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P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)

Basic Information of P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.587019
Eccentricity 0.314131
Inclination (deg) 2.599000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 40.039300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 333.506900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference NK 1615, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.325507

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-06-15T17:44:00.960
Period (years) 7.325507

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 20:22:26.15 -21:47:48.7 3.137 48.41 74.7 HIP 100423 15.21
2025-11-22 20:23:46.55 -21:42:40.3 3.147 48.82 74.6 HIP 100568 20.75
2025-11-23 20:25:07.55 -21:37:27.7 3.157 49.22 74.5 HIP 100568 26.36
2025-11-24 20:26:29.13 -21:32:10.9 3.166 49.62 74.4 HIP 100740 26.86
2025-11-25 20:27:51.29 -21:26:49.9 3.176 50.01 74.3 HIP 101098 31.23
2025-11-26 20:29:14.02 -21:21:24.6 3.186 50.39 74.3 HIP 101098 14.82
2025-11-27 20:30:37.29 -21:15:55.2 3.195 50.77 74.2 HIP 101098 16.37
2025-11-28 20:32:01.10 -21:10:21.6 3.205 51.14 74.1 HIP 101445 22.38
2025-11-29 20:33:25.43 -21:04:43.8 3.214 51.51 74.0 HIP 101445 10.80
2025-11-30 20:34:50.27 -20:59:01.7 3.223 51.87 73.9 HIP 101437 20.35
2025-12-01 20:36:15.62 -20:53:15.4 3.232 52.22 73.8 HIP 101666 18.31
2025-12-02 20:37:41.45 -20:47:25.0 3.241 52.57 73.7 HIP 101858 15.97
2025-12-03 20:39:07.76 -20:41:30.3 3.250 52.91 73.6 HIP 101858 20.66
2025-12-04 20:40:34.54 -20:35:31.3 3.259 53.25 73.6 HIP 101994 22.81
2025-12-05 20:42:01.77 -20:29:28.2 3.268 53.58 73.5 HIP 102207 26.04
2025-12-06 20:43:29.45 -20:23:20.8 3.277 53.91 73.4 HIP 102207 22.76
2025-12-07 20:44:57.58 -20:17:09.1 3.286 53.91 73.4 HIP 102225 34.44