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P/2015 XG422 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2015 XG422 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.005447
Eccentricity 0.307389
Inclination (deg) 20.174300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 178.963500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 43.554900
Epoch 2023-09-24T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-P35, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.039190

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-12-08T22:18:37.440
Period (years) 9.039190

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 14:51:05.41 -06:15:41.1 3.932 60.87 99.4 HIP 72491 38.26
2025-11-22 14:52:42.08 -06:19:39.6 3.928 60.84 99.3 HIP 72935 49.25
2025-11-23 14:54:18.76 -06:23:33.9 3.923 60.80 99.1 HIP 73169 43.48
2025-11-24 14:55:55.43 -06:27:23.8 3.918 60.76 98.9 HIP 73169 20.97
2025-11-25 14:57:32.10 -06:31:09.3 3.914 60.72 98.7 HIP 73194 11.38
2025-11-26 14:59:08.75 -06:34:50.3 3.909 60.67 98.6 HIP 73280 12.12
2025-11-27 15:00:45.39 -06:38:26.8 3.904 60.62 98.4 HIP 73280 34.38
2025-11-28 15:02:22.01 -06:41:58.7 3.899 60.57 98.2 HIP 73717 28.41
2025-11-29 15:03:58.59 -06:45:26.0 3.893 60.52 98.0 HIP 73717 8.09
2025-11-30 15:05:35.15 -06:48:48.6 3.888 60.46 97.9 HIP 73861 2.56
2025-12-01 15:07:11.67 -06:52:06.6 3.882 60.40 97.7 HIP 73861 22.18
2025-12-02 15:08:48.15 -06:55:19.7 3.877 60.34 97.5 HIP 74125 20.77
2025-12-03 15:10:24.58 -06:58:28.1 3.871 60.28 97.3 HIP 74213 16.95
2025-12-04 15:12:00.96 -07:01:31.6 3.865 60.21 97.1 HIP 74393 14.64
2025-12-05 15:13:37.29 -07:04:30.3 3.859 60.15 96.9 HIP 74393 27.03
2025-12-06 15:15:13.56 -07:07:24.0 3.853 60.08 96.7 HIP 74671 5.83
2025-12-07 15:16:49.77 -07:10:12.7 3.847 60.08 96.7 HIP 74671 18.41