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P/2006 S1 (Christensen)

Basic Information of P/2006 S1 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.419197
Eccentricity 0.599384
Inclination (deg) 12.323700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.887000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 133.624900
Epoch 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.667632

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-06-25T19:54:55.885
Period (years) 6.667632

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2006 S1 (Christensen) · 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 15:53:15.35 -15:22:35.5 3.552 66.32 98.7 HIP 77874 21.76
2025-11-22 15:55:04.16 -15:26:34.4 3.545 66.58 98.5 HIP 77874 18.59
2025-11-23 15:56:53.49 -15:30:29.6 3.538 66.85 98.4 HIP 78115 2.87
2025-11-24 15:58:43.34 -15:34:20.9 3.531 67.11 98.2 HIP 78211 8.86
2025-11-25 16:00:33.71 -15:38:08.2 3.524 67.37 98.0 HIP 78430 13.58
2025-11-26 16:02:24.59 -15:41:51.6 3.517 67.64 97.8 HIP 78430 29.89
2025-11-27 16:04:15.99 -15:45:30.8 3.509 67.90 97.6 HIP 78879 31.83
2025-11-28 16:06:07.90 -15:49:05.9 3.501 68.16 97.5 HIP 78879 20.99
2025-11-29 16:08:00.32 -15:52:36.7 3.494 68.42 97.3 HIP 79013 14.99
2025-11-30 16:09:53.25 -15:56:03.1 3.486 68.68 97.1 HIP 79094 19.68
2025-12-01 16:11:46.69 -15:59:25.1 3.478 68.95 96.9 HIP 79450 15.41
2025-12-02 16:13:40.64 -16:02:42.6 3.470 69.21 96.7 HIP 79450 12.17
2025-12-03 16:15:35.10 -16:05:55.4 3.461 69.48 96.5 HIP 79696 13.43
2025-12-04 16:17:30.08 -16:09:03.6 3.453 69.74 96.4 HIP 79696 28.04
2025-12-05 16:19:25.56 -16:12:07.0 3.444 70.01 96.2 HIP 79972 39.36
2025-12-06 16:21:21.57 -16:15:05.6 3.436 70.28 96.0 HIP 79972 50.76
2025-12-07 16:23:18.08 -16:17:59.3 3.427 70.28 96.0 HIP 80447 29.23