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P/2015 Q2 (Pimentel)

Basic Information of P/2015 Q2 (Pimentel)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.819129
Eccentricity 0.754471
Inclination (deg) 146.202000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 228.245100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 244.407500
Epoch 2015-09-15T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 20.166989

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2035-11-10T07:55:37.653
Period (years) 20.166989

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 12:23:36.97 +29:47:45.7 13.318 6.28 54.4 HIP 60395 17.06
2025-11-22 12:23:46.38 +29:49:13.5 13.303 6.25 52.7 HIP 60395 19.34
2025-11-23 12:23:55.56 +29:50:44.2 13.289 6.22 51.1 HIP 60597 18.11
2025-11-24 12:24:04.48 +29:52:17.9 13.275 6.19 49.4 HIP 60597 15.76
2025-11-25 12:24:13.16 +29:53:54.5 13.260 6.16 47.7 HIP 60597 13.52
2025-11-26 12:24:21.58 +29:55:34.0 13.246 6.14 46.0 HIP 60597 11.41
2025-11-27 12:24:29.74 +29:57:16.4 13.231 6.13 44.3 HIP 60597 9.54
2025-11-28 12:24:37.64 +29:59:01.7 13.216 6.11 42.5 HIP 60597 8.07
2025-11-29 12:24:45.28 +30:00:49.9 13.201 6.11 40.7 HIP 60597 7.22
2025-11-30 12:24:52.64 +30:02:40.9 13.187 6.10 38.9 HIP 60597 7.23
2025-12-01 12:24:59.73 +30:04:34.8 13.172 6.10 37.1 HIP 60597 8.09
2025-12-02 12:25:06.54 +30:06:31.5 13.157 6.11 35.3 HIP 60597 9.57
2025-12-03 12:25:13.08 +30:08:31.0 13.142 6.11 33.5 HIP 60669 10.69
2025-12-04 12:25:19.33 +30:10:33.3 13.126 6.13 31.7 HIP 60669 9.80
2025-12-05 12:25:25.29 +30:12:38.5 13.111 6.15 29.9 HIP 60669 9.54
2025-12-06 12:25:30.96 +30:14:46.4 13.096 6.17 28.1 HIP 60669 9.98
2025-12-07 12:25:36.34 +30:16:57.0 13.081 6.17 28.1 HIP 60669 11.04