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P/2012 A3 (SOHO)

Basic Information of P/2012 A3 (SOHO)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.594140
Eccentricity 0.770088
Inclination (deg) 11.015800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 174.558700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 219.825900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference unp, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.154232

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-08-29T00:22:08.408
Period (years) 4.154232

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 13:49:40.35 -06:51:13.4 5.041 31.76 106.5 HIP 67355 20.46
2025-11-22 13:50:29.44 -06:54:49.3 5.036 31.57 106.3 HIP 67559 15.49
2025-11-23 13:51:18.27 -06:58:22.3 5.030 31.37 106.2 HIP 67658 13.60
2025-11-24 13:52:06.84 -07:01:52.4 5.024 31.17 106.1 HIP 67658 10.20
2025-11-25 13:52:55.13 -07:05:19.7 5.017 30.97 106.0 HIP 67658 18.33
2025-11-26 13:53:43.14 -07:08:44.1 5.011 30.76 105.8 HIP 67658 29.58
2025-11-27 13:54:30.86 -07:12:05.5 5.004 30.55 105.7 HIP 68116 33.95
2025-11-28 13:55:18.28 -07:15:23.9 4.997 30.33 105.6 HIP 68116 21.79
2025-11-29 13:56:05.41 -07:18:39.3 4.990 30.11 105.5 HIP 68116 9.86
2025-11-30 13:56:52.22 -07:21:51.6 4.982 29.88 105.3 HIP 68116 3.65
2025-12-01 13:57:38.72 -07:25:00.9 4.975 29.65 105.2 HIP 68116 14.72
2025-12-02 13:58:24.90 -07:28:07.1 4.967 29.42 105.0 HIP 68116 26.47
2025-12-03 13:59:10.75 -07:31:10.1 4.959 29.18 104.9 HIP 68309 35.77
2025-12-04 13:59:56.27 -07:34:09.9 4.951 28.94 104.7 HIP 68471 32.23
2025-12-05 14:00:41.44 -07:37:06.5 4.942 28.69 104.6 HIP 68453 27.27
2025-12-06 14:01:26.27 -07:40:00.0 4.934 28.44 104.4 HIP 68453 25.74
2025-12-07 14:02:10.75 -07:42:50.1 4.925 28.44 104.4 HIP 68453 29.05