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P/2021 R5 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2021 R5 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.331745
Eccentricity 0.305706
Inclination (deg) 7.853200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 219.966400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 167.613300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-JU4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.512173

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-07-17T14:37:42.007
Period (years) 10.512173

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 12:20:45.12 -07:14:54.8 6.544 21.68 114.9 HIP 60179 22.41
2025-11-22 12:21:16.85 -07:18:33.6 6.532 21.45 114.9 HIP 60179 22.18
2025-11-23 12:21:48.23 -07:22:10.4 6.520 21.21 115.0 HIP 60407 20.60
2025-11-24 12:22:19.25 -07:25:45.3 6.508 20.96 115.0 HIP 60407 14.71
2025-11-25 12:22:49.90 -07:29:18.2 6.496 20.72 115.1 HIP 60407 12.36
2025-11-26 12:23:20.18 -07:32:49.0 6.484 20.47 115.2 HIP 60407 15.10
2025-11-27 12:23:50.08 -07:36:17.8 6.471 20.21 115.2 HIP 60407 20.92
2025-11-28 12:24:19.60 -07:39:44.4 6.459 19.95 115.3 HIP 60636 19.23
2025-11-29 12:24:48.72 -07:43:08.9 6.446 19.69 115.4 HIP 60636 13.39
2025-11-30 12:25:17.45 -07:46:31.2 6.433 19.42 115.4 HIP 60636 10.79
2025-12-01 12:25:45.78 -07:49:51.2 6.420 19.15 115.5 HIP 60636 13.27
2025-12-02 12:26:13.70 -07:53:09.0 6.407 18.88 115.6 HIP 60636 18.79
2025-12-03 12:26:41.21 -07:56:24.5 6.394 18.60 115.6 HIP 60636 25.36
2025-12-04 12:27:08.30 -07:59:37.6 6.380 18.32 115.7 HIP 60820 28.55
2025-12-05 12:27:34.96 -08:02:48.4 6.367 18.03 115.8 HIP 60820 29.37
2025-12-06 12:28:01.20 -08:05:56.7 6.353 17.74 115.9 HIP 60820 31.86
2025-12-07 12:28:27.00 -08:09:02.6 6.339 17.74 115.9 HIP 60816 32.57