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169P/NEAT

Basic Information of 169P/NEAT

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.604143
Eccentricity 0.767963
Inclination (deg) 11.285300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 176.044800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 218.132200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.201204

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-09-21T08:54:40.320
Period (years) 4.201204

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 16:00:02.84 -12:29:36.6 4.339 44.88 101.1 HIP 78453 16.53
2025-11-22 16:01:15.02 -12:33:04.1 4.333 45.01 101.0 HIP 78453 13.47
2025-11-23 16:02:27.46 -12:36:29.1 4.327 45.14 100.8 HIP 78569 6.46
2025-11-24 16:03:40.17 -12:39:51.5 4.321 45.26 100.6 HIP 78569 18.09
2025-11-25 16:04:53.14 -12:43:11.3 4.315 45.39 100.5 HIP 78838 10.92
2025-11-26 16:06:06.37 -12:46:28.5 4.308 45.51 100.3 HIP 78838 7.90
2025-11-27 16:07:19.85 -12:49:43.0 4.302 45.63 100.1 HIP 79005 6.43
2025-11-28 16:08:33.57 -12:52:54.8 4.295 45.74 99.9 HIP 79041 10.27
2025-11-29 16:09:47.54 -12:56:03.8 4.288 45.86 99.8 HIP 79200 3.25
2025-11-30 16:11:01.74 -12:59:10.1 4.280 45.97 99.6 HIP 79200 17.71
2025-12-01 16:12:16.18 -13:02:13.5 4.273 46.08 99.4 HIP 79432 17.84
2025-12-02 16:13:30.85 -13:05:14.1 4.265 46.19 99.3 HIP 79519 3.56
2025-12-03 16:14:45.75 -13:08:11.7 4.257 46.29 99.1 HIP 79519 17.64
2025-12-04 16:16:00.87 -13:11:06.5 4.249 46.40 98.9 HIP 79648 28.68
2025-12-05 16:17:16.22 -13:13:58.3 4.240 46.51 98.7 HIP 79843 11.73
2025-12-06 16:18:31.79 -13:16:47.2 4.232 46.61 98.6 HIP 79843 11.59
2025-12-07 16:19:47.57 -13:19:33.0 4.223 46.61 98.6 HIP 80048 22.82