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178P/Hug-Bell

Basic Information of 178P/Hug-Bell

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.881079
Eccentricity 0.482179
Inclination (deg) 11.092900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 102.783700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 297.966800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.923745

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-06-21T12:05:36.960
Period (years) 6.923745

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 17:24:47.38 -20:41:54.9 5.078 38.19 97.5 HIP 85426 37.97
2025-11-22 17:25:52.17 -20:43:53.1 5.081 38.35 97.3 HIP 85426 24.81
2025-11-23 17:26:57.26 -20:45:49.4 5.083 38.50 97.2 HIP 85426 15.97
2025-11-24 17:28:02.65 -20:47:43.9 5.085 38.65 97.0 HIP 85491 10.58
2025-11-25 17:29:08.32 -20:49:36.5 5.087 38.80 96.9 HIP 85491 14.69
2025-11-26 17:30:14.28 -20:51:27.2 5.088 38.94 96.7 HIP 85491 28.30
2025-11-27 17:31:20.51 -20:53:16.0 5.090 39.08 96.6 HIP 85814 21.04
2025-11-28 17:32:27.01 -20:55:02.8 5.091 39.22 96.4 HIP 85814 20.71
2025-11-29 17:33:33.77 -20:56:47.7 5.092 39.35 96.3 HIP 85908 21.70
2025-11-30 17:34:40.78 -20:58:30.6 5.093 39.48 96.2 HIP 86089 12.86
2025-12-01 17:35:48.05 -21:00:11.5 5.093 39.60 96.0 HIP 86089 2.94
2025-12-02 17:36:55.56 -21:01:50.4 5.094 39.72 95.9 HIP 86158 8.20
2025-12-03 17:38:03.30 -21:03:27.2 5.094 39.84 95.7 HIP 86274 12.91
2025-12-04 17:39:11.28 -21:05:02.1 5.094 39.96 95.6 HIP 86274 23.23
2025-12-05 17:40:19.48 -21:06:34.8 5.093 40.07 95.5 HIP 86519 16.48
2025-12-06 17:41:27.91 -21:08:05.5 5.093 40.18 95.3 HIP 86519 18.36
2025-12-07 17:42:36.56 -21:09:34.2 5.092 40.18 95.3 HIP 86519 30.30