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P/2016 A2 (Christensen)

Basic Information of P/2016 A2 (Christensen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.460463
Eccentricity 0.272009
Inclination (deg) 26.355700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 291.623900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 141.371100
Epoch 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-UQ8, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.363640

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-10-22T18:39:01.440
Period (years) 10.363640

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 05:58:47.32 +42:27:13.3 2.611 19.68 254.1 HIP 28204 17.61
2025-11-22 05:58:06.29 +42:25:03.8 2.604 20.33 253.7 HIP 28204 14.79
2025-11-23 05:57:24.03 +42:22:45.9 2.598 20.97 253.2 HIP 28204 16.00
2025-11-24 05:56:40.58 +42:20:19.6 2.591 21.60 252.7 HIP 28204 20.85
2025-11-25 05:55:55.98 +42:17:44.6 2.585 22.21 252.2 HIP 27889 26.42
2025-11-26 05:55:10.29 +42:15:00.8 2.579 22.80 251.7 HIP 27889 22.92
2025-11-27 05:54:23.55 +42:12:08.0 2.573 23.37 251.2 HIP 27889 22.68
2025-11-28 05:53:35.82 +42:09:06.2 2.568 23.93 250.6 HIP 27889 26.05
2025-11-29 05:52:47.14 +42:05:55.1 2.562 24.47 250.1 HIP 27889 32.11
2025-11-30 05:51:57.56 +42:02:34.8 2.557 24.99 249.6 HIP 27520 31.01
2025-12-01 05:51:07.15 +41:59:05.0 2.553 25.49 249.1 HIP 27520 21.38
2025-12-02 05:50:15.95 +41:55:25.7 2.548 25.97 248.5 HIP 27520 12.14
2025-12-03 05:49:24.02 +41:51:36.9 2.544 26.44 248.0 HIP 27520 6.71
2025-12-04 05:48:31.41 +41:47:38.4 2.540 26.88 247.5 HIP 27520 12.71
2025-12-05 05:47:38.19 +41:43:30.3 2.537 27.31 246.9 HIP 27520 22.54
2025-12-06 05:46:44.40 +41:39:12.5 2.533 27.71 246.4 HIP 27251 25.33
2025-12-07 05:45:50.10 +41:34:44.9 2.530 27.71 246.4 HIP 26957 30.05