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164P/Christensen

Basic Information of 164P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.674868
Eccentricity 0.541444
Inclination (deg) 16.276300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 88.267600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 325.932400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.980432

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-05-27T08:59:16.800
Period (years) 6.980432

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

164P/Christensen · 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 10:53:52.21 +19:42:41.8 2.268 44.32 87.7 HIP 53375 20.46
2025-11-22 10:55:07.49 +19:43:23.5 2.261 43.64 87.2 HIP 53455 13.98
2025-11-23 10:56:21.59 +19:44:14.2 2.254 42.96 86.6 HIP 53455 3.53
2025-11-24 10:57:34.50 +19:45:14.0 2.247 42.28 86.1 HIP 53654 16.81
2025-11-25 10:58:46.21 +19:46:23.0 2.240 41.59 85.5 HIP 53654 9.29
2025-11-26 10:59:56.70 +19:47:41.3 2.233 40.90 84.8 HIP 53866 20.22
2025-11-27 11:01:05.97 +19:49:09.0 2.226 40.20 84.2 HIP 53866 8.30
2025-11-28 11:02:14.00 +19:50:46.3 2.219 39.51 83.5 HIP 53866 15.91
2025-11-29 11:03:20.79 +19:52:33.3 2.212 38.81 82.8 HIP 54050 16.98
2025-11-30 11:04:26.31 +19:54:30.1 2.206 38.12 82.0 HIP 54050 21.80
2025-12-01 11:05:30.56 +19:56:36.7 2.198 37.42 81.2 HIP 54050 33.71
2025-12-02 11:06:33.52 +19:58:53.3 2.191 36.73 80.4 HIP 54381 22.63
2025-12-03 11:07:35.19 +20:01:19.9 2.184 36.04 79.5 HIP 54381 14.98
2025-12-04 11:08:35.55 +20:03:56.7 2.177 35.34 78.6 HIP 54381 18.83
2025-12-05 11:09:34.58 +20:06:43.8 2.170 34.66 77.6 HIP 54620 19.81
2025-12-06 11:10:32.28 +20:09:41.2 2.163 33.97 76.6 HIP 54620 8.62
2025-12-07 11:11:28.63 +20:12:49.1 2.156 33.97 76.6 HIP 54620 11.49