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170P/Christensen

Basic Information of 170P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.911353
Eccentricity 0.305413
Inclination (deg) 10.133900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 142.635400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 224.609500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.581285

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-04-15T04:56:29.760
Period (years) 8.581285

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 10:32:25.03 +09:33:52.8 4.940 14.48 102.6 HIP 51582 9.48
2025-11-22 10:32:47.96 +09:32:36.8 4.925 14.05 102.3 HIP 51582 12.16
2025-11-23 10:33:10.22 +09:31:24.9 4.911 13.61 102.0 HIP 51624 14.06
2025-11-24 10:33:31.82 +09:30:17.1 4.897 13.17 101.6 HIP 51624 15.96
2025-11-25 10:33:52.74 +09:29:13.6 4.883 12.72 101.2 HIP 51624 19.16
2025-11-26 10:34:12.98 +09:28:14.4 4.868 12.27 100.7 HIP 51624 23.01
2025-11-27 10:34:32.54 +09:27:19.5 4.854 11.82 100.3 HIP 51898 25.97
2025-11-28 10:34:51.40 +09:26:29.0 4.840 11.36 99.7 HIP 51898 22.04
2025-11-29 10:35:09.56 +09:25:43.0 4.825 10.90 99.1 HIP 51898 18.59
2025-11-30 10:35:27.02 +09:25:01.3 4.811 10.44 98.5 HIP 51898 15.77
2025-12-01 10:35:43.76 +09:24:24.2 4.797 9.98 97.8 HIP 51898 13.80
2025-12-02 10:35:59.80 +09:23:51.6 4.783 9.52 97.0 HIP 51898 12.89
2025-12-03 10:36:15.11 +09:23:23.6 4.768 9.05 96.2 HIP 51898 13.08
2025-12-04 10:36:29.70 +09:23:00.2 4.754 8.58 95.2 HIP 51975 10.50
2025-12-05 10:36:43.56 +09:22:41.5 4.740 8.11 94.1 HIP 51975 7.07
2025-12-06 10:36:56.69 +09:22:27.4 4.725 7.65 92.9 HIP 51975 3.84
2025-12-07 10:37:09.07 +09:22:18.1 4.711 7.65 92.9 HIP 51975 0.81