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P/2020 W1 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2020 W1 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.310560
Eccentricity 0.265181
Inclination (deg) 10.776400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 124.383100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 265.417800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-BE3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19.428529

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-04-09T19:28:50.880
Period (years) 19.428529

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 11:19:42.16 +10:57:34.2 8.365 10.88 99.2 HIP 55421 24.25
2025-11-22 11:19:59.66 +10:56:52.2 8.351 10.63 98.8 HIP 55421 21.66
2025-11-23 11:20:16.77 +10:56:13.1 8.336 10.37 98.4 HIP 55421 19.71
2025-11-24 11:20:33.49 +10:55:36.8 8.321 10.12 97.9 HIP 55421 18.53
2025-11-25 11:20:49.83 +10:55:03.4 8.306 9.86 97.4 HIP 55421 18.20
2025-11-26 11:21:05.77 +10:54:32.9 8.291 9.61 96.9 HIP 55421 18.70
2025-11-27 11:21:21.31 +10:54:05.3 8.276 9.35 96.3 HIP 55421 19.91
2025-11-28 11:21:36.44 +10:53:40.7 8.261 9.09 95.7 HIP 55421 21.65
2025-11-29 11:21:51.17 +10:53:19.0 8.246 8.82 95.1 HIP 55421 23.76
2025-11-30 11:22:05.49 +10:53:00.3 8.231 8.56 94.4 HIP 55421 26.10
2025-12-01 11:22:19.40 +10:52:44.5 8.216 8.30 93.7 HIP 55421 28.58
2025-12-02 11:22:32.89 +10:52:31.8 8.201 8.03 92.9 HIP 55642 29.00
2025-12-03 11:22:45.97 +10:52:22.0 8.186 7.77 92.1 HIP 55642 26.73
2025-12-04 11:22:58.62 +10:52:15.2 8.170 7.51 91.2 HIP 55642 24.77
2025-12-05 11:23:10.85 +10:52:11.5 8.155 7.24 90.2 HIP 55642 23.16
2025-12-06 11:23:22.64 +10:52:10.8 8.140 6.98 89.2 HIP 55642 21.92
2025-12-07 11:23:34.01 +10:52:13.1 8.124 6.98 89.2 HIP 55642 21.10