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197P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 197P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.113335
Eccentricity 0.617534
Inclination (deg) 25.205400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.128100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 189.990900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.966490

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-11-21T21:32:32.640
Period (years) 4.966490

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 06:09:28.70 +34:04:15.7 3.731 24.48 291.4 HIP 29242 6.94
2025-11-22 06:08:44.64 +34:07:49.1 3.721 24.92 290.7 HIP 29072 9.97
2025-11-23 06:07:59.55 +34:11:20.2 3.712 25.35 290.1 HIP 29072 1.57
2025-11-24 06:07:13.47 +34:14:48.8 3.702 25.77 289.5 HIP 29072 10.37
2025-11-25 06:06:26.42 +34:18:14.6 3.693 26.18 288.9 HIP 29072 20.61
2025-11-26 06:05:38.42 +34:21:37.6 3.684 26.57 288.3 HIP 28725 19.63
2025-11-27 06:04:49.50 +34:24:57.6 3.676 26.95 287.8 HIP 28725 9.83
2025-11-28 06:03:59.68 +34:28:14.5 3.667 27.32 287.2 HIP 28725 5.83
2025-11-29 06:03:09.00 +34:31:28.0 3.659 27.68 286.7 HIP 28725 14.38
2025-11-30 06:02:17.49 +34:34:38.1 3.652 28.02 286.2 HIP 28729 23.25
2025-12-01 06:01:25.16 +34:37:44.6 3.644 28.34 285.6 HIP 28448 14.45
2025-12-02 06:00:32.06 +34:40:47.3 3.637 28.65 285.1 HIP 28448 10.43
2025-12-03 05:59:38.22 +34:43:46.2 3.630 28.95 284.6 HIP 28357 13.70
2025-12-04 05:58:43.66 +34:46:41.0 3.624 29.23 284.1 HIP 28357 19.24
2025-12-05 05:57:48.42 +34:49:31.7 3.618 29.49 283.7 HIP 28357 28.71
2025-12-06 05:56:52.53 +34:52:18.1 3.612 29.74 283.2 HIP 28065 20.72
2025-12-07 05:55:56.03 +34:55:00.1 3.606 29.74 283.2 HIP 28065 15.19