289521
Eccentricity 0.582883
Inclination (deg) 27.551900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 30.870500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 357.246000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.435704

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-05-17T20:09:44.640
Period (years) 5.435704

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

162P/SidingSpring · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 18:10:37.60 -43:42:56.1 2.922 68.98 84.1 HIP 89211 24.87
2025-11-22 18:13:09.36 -43:39:58.6 2.921 69.45 83.9 HIP 89211 15.94
2025-11-23 18:15:41.95 -43:36:53.8 2.921 69.91 83.6 HIP 89599 14.87
2025-11-24 18:18:15.36 -43:33:41.5 2.919 70.37 83.4 HIP 89635 8.71
2025-11-25 18:20:49.56 -43:30:21.5 2.918 70.83 83.2 HIP 89907 1.50
2025-11-26 18:23:24.56 -43:26:53.8 2.917 71.28 83.0 HIP 90106 13.23
2025-11-27 18:26:00.33 -43:23:18.1 2.916 71.74 82.8 HIP 90430 14.14
2025-11-28 18:28:36.86 -43:19:34.2 2.914 72.20 82.5 HIP 90579 12.77
2025-11-29 18:31:14.13 -43:15:42.0 2.913 72.65 82.3 HIP 90842 16.61
2025-11-30 18:33:52.14 -43:11:41.2 2.911 73.10 82.1 HIP 90842 28.21
2025-12-01 18:36:30.85 -43:07:31.8 2.909 73.56 81.8 HIP 91327 16.19
2025-12-02 18:39:10.28 -43:03:13.5 2.907 74.01 81.6 HIP 91494 9.13
2025-12-03 18:41:50.38 -42:58:46.2 2.905 74.46 81.3 HIP 91654 23.30
2025-12-04 18:44:31.17 -42:54:09.7 2.903 74.91 81.1 HIP 91947 19.54
2025-12-05 18:47:12.62 -42:49:23.8 2.901 75.37 80.8 HIP 92085 19.97
2025-12-06 18:49:54.72 -42:44:28.3 2.899 75.82 80.6 HIP 92326 14.80
2025-12-07 18:52:37.45 -42:39:23.1 2.897 75.82 80.6 HIP 92425 38.34