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P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)

Basic Information of P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.305674
Eccentricity 0.582610
Inclination (deg) 11.015500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 127.463600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 320.236100
Epoch 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.532725

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-07-09T19:21:00.777
Period (years) 5.532725

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2009 Q4 (Boattini) · 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 21:15:35.66 -21:30:01.8 2.642 34.76 74.0 HIP 104993 5.36
2025-11-22 21:16:33.11 -21:26:11.9 2.649 35.48 74.0 HIP 104993 9.44
2025-11-23 21:17:31.69 -21:22:15.9 2.656 36.18 73.9 HIP 105248 22.52
2025-11-24 21:18:31.38 -21:18:13.8 2.664 36.88 73.8 HIP 105248 8.07
2025-11-25 21:19:32.16 -21:14:05.8 2.671 37.57 73.7 HIP 105248 6.76
2025-11-26 21:20:34.02 -21:09:51.8 2.677 38.25 73.6 HIP 105407 18.30
2025-11-27 21:21:36.95 -21:05:31.8 2.684 38.93 73.5 HIP 105410 18.08
2025-11-28 21:22:40.93 -21:01:05.9 2.691 39.59 73.4 HIP 105665 22.99
2025-11-29 21:23:45.94 -20:56:34.0 2.698 40.25 73.3 HIP 105665 7.78
2025-11-30 21:24:51.98 -20:51:56.3 2.704 40.91 73.3 HIP 105665 9.94
2025-12-01 21:25:59.02 -20:47:12.6 2.711 41.55 73.2 HIP 105853 13.82
2025-12-02 21:27:07.05 -20:42:23.1 2.717 42.19 73.1 HIP 105862 19.41
2025-12-03 21:28:16.06 -20:37:27.7 2.723 42.82 73.0 HIP 105957 23.92
2025-12-04 21:29:26.04 -20:32:26.5 2.729 43.45 72.9 HIP 105957 31.66
2025-12-05 21:30:36.96 -20:27:19.4 2.736 44.07 72.8 HIP 106414 38.66
2025-12-06 21:31:48.83 -20:22:06.5 2.742 44.69 72.8 HIP 106414 26.84
2025-12-07 21:33:01.63 -20:16:47.7 2.747 44.69 72.8 HIP 106414 23.87