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P/2006 S4 (Christensen)

Basic Information of P/2006 S4 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.081884
Eccentricity 0.505782
Inclination (deg) 39.649400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 35.941300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 304.740400
Epoch 2037-09-19T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.572079

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-02-07T03:03:44.883
Period (years) 15.572079

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 09:52:15.80 +57:44:04.4 7.191 12.82 15.6 HIP 48444 11.32
2025-11-22 09:52:26.13 +57:49:00.7 7.182 12.83 14.0 HIP 48444 6.20
2025-11-23 09:52:35.50 +57:53:59.3 7.173 12.84 12.5 HIP 48444 1.08
2025-11-24 09:52:43.91 +57:59:00.2 7.165 12.86 11.0 HIP 48444 4.09
2025-11-25 09:52:51.35 +58:04:03.3 7.156 12.89 9.5 HIP 48510 6.42
2025-11-26 09:52:57.80 +58:09:08.3 7.148 12.92 8.0 HIP 48510 9.02
2025-11-27 09:53:03.26 +58:14:15.3 7.140 12.95 6.5 HIP 48510 13.29
2025-11-28 09:53:07.73 +58:19:24.1 7.131 12.98 5.0 HIP 48510 18.09
2025-11-29 09:53:11.19 +58:24:34.5 7.123 13.02 3.5 HIP 48510 23.10
2025-11-30 09:53:13.64 +58:29:46.5 7.115 13.07 2.0 HIP 48510 28.22
2025-12-01 09:53:15.07 +58:34:59.9 7.108 13.11 0.6 HIP 48319 32.48
2025-12-02 09:53:15.48 +58:40:14.6 7.100 13.16 359.1 HIP 48319 28.23
2025-12-03 09:53:14.86 +58:45:30.4 7.092 13.22 357.7 HIP 48319 24.25
2025-12-04 09:53:13.20 +58:50:47.4 7.085 13.27 356.2 HIP 48319 20.74
2025-12-05 09:53:10.50 +58:56:05.2 7.078 13.33 354.8 HIP 48319 17.97
2025-12-06 09:53:06.75 +59:01:23.8 7.071 13.39 353.4 HIP 48319 16.37
2025-12-07 09:53:01.95 +59:06:43.2 7.064 13.39 353.4 HIP 48319 16.30