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P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)

Basic Information of P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.370176
Eccentricity 0.637324
Inclination (deg) 29.972600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 262.079400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 172.268800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 74247, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.706777

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-12-01T19:03:47.520
Period (years) 16.706777

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 21:12:35.88 +16:01:23.0 3.773 23.80 111.1 HIP 104725 5.43
2025-11-22 21:13:12.83 +15:57:56.9 3.780 24.21 110.1 HIP 104771 3.96
2025-11-23 21:13:50.66 +15:54:37.4 3.788 24.62 109.0 HIP 104771 6.81
2025-11-24 21:14:29.37 +15:51:24.4 3.795 25.03 108.1 HIP 104771 16.41
2025-11-25 21:15:08.94 +15:48:18.0 3.802 25.44 107.1 HIP 104771 26.34
2025-11-26 21:15:49.37 +15:45:18.2 3.810 25.85 106.2 HIP 104979 25.43
2025-11-27 21:16:30.64 +15:42:25.1 3.817 26.27 105.3 HIP 104979 24.99
2025-11-28 21:17:12.74 +15:39:38.8 3.824 26.68 104.4 HIP 104979 28.79
2025-11-29 21:17:55.67 +15:36:59.2 3.832 27.09 103.6 HIP 105221 24.64
2025-11-30 21:18:39.41 +15:34:26.5 3.839 27.50 102.7 HIP 105221 18.95
2025-12-01 21:19:23.96 +15:32:00.6 3.846 27.91 102.0 HIP 105221 18.81
2025-12-02 21:20:09.30 +15:29:41.6 3.853 28.32 101.2 HIP 105221 24.53
2025-12-03 21:20:55.42 +15:27:29.5 3.861 28.73 100.4 HIP 105221 33.38
2025-12-04 21:21:42.32 +15:25:24.3 3.868 29.14 99.7 HIP 105270 41.26
2025-12-05 21:22:29.98 +15:23:26.0 3.875 29.55 99.0 HIP 105810 49.24
2025-12-06 21:23:18.40 +15:21:34.6 3.882 29.95 98.3 HIP 105810 38.87
2025-12-07 21:24:07.57 +15:19:50.2 3.889 29.95 98.3 HIP 105810 29.39