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P/2022 P2 (ZTF)

Basic Information of P/2022 P2 (ZTF)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.986392
Eccentricity 0.557852
Inclination (deg) 12.441500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 291.168300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 137.798300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-XP6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.522389

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-01-18T01:20:59.333
Period (years) 9.522389

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 15:06:08.68 -27:17:45.3 7.526 24.90 105.9 HIP 73981 17.12
2025-11-22 15:06:51.81 -27:20:29.1 7.525 24.86 106.0 HIP 73981 8.93
2025-11-23 15:07:34.88 -27:23:13.1 7.525 24.81 106.0 HIP 73981 8.02
2025-11-24 15:08:17.87 -27:25:57.2 7.524 24.76 106.1 HIP 73981 15.68
2025-11-25 15:09:00.78 -27:28:41.5 7.522 24.71 106.1 HIP 73981 24.96
2025-11-26 15:09:43.60 -27:31:25.8 7.521 24.65 106.2 HIP 74318 22.61
2025-11-27 15:10:26.34 -27:34:10.3 7.519 24.59 106.2 HIP 74318 14.24
2025-11-28 15:11:08.97 -27:36:54.9 7.517 24.53 106.3 HIP 74318 9.44
2025-11-29 15:11:51.50 -27:39:39.5 7.515 24.46 106.3 HIP 74318 12.99
2025-11-30 15:12:33.92 -27:42:24.1 7.513 24.39 106.4 HIP 74318 20.99
2025-12-01 15:13:16.23 -27:45:08.7 7.510 24.31 106.4 HIP 74616 20.30
2025-12-02 15:13:58.41 -27:47:53.3 7.507 24.24 106.5 HIP 74616 13.22
2025-12-03 15:14:40.47 -27:50:37.9 7.504 24.16 106.5 HIP 74616 11.28
2025-12-04 15:15:22.39 -27:53:22.5 7.500 24.07 106.6 HIP 74616 16.35
2025-12-05 15:16:04.17 -27:56:06.9 7.497 23.99 106.6 HIP 74815 17.41
2025-12-06 15:16:45.82 -27:58:51.4 7.493 23.90 106.7 HIP 74815 7.88
2025-12-07 15:17:27.31 -28:01:35.7 7.489 23.90 106.7 HIP 74815 2.22