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P/2006 AH2 (Sheppard-Tholen)

Basic Information of P/2006 AH2 (Sheppard-Tholen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.991666
Eccentricity 0.417148
Inclination (deg) 10.016100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 261.644600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 196.049200
Epoch 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-JU4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 17.922305

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-08-24T22:21:12.960
Period (years) 17.922305

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 12:47:34.17 -14:19:31.2 6.429 26.05 117.0 HIP 62508 16.18
2025-11-22 12:48:12.51 -14:24:15.2 6.421 25.85 117.1 HIP 62508 5.97
2025-11-23 12:48:50.53 -14:28:57.8 6.413 25.63 117.2 HIP 62508 5.12
2025-11-24 12:49:28.21 -14:33:39.0 6.404 25.42 117.3 HIP 62508 15.10
2025-11-25 12:50:05.55 -14:38:18.8 6.396 25.20 117.4 HIP 62508 25.22
2025-11-26 12:50:42.55 -14:42:57.3 6.387 24.98 117.5 HIP 62611 25.58
2025-11-27 12:51:19.20 -14:47:34.2 6.378 24.75 117.6 HIP 62853 26.21
2025-11-28 12:51:55.49 -14:52:09.6 6.370 24.52 117.8 HIP 62872 18.80
2025-11-29 12:52:31.42 -14:56:43.5 6.360 24.28 117.9 HIP 62872 9.29
2025-11-30 12:53:06.98 -15:01:15.8 6.351 24.05 118.0 HIP 62872 3.38
2025-12-01 12:53:42.17 -15:05:46.5 6.342 23.81 118.1 HIP 62872 11.11
2025-12-02 12:54:16.98 -15:10:15.6 6.332 23.56 118.2 HIP 62872 20.42
2025-12-03 12:54:51.40 -15:14:42.9 6.323 23.32 118.4 HIP 63109 15.70
2025-12-04 12:55:25.44 -15:19:08.6 6.313 23.07 118.5 HIP 63109 6.72
2025-12-05 12:55:59.08 -15:23:32.5 6.303 22.81 118.6 HIP 63109 4.16
2025-12-06 12:56:32.32 -15:27:54.7 6.293 22.55 118.8 HIP 63109 12.54
2025-12-07 12:57:05.15 -15:32:15.0 6.282 22.55 118.8 HIP 63109 21.44