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P/2012 S2 (La Sagra)

Basic Information of P/2012 S2 (La Sagra)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.362694
Eccentricity 0.691362
Inclination (deg) 8.685400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 51.178500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 312.473700
Epoch 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.277339

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-02-10T06:48:08.552
Period (years) 9.277339

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 12:26:47.87 +04:09:37.7 7.924 14.56 108.0 HIP 60655 13.44
2025-11-22 12:27:10.08 +04:07:49.4 7.910 14.34 107.9 HIP 60799 18.70
2025-11-23 12:27:31.98 +04:06:03.8 7.897 14.12 107.7 HIP 60892 18.70
2025-11-24 12:27:53.56 +04:04:20.8 7.884 13.89 107.5 HIP 60892 13.07
2025-11-25 12:28:14.81 +04:02:40.6 7.870 13.66 107.3 HIP 60892 7.54
2025-11-26 12:28:35.74 +04:01:03.2 7.857 13.43 107.1 HIP 60892 2.26
2025-11-27 12:28:56.32 +03:59:28.5 7.843 13.19 106.9 HIP 60892 3.52
2025-11-28 12:29:16.57 +03:57:56.6 7.829 12.95 106.6 HIP 60892 8.70
2025-11-29 12:29:36.48 +03:56:27.5 7.815 12.71 106.4 HIP 60892 13.85
2025-11-30 12:29:56.03 +03:55:01.3 7.801 12.46 106.2 HIP 60892 18.93
2025-12-01 12:30:15.22 +03:53:38.0 7.786 12.21 105.9 HIP 61037 23.63
2025-12-02 12:30:34.06 +03:52:17.5 7.772 11.96 105.7 HIP 61088 20.92
2025-12-03 12:30:52.53 +03:51:00.0 7.757 11.71 105.4 HIP 61088 17.98
2025-12-04 12:31:10.63 +03:49:45.4 7.743 11.45 105.1 HIP 61088 16.02
2025-12-05 12:31:28.36 +03:48:33.8 7.728 11.19 104.8 HIP 61088 15.31
2025-12-06 12:31:45.71 +03:47:25.1 7.713 10.93 104.5 HIP 61088 15.93
2025-12-07 12:32:02.68 +03:46:19.4 7.698 10.93 104.5 HIP 61088 17.67