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P/2018 Y2 (Africano)

Basic Information of P/2018 Y2 (Africano)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.878808
Eccentricity 0.479983
Inclination (deg) 11.696900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 297.109400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 162.427800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114605, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 20.371411

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-01-05T02:30:02.880
Period (years) 20.371411

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 16:46:12.20 -29:35:00.3 11.124 16.19 94.2 HIP 82161 11.41
2025-11-22 16:46:41.90 -29:35:28.8 11.129 16.23 94.3 HIP 82161 4.94
2025-11-23 16:47:11.68 -29:35:57.8 11.135 16.26 94.3 HIP 82161 1.57
2025-11-24 16:47:41.52 -29:36:27.1 11.140 16.30 94.4 HIP 82161 8.07
2025-11-25 16:48:11.43 -29:36:56.8 11.145 16.33 94.4 HIP 82161 14.58
2025-11-26 16:48:41.40 -29:37:26.8 11.149 16.36 94.5 HIP 82309 19.92
2025-11-27 16:49:11.42 -29:37:57.3 11.154 16.38 94.5 HIP 82309 18.87
2025-11-28 16:49:41.49 -29:38:28.1 11.158 16.41 94.6 HIP 82309 20.02
2025-11-29 16:50:11.60 -29:38:59.2 11.161 16.43 94.6 HIP 82492 22.90
2025-11-30 16:50:41.74 -29:39:30.6 11.165 16.44 94.6 HIP 82492 18.69
2025-12-01 16:51:11.92 -29:40:02.4 11.168 16.46 94.7 HIP 82492 16.16
2025-12-02 16:51:42.13 -29:40:34.5 11.171 16.47 94.7 HIP 82492 16.12
2025-12-03 16:52:12.36 -29:41:06.9 11.174 16.48 94.8 HIP 82492 18.59
2025-12-04 16:52:42.61 -29:41:39.6 11.176 16.48 94.8 HIP 82606 18.61
2025-12-05 16:53:12.86 -29:42:12.5 11.179 16.49 94.8 HIP 82606 16.69
2025-12-06 16:53:43.13 -29:42:45.8 11.180 16.49 94.9 HIP 82606 17.24
2025-12-07 16:54:13.40 -29:43:19.3 11.182 16.49 94.9 HIP 82606 20.06