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P/2020 K9 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2020 K9 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.861768
Eccentricity 0.319928
Inclination (deg) 23.186900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 166.307300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 197.080600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-BE3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.632156

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-09-29T12:49:49.440
Period (years) 8.632156

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 13:22:55.09 +01:16:41.8 6.229 26.63 100.5 HIP 65211 17.61
2025-11-22 13:23:36.99 +01:14:45.0 6.217 26.47 100.3 HIP 65405 13.87
2025-11-23 13:24:18.67 +01:12:51.3 6.206 26.30 100.1 HIP 65405 11.13
2025-11-24 13:25:00.11 +01:11:00.9 6.195 26.13 99.8 HIP 65405 16.64
2025-11-25 13:25:41.32 +01:09:13.7 6.183 25.96 99.6 HIP 65483 19.29
2025-11-26 13:26:22.28 +01:07:29.8 6.171 25.78 99.4 HIP 65483 23.35
2025-11-27 13:27:03.00 +01:05:49.2 6.159 25.60 99.1 HIP 65483 30.54
2025-11-28 13:27:43.46 +01:04:12.0 6.147 25.42 98.8 HIP 65839 30.95
2025-11-29 13:28:23.65 +01:02:38.2 6.134 25.23 98.6 HIP 65839 21.09
2025-11-30 13:29:03.58 +01:01:07.8 6.122 25.04 98.3 HIP 65839 11.82
2025-12-01 13:29:43.23 +00:59:40.9 6.109 24.85 98.0 HIP 65839 6.13
2025-12-02 13:30:22.60 +00:58:17.5 6.096 24.65 97.8 HIP 65839 11.58
2025-12-03 13:31:01.69 +00:56:57.6 6.083 24.45 97.5 HIP 65839 20.60
2025-12-04 13:31:40.49 +00:55:41.3 6.070 24.25 97.2 HIP 66140 27.50
2025-12-05 13:32:18.99 +00:54:28.6 6.057 24.04 96.9 HIP 66140 18.29
2025-12-06 13:32:57.18 +00:53:19.6 6.044 23.83 96.6 HIP 66140 10.07
2025-12-07 13:33:35.07 +00:52:14.3 6.030 23.83 96.6 HIP 66140 7.22