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P/2022 W1 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2022 W1 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.374465
Eccentricity 0.516326
Inclination (deg) 13.462500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 38.835600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 17.953000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-CD7, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.428003

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-09-16T01:09:07.200
Period (years) 18.428003

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 12:36:25.10 +04:39:15.5 7.650 17.37 110.1 HIP 61624 28.67
2025-11-22 12:36:51.28 +04:36:52.1 7.640 17.14 110.0 HIP 61628 24.70
2025-11-23 12:37:17.14 +04:34:31.4 7.630 16.92 109.8 HIP 61628 19.25
2025-11-24 12:37:42.68 +04:32:13.6 7.620 16.68 109.7 HIP 61628 15.08
2025-11-25 12:38:07.89 +04:29:58.6 7.609 16.45 109.6 HIP 61628 13.27
2025-11-26 12:38:32.76 +04:27:46.5 7.599 16.21 109.4 HIP 61628 14.61
2025-11-27 12:38:57.29 +04:25:37.3 7.588 15.96 109.2 HIP 61628 18.31
2025-11-28 12:39:21.48 +04:23:31.0 7.577 15.72 109.1 HIP 61628 23.19
2025-11-29 12:39:45.32 +04:21:27.6 7.567 15.47 108.9 HIP 61628 28.59
2025-11-30 12:40:08.80 +04:19:27.2 7.555 15.22 108.8 HIP 61881 29.13
2025-12-01 12:40:31.92 +04:17:29.7 7.544 14.96 108.6 HIP 61881 25.71
2025-12-02 12:40:54.67 +04:15:35.2 7.533 14.71 108.4 HIP 61991 20.43
2025-12-03 12:41:17.06 +04:13:43.7 7.522 14.45 108.2 HIP 61991 15.24
2025-12-04 12:41:39.07 +04:11:55.2 7.510 14.18 108.0 HIP 61991 10.84
2025-12-05 12:42:00.71 +04:10:09.8 7.498 13.92 107.8 HIP 61991 8.34
2025-12-06 12:42:21.96 +04:08:27.4 7.486 13.65 107.6 HIP 61991 9.21
2025-12-07 12:42:42.83 +04:06:48.1 7.475 13.65 107.6 HIP 61991 12.63