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P/2008 QP20 (LINEAR-Hill)

Basic Information of P/2008 QP20 (LINEAR-Hill)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.723385
Eccentricity 0.506390
Inclination (deg) 7.741800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 324.966200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 72.356100
Epoch 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.523753

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-06-02T21:40:18.044
Period (years) 6.523753

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 15:18:53.38 -25:00:01.0 6.049 32.44 105.5 HIP 74923 3.58
2025-11-22 15:19:48.61 -25:03:27.9 6.046 32.43 105.4 HIP 74923 16.45
2025-11-23 15:20:43.85 -25:06:54.6 6.043 32.42 105.4 HIP 74923 29.41
2025-11-24 15:21:39.10 -25:10:21.1 6.039 32.41 105.4 HIP 75227 19.74
2025-11-25 15:22:34.36 -25:13:47.3 6.035 32.39 105.4 HIP 75227 14.07
2025-11-26 15:23:29.61 -25:17:13.3 6.031 32.37 105.4 HIP 75227 18.48
2025-11-27 15:24:24.86 -25:20:39.0 6.027 32.34 105.4 HIP 75433 19.64
2025-11-28 15:25:20.09 -25:24:04.3 6.022 32.31 105.4 HIP 75553 16.50
2025-11-29 15:26:15.30 -25:27:29.3 6.018 32.28 105.4 HIP 75553 9.79
2025-11-30 15:27:10.49 -25:30:54.0 6.013 32.25 105.4 HIP 75553 15.89
2025-12-01 15:28:05.64 -25:34:18.3 6.008 32.21 105.3 HIP 75735 14.40
2025-12-02 15:29:00.76 -25:37:42.1 6.002 32.16 105.3 HIP 75735 19.66
2025-12-03 15:29:55.83 -25:41:05.6 5.997 32.12 105.3 HIP 75927 24.18
2025-12-04 15:30:50.85 -25:44:28.6 5.991 32.07 105.3 HIP 75927 26.99
2025-12-05 15:31:45.82 -25:47:51.2 5.985 32.02 105.3 HIP 76140 18.41
2025-12-06 15:32:40.73 -25:51:13.4 5.979 31.96 105.3 HIP 76140 6.83
2025-12-07 15:33:35.58 -25:54:35.0 5.972 31.96 105.3 HIP 76140 9.07