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C/1996 P2 (Russell-Watson)

Basic Information of C/1996 P2 (Russell-Watson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.013950
Eccentricity 0.998601
Inclination (deg) 29.213000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 101.398300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 188.753900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 54619.340827

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1996-03-09T13:26:06.720
Period (years) 54619.340827

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 05:59:31.65 +16:38:41.6 50.929 2.45 267.2 HIP 28289 12.68
2025-11-22 05:59:27.56 +16:38:38.7 50.924 2.48 267.3 HIP 28289 11.72
2025-11-23 05:59:23.43 +16:38:35.9 50.919 2.50 267.4 HIP 28289 10.75
2025-11-24 05:59:19.25 +16:38:33.2 50.914 2.53 267.6 HIP 28289 9.77
2025-11-25 05:59:15.04 +16:38:30.6 50.909 2.55 267.7 HIP 28289 8.79
2025-11-26 05:59:10.78 +16:38:28.2 50.905 2.57 267.9 HIP 28289 7.81
2025-11-27 05:59:06.49 +16:38:25.9 50.901 2.60 268.0 HIP 28289 6.84
2025-11-28 05:59:02.15 +16:38:23.7 50.897 2.62 268.1 HIP 28289 5.87
2025-11-29 05:58:57.79 +16:38:21.6 50.894 2.64 268.3 HIP 28289 4.93
2025-11-30 05:58:53.39 +16:38:19.7 50.891 2.66 268.4 HIP 28289 4.04
2025-12-01 05:58:48.95 +16:38:17.9 50.888 2.67 268.5 HIP 28289 3.24
2025-12-02 05:58:44.49 +16:38:16.2 50.885 2.69 268.6 HIP 28289 2.63
2025-12-03 05:58:40.00 +16:38:14.7 50.883 2.71 268.8 HIP 28289 2.38
2025-12-04 05:58:35.48 +16:38:13.3 50.881 2.72 268.9 HIP 28289 2.60
2025-12-05 05:58:30.93 +16:38:12.0 50.879 2.74 269.0 HIP 28289 3.20
2025-12-06 05:58:26.36 +16:38:10.8 50.877 2.75 269.1 HIP 28289 4.01
2025-12-07 05:58:21.76 +16:38:09.8 50.876 2.75 269.1 HIP 28289 4.94