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P/2020 V4 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2020 V4 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.156099
Eccentricity 0.451619
Inclination (deg) 14.233700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 203.488400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.304400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188409, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 28.830905

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-07-21T02:45:01.440
Period (years) 28.830905

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 13:56:21.79 -10:50:18.5 9.506 18.49 106.2 HIP 68123 7.42
2025-11-22 13:56:50.73 -10:52:22.1 9.500 18.38 106.1 HIP 68123 5.97
2025-11-23 13:57:19.51 -10:54:24.5 9.494 18.27 106.0 HIP 68198 6.26
2025-11-24 13:57:48.12 -10:56:25.6 9.489 18.15 106.0 HIP 68198 1.28
2025-11-25 13:58:16.56 -10:58:25.5 9.483 18.03 105.9 HIP 68198 8.38
2025-11-26 13:58:44.83 -11:00:24.1 9.476 17.91 105.8 HIP 68198 15.58
2025-11-27 13:59:12.92 -11:02:21.3 9.470 17.78 105.8 HIP 68198 22.74
2025-11-28 13:59:40.82 -11:04:17.2 9.463 17.66 105.7 HIP 68198 29.85
2025-11-29 14:00:08.54 -11:06:11.7 9.456 17.52 105.6 HIP 68198 36.91
2025-11-30 14:00:36.06 -11:08:04.8 9.449 17.39 105.5 HIP 68393 39.85
2025-12-01 14:01:03.38 -11:09:56.5 9.442 17.25 105.5 HIP 68671 37.23
2025-12-02 14:01:30.51 -11:11:46.8 9.434 17.11 105.4 HIP 68671 31.75
2025-12-03 14:01:57.42 -11:13:35.6 9.426 16.97 105.3 HIP 68671 26.96
2025-12-04 14:02:24.13 -11:15:23.0 9.418 16.83 105.2 HIP 68671 23.24
2025-12-05 14:02:50.62 -11:17:08.8 9.410 16.68 105.1 HIP 68671 21.11
2025-12-06 14:03:16.89 -11:18:53.1 9.402 16.53 105.0 HIP 68754 19.49
2025-12-07 14:03:42.94 -11:20:35.9 9.393 16.53 105.0 HIP 68754 13.40