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P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch)

Basic Information of P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.265888
Eccentricity 0.350165
Inclination (deg) 12.428500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 183.534100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 31.437100
Epoch 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000
Reference unp, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.511080

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-02-24T08:24:00.000
Period (years) 6.511080

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 13:10:58.03 -07:28:44.9 3.041 73.44 106.2 HIP 64225 20.69
2025-11-22 13:12:51.90 -07:36:54.3 3.031 73.40 106.0 HIP 64505 20.01
2025-11-23 13:14:45.80 -07:45:00.3 3.021 73.35 105.9 HIP 64688 21.43
2025-11-24 13:16:39.72 -07:53:02.7 3.012 73.30 105.8 HIP 64688 19.93
2025-11-25 13:18:33.67 -08:01:01.5 3.002 73.25 105.7 HIP 65132 34.22
2025-11-26 13:20:27.64 -08:08:56.6 2.992 73.19 105.6 HIP 65142 7.37
2025-11-27 13:22:21.62 -08:16:47.9 2.982 73.13 105.5 HIP 65142 23.21
2025-11-28 13:24:15.62 -08:24:35.3 2.972 73.07 105.4 HIP 65480 26.89
2025-11-29 13:26:09.62 -08:32:18.7 2.962 73.01 105.2 HIP 65480 20.09
2025-11-30 13:28:03.63 -08:39:58.0 2.952 72.94 105.1 HIP 65807 20.43
2025-12-01 13:29:57.64 -08:47:33.2 2.942 72.87 105.0 HIP 65807 9.05
2025-12-02 13:31:51.66 -08:55:04.1 2.932 72.80 104.8 HIP 65957 13.35
2025-12-03 13:33:45.67 -09:02:30.8 2.921 72.73 104.7 HIP 66250 14.44
2025-12-04 13:35:39.67 -09:09:53.0 2.911 72.65 104.6 HIP 66266 13.52
2025-12-05 13:37:33.67 -09:17:10.8 2.901 72.58 104.4 HIP 66535 16.32
2025-12-06 13:39:27.65 -09:24:24.1 2.890 72.50 104.3 HIP 66623 3.89
2025-12-07 13:41:21.62 -09:31:32.7 2.880 72.50 104.3 HIP 66929 24.61