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P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE)

Basic Information of P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.486884
Eccentricity 0.555903
Inclination (deg) 8.121800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 111.155700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 129.525900
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2015-S97, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.126309

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-06-08T04:48:20.194
Period (years) 6.126309

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE) · 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 07:07:50.72 +19:55:07.6 3.509 13.34 279.8 HIP 34243 28.54
2025-11-22 07:07:28.35 +19:56:02.0 3.494 13.99 279.7 HIP 34243 24.07
2025-11-23 07:07:04.88 +19:56:58.7 3.479 14.64 279.7 HIP 34243 19.85
2025-11-24 07:06:40.32 +19:57:57.7 3.464 15.28 279.6 HIP 34243 16.34
2025-11-25 07:06:14.67 +19:58:59.0 3.450 15.92 279.6 HIP 34243 14.41
2025-11-26 07:05:47.94 +20:00:02.6 3.436 16.55 279.6 HIP 34172 13.11
2025-11-27 07:05:20.14 +20:01:08.4 3.422 17.18 279.5 HIP 34172 11.73
2025-11-28 07:04:51.29 +20:02:16.4 3.408 17.80 279.5 HIP 34172 13.95
2025-11-29 07:04:21.38 +20:03:26.5 3.394 18.41 279.4 HIP 34172 18.80
2025-11-30 07:03:50.44 +20:04:38.8 3.381 19.02 279.4 HIP 34172 24.98
2025-12-01 07:03:18.47 +20:05:53.1 3.368 19.61 279.4 HIP 33861 21.85
2025-12-02 07:02:45.50 +20:07:09.4 3.355 20.20 279.3 HIP 33861 14.48
2025-12-03 07:02:11.52 +20:08:27.8 3.343 20.78 279.3 HIP 33861 7.90
2025-12-04 07:01:36.56 +20:09:48.0 3.330 21.35 279.2 HIP 33861 6.88
2025-12-05 07:01:00.63 +20:11:10.1 3.318 21.92 279.2 HIP 33861 13.26
2025-12-06 07:00:23.75 +20:12:34.0 3.306 22.47 279.2 HIP 33647 20.08
2025-12-07 06:59:45.92 +20:13:59.7 3.295 22.47 279.2 HIP 33647 13.80