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P/2018 VN2 (Leonard)

Basic Information of P/2018 VN2 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.119490
Eccentricity 0.478055
Inclination (deg) 18.255600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 226.434000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 138.929000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC181178, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.182951

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-08-15T18:29:57.120
Period (years) 8.182951

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 18:04:27.00 -11:23:27.4 3.698 55.64 89.4 HIP 88608 27.27
2025-11-22 18:05:57.81 -11:23:12.2 3.700 55.93 89.2 HIP 88719 13.06
2025-11-23 18:07:29.08 -11:22:52.3 3.702 56.21 89.0 HIP 88719 12.22
2025-11-24 18:09:00.80 -11:22:27.6 3.704 56.49 88.8 HIP 88916 22.16
2025-11-25 18:10:32.98 -11:21:58.1 3.706 56.77 88.6 HIP 89136 13.93
2025-11-26 18:12:05.60 -11:21:23.7 3.708 57.04 88.4 HIP 89136 9.62
2025-11-27 18:13:38.65 -11:20:44.4 3.710 57.32 88.2 HIP 89136 32.08
2025-11-28 18:15:12.14 -11:20:00.1 3.712 57.58 88.0 HIP 89524 15.83
2025-11-29 18:16:46.04 -11:19:10.8 3.713 57.85 87.8 HIP 89583 5.21
2025-11-30 18:18:20.36 -11:18:16.5 3.715 58.11 87.6 HIP 89828 22.52
2025-12-01 18:19:55.09 -11:17:17.0 3.716 58.37 87.4 HIP 89828 0.73
2025-12-02 18:21:30.22 -11:16:12.5 3.717 58.63 87.2 HIP 89828 24.07
2025-12-03 18:23:05.75 -11:15:02.8 3.718 58.88 87.0 HIP 90244 26.02
2025-12-04 18:24:41.67 -11:13:47.9 3.719 59.14 86.8 HIP 90244 8.21
2025-12-05 18:26:17.98 -11:12:27.7 3.720 59.39 86.6 HIP 90402 10.80
2025-12-06 18:27:54.67 -11:11:02.3 3.720 59.64 86.4 HIP 90402 20.48
2025-12-07 18:29:31.73 -11:09:31.5 3.721 59.64 86.4 HIP 90717 23.09