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P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)

Basic Information of P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.298076
Eccentricity 0.212541
Inclination (deg) 5.030100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 285.237900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 161.510000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 75704, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.571347

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-12-21T02:10:27.840
Period (years) 8.571347

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 06:02:58.04 +26:13:37.0 2.419 16.71 264.4 HIP 28695 12.32
2025-11-22 06:02:28.39 +26:12:57.9 2.411 17.35 264.4 HIP 28617 12.92
2025-11-23 06:01:57.59 +26:12:17.2 2.404 17.99 264.4 HIP 28617 15.15
2025-11-24 06:01:25.67 +26:11:34.8 2.397 18.60 264.4 HIP 28617 19.91
2025-11-25 06:00:52.67 +26:10:50.7 2.390 19.19 264.3 HIP 28617 26.02
2025-11-26 06:00:18.62 +26:10:04.7 2.384 19.77 264.3 HIP 28301 30.35
2025-11-27 05:59:43.56 +26:09:17.0 2.378 20.33 264.2 HIP 28301 25.36
2025-11-28 05:59:07.51 +26:08:27.3 2.372 20.87 264.1 HIP 28237 18.92
2025-11-29 05:58:30.52 +26:07:35.7 2.366 21.38 264.0 HIP 28237 12.46
2025-11-30 05:57:52.63 +26:06:42.0 2.361 21.88 264.0 HIP 28237 9.60
2025-12-01 05:57:13.87 +26:05:46.4 2.355 22.35 263.9 HIP 28237 13.37
2025-12-02 05:56:34.29 +26:04:48.6 2.351 22.80 263.8 HIP 28237 20.62
2025-12-03 05:55:53.93 +26:03:48.8 2.346 23.23 263.7 HIP 28032 25.14
2025-12-04 05:55:12.82 +26:02:46.8 2.342 23.63 263.5 HIP 28032 26.62
2025-12-05 05:54:31.01 +26:01:42.6 2.338 24.01 263.4 HIP 27850 21.83
2025-12-06 05:53:48.54 +26:00:36.3 2.334 24.37 263.3 HIP 27850 16.54
2025-12-07 05:53:05.46 +25:59:27.7 2.330 24.37 263.3 HIP 27742 15.22