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P/2009 WX51 (Catalina)

Basic Information of P/2009 WX51 (Catalina)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.802302
Eccentricity 0.739738
Inclination (deg) 9.598300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 31.521600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 118.295900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC105235, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.412410

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-04-15T01:18:46.080
Period (years) 5.412410

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 00:47:25.58 +05:25:07.8 1.289 42.73 261.3 HIP 3651 11.05
2025-11-22 00:46:17.71 +05:22:32.6 1.289 41.40 261.7 HIP 3651 6.98
2025-11-23 00:45:11.87 +05:20:09.3 1.290 40.04 262.2 HIP 3534 9.44
2025-11-24 00:44:08.13 +05:17:58.2 1.291 38.66 262.7 HIP 3534 15.70
2025-11-25 00:43:06.53 +05:15:59.7 1.292 37.24 263.2 HIP 3338 25.92
2025-11-26 00:42:07.11 +05:14:13.8 1.293 35.81 263.8 HIP 3270 21.26
2025-11-27 00:41:09.92 +05:12:40.9 1.294 34.35 264.5 HIP 3270 23.01
2025-11-28 00:40:14.98 +05:11:21.2 1.295 32.88 265.2 HIP 3270 31.35
2025-11-29 00:39:22.35 +05:10:14.7 1.297 31.40 266.0 HIP 2918 38.96
2025-11-30 00:38:32.03 +05:09:21.7 1.299 29.91 266.9 HIP 2918 28.21
2025-12-01 00:37:44.06 +05:08:42.3 1.300 28.41 267.8 HIP 2918 19.86
2025-12-02 00:36:58.46 +05:08:16.5 1.302 26.91 268.9 HIP 2918 16.48
2025-12-03 00:36:15.23 +05:08:04.5 1.304 25.41 270.2 HIP 2918 19.66
2025-12-04 00:35:34.41 +05:08:06.4 1.306 23.92 271.6 HIP 2918 26.47
2025-12-05 00:34:55.99 +05:08:22.1 1.308 22.44 273.2 HIP 2659 21.95
2025-12-06 00:34:19.99 +05:08:51.8 1.311 20.98 275.0 HIP 2659 15.45
2025-12-07 00:33:46.42 +05:09:35.5 1.313 20.98 275.0 HIP 2659 12.80