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P/2021 L2 (Leonard)

Basic Information of P/2021 L2 (Leonard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.938408
Eccentricity 0.521548
Inclination (deg) 21.068600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 266.661000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 51.525700
Epoch 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.154742

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-09-18T23:59:37.427
Period (years) 8.154742

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 09:44:37.16 -04:53:40.5 6.097 10.91 161.2 HIP 47781 14.33
2025-11-22 09:44:42.80 -04:57:48.2 6.081 10.70 163.0 HIP 47781 18.62
2025-11-23 09:44:47.83 -05:01:53.8 6.065 10.50 164.8 HIP 47781 22.87
2025-11-24 09:44:52.24 -05:05:57.0 6.048 10.31 166.8 HIP 47781 27.06
2025-11-25 09:44:56.03 -05:09:57.8 6.032 10.13 168.8 HIP 47781 31.18
2025-11-26 09:44:59.19 -05:13:56.2 6.016 9.95 170.9 HIP 47781 35.23
2025-11-27 09:45:01.71 -05:17:52.1 6.000 9.79 173.1 HIP 47781 39.21
2025-11-28 09:45:03.60 -05:21:45.4 5.984 9.64 175.3 HIP 47781 43.12
2025-11-29 09:45:04.86 -05:25:36.1 5.967 9.51 177.7 HIP 47781 46.95
2025-11-30 09:45:05.48 -05:29:24.0 5.951 9.38 180.1 HIP 47757 43.73
2025-12-01 09:45:05.46 -05:33:09.2 5.935 9.27 182.6 HIP 47757 40.19
2025-12-02 09:45:04.79 -05:36:51.5 5.919 9.18 185.1 HIP 47757 36.68
2025-12-03 09:45:03.48 -05:40:30.9 5.903 9.10 187.7 HIP 47757 33.18
2025-12-04 09:45:01.52 -05:44:07.3 5.887 9.04 190.3 HIP 47757 29.71
2025-12-05 09:44:58.92 -05:47:40.7 5.872 8.99 193.0 HIP 47757 26.24
2025-12-06 09:44:55.66 -05:51:11.0 5.856 8.96 195.7 HIP 47757 22.79
2025-12-07 09:44:51.75 -05:54:38.1 5.840 8.96 195.7 HIP 47757 19.34