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P/2005 W3 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of P/2005 W3 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.895145
Eccentricity 0.544057
Inclination (deg) 16.389100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.119200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 200.886100
Epoch 2037-09-19T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.000725

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-09-12T02:36:25.778
Period (years) 16.000725

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 13:14:33.11 -11:33:02.8 8.903 17.20 110.3 HIP 64638 12.26
2025-11-22 13:14:59.48 -11:35:25.7 8.895 17.05 110.3 HIP 64638 13.34
2025-11-23 13:15:25.61 -11:37:47.3 8.887 16.90 110.3 HIP 64638 17.28
2025-11-24 13:15:51.51 -11:40:07.7 8.879 16.74 110.3 HIP 64638 22.59
2025-11-25 13:16:17.18 -11:42:26.8 8.870 16.58 110.3 HIP 64828 20.80
2025-11-26 13:16:42.60 -11:44:44.6 8.862 16.42 110.3 HIP 64828 18.46
2025-11-27 13:17:07.78 -11:47:01.0 8.853 16.25 110.3 HIP 64828 18.34
2025-11-28 13:17:32.70 -11:49:16.1 8.844 16.08 110.3 HIP 64900 19.12
2025-11-29 13:17:57.36 -11:51:29.7 8.834 15.91 110.3 HIP 64900 15.02
2025-11-30 13:18:21.77 -11:53:41.9 8.825 15.73 110.3 HIP 64953 10.00
2025-12-01 13:18:45.90 -11:55:52.7 8.815 15.55 110.3 HIP 64953 5.15
2025-12-02 13:19:09.77 -11:58:01.9 8.805 15.37 110.3 HIP 64953 5.63
2025-12-03 13:19:33.36 -12:00:09.6 8.795 15.19 110.3 HIP 64953 10.63
2025-12-04 13:19:56.67 -12:02:15.8 8.785 15.00 110.3 HIP 64953 16.35
2025-12-05 13:20:19.70 -12:04:20.4 8.774 14.81 110.3 HIP 64953 22.19
2025-12-06 13:20:42.43 -12:06:23.4 8.764 14.62 110.3 HIP 65191 25.15
2025-12-07 13:21:04.88 -12:08:24.8 8.753 14.62 110.3 HIP 65191 24.74