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P/2005 S2 (Skiff)

Basic Information of P/2005 S2 (Skiff)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.399285
Eccentricity 0.198271
Inclination (deg) 3.139200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 161.327700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 230.065300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 75706, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22.550480

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-01-26T23:50:47.040
Period (years) 22.550480

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 20:58:47.55 -15:58:42.1 7.414 13.36 76.9 HIP 103576 8.27
2025-11-22 20:59:09.20 -15:57:29.6 7.429 13.64 76.8 HIP 103576 8.11
2025-11-23 20:59:31.30 -15:56:14.9 7.443 13.92 76.7 HIP 103576 11.05
2025-11-24 20:59:53.85 -15:54:58.0 7.458 14.20 76.6 HIP 103697 13.55
2025-11-25 21:00:16.82 -15:53:39.0 7.472 14.47 76.5 HIP 103697 7.97
2025-11-26 21:00:40.23 -15:52:17.9 7.487 14.74 76.4 HIP 103697 2.74
2025-11-27 21:01:04.06 -15:50:54.7 7.501 15.01 76.3 HIP 103697 4.39
2025-11-28 21:01:28.30 -15:49:29.4 7.515 15.27 76.2 HIP 103697 10.13
2025-11-29 21:01:52.96 -15:48:02.0 7.529 15.53 76.1 HIP 103697 16.17
2025-11-30 21:02:18.03 -15:46:32.5 7.543 15.78 76.0 HIP 103847 18.53
2025-12-01 21:02:43.49 -15:45:01.0 7.557 16.04 75.9 HIP 103847 16.73
2025-12-02 21:03:09.35 -15:43:27.5 7.570 16.29 75.9 HIP 103847 17.24
2025-12-03 21:03:35.60 -15:41:51.9 7.584 16.53 75.8 HIP 103847 19.96
2025-12-04 21:04:02.23 -15:40:14.4 7.597 16.77 75.7 HIP 103847 24.25
2025-12-05 21:04:29.24 -15:38:34.8 7.611 17.01 75.6 HIP 104161 25.55
2025-12-06 21:04:56.62 -15:36:53.3 7.624 17.25 75.5 HIP 104161 19.61
2025-12-07 21:05:24.36 -15:35:09.8 7.637 17.25 75.5 HIP 104161 14.40