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P/2021 R9 (Sheppard-Tholen)

Basic Information of P/2021 R9 (Sheppard-Tholen)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.626730
Eccentricity 0.180340
Inclination (deg) 7.432900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 302.689900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 97.590800
Epoch 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-OB6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.410983

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-08-18T12:32:32.640
Period (years) 13.410983

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 10:33:05.86 +05:43:54.8 5.861 13.52 122.4 HIP 51829 33.50
2025-11-22 10:33:24.22 +05:41:01.2 5.846 13.15 122.7 HIP 51829 29.57
2025-11-23 10:33:42.01 +05:38:10.5 5.832 12.78 123.1 HIP 51829 26.28
2025-11-24 10:33:59.22 +05:35:22.8 5.817 12.41 123.6 HIP 51829 23.81
2025-11-25 10:34:15.85 +05:32:38.1 5.802 12.04 124.0 HIP 51829 22.33
2025-11-26 10:34:31.89 +05:29:56.4 5.787 11.66 124.5 HIP 51829 21.93
2025-11-27 10:34:47.34 +05:27:17.9 5.772 11.28 125.0 HIP 51829 22.57
2025-11-28 10:35:02.20 +05:24:42.5 5.757 10.90 125.6 HIP 51855 21.19
2025-11-29 10:35:16.45 +05:22:10.3 5.742 10.52 126.2 HIP 51855 17.41
2025-11-30 10:35:30.10 +05:19:41.3 5.727 10.14 126.8 HIP 51855 14.04
2025-12-01 10:35:43.14 +05:17:15.6 5.712 9.75 127.5 HIP 51855 11.30
2025-12-02 10:35:55.57 +05:14:53.1 5.697 9.36 128.3 HIP 51855 9.55
2025-12-03 10:36:07.38 +05:12:33.9 5.682 8.98 129.1 HIP 51855 9.16
2025-12-04 10:36:18.58 +05:10:18.1 5.667 8.59 130.0 HIP 51855 10.11
2025-12-05 10:36:29.15 +05:08:05.7 5.652 8.20 131.0 HIP 51855 11.96
2025-12-06 10:36:39.09 +05:05:56.7 5.637 7.81 132.1 HIP 51855 14.24
2025-12-07 10:36:48.40 +05:03:51.1 5.622 7.81 132.1 HIP 52014 12.09