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P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.646992
Eccentricity 0.509701
Inclination (deg) 6.958300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 59.049800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 337.819500
Epoch 2015-04-08T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.156668

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-07-18T09:00:04.749
Period (years) 6.156668

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 16:30:26.08 -23:08:24.9 5.228 38.39 100.4 HIP 80937 26.13
2025-11-22 16:31:31.81 -23:11:10.0 5.227 38.49 100.3 HIP 80937 23.13
2025-11-23 16:32:37.75 -23:13:53.9 5.227 38.58 100.2 HIP 80937 29.33
2025-11-24 16:33:43.89 -23:16:36.8 5.226 38.67 100.1 HIP 81093 27.07
2025-11-25 16:34:50.22 -23:19:18.5 5.224 38.75 100.0 HIP 81093 32.83
2025-11-26 16:35:56.73 -23:21:59.0 5.223 38.83 99.9 HIP 81297 37.46
2025-11-27 16:37:03.43 -23:24:38.3 5.222 38.91 99.8 HIP 81464 35.63
2025-11-28 16:38:10.31 -23:27:16.3 5.220 38.99 99.7 HIP 81464 33.77
2025-11-29 16:39:17.35 -23:29:53.2 5.218 39.06 99.6 HIP 81624 27.60
2025-11-30 16:40:24.56 -23:32:28.7 5.216 39.12 99.5 HIP 81688 17.18
2025-12-01 16:41:31.92 -23:35:03.0 5.213 39.19 99.4 HIP 81688 16.17
2025-12-02 16:42:39.44 -23:37:35.9 5.211 39.25 99.3 HIP 81688 26.81
2025-12-03 16:43:47.10 -23:40:07.6 5.208 39.31 99.2 HIP 81908 32.26
2025-12-04 16:44:54.91 -23:42:37.9 5.205 39.37 99.1 HIP 82007 31.75
2025-12-05 16:46:02.86 -23:45:06.9 5.201 39.42 99.0 HIP 82217 27.20
2025-12-06 16:47:10.94 -23:47:34.4 5.198 39.47 98.9 HIP 82217 13.59
2025-12-07 16:48:19.15 -23:50:00.7 5.194 39.47 98.9 HIP 82217 11.26