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P/2024 L4 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2024 L4 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.671923
Eccentricity 0.698431
Inclination (deg) 10.046700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 139.779400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 53.695700
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3.325824

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-08-12T01:25:13.822
Period (years) 3.325824

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 00:08:13.74 -09:20:15.8 3.192 10.62 273.2 HIP 671 30.84
2025-11-22 00:07:56.54 -09:20:01.5 3.207 9.94 275.4 HIP 671 31.02
2025-11-23 00:07:40.50 -09:19:39.2 3.221 9.27 277.8 HIP 671 31.57
2025-11-24 00:07:25.61 -09:19:08.9 3.236 8.62 280.6 HIP 671 32.36
2025-11-25 00:07:11.88 -09:18:30.7 3.250 8.00 283.8 HIP 462 30.99
2025-11-26 00:06:59.29 -09:17:44.8 3.265 7.40 287.6 HIP 462 29.07
2025-11-27 00:06:47.85 -09:16:51.2 3.280 6.85 291.8 HIP 462 27.67
2025-11-28 00:06:37.54 -09:15:50.1 3.295 6.34 296.8 HIP 462 26.80
2025-11-29 00:06:28.37 -09:14:41.5 3.310 5.88 302.5 HIP 462 26.43
2025-11-30 00:06:20.32 -09:13:25.7 3.325 5.50 309.0 HIP 462 26.55
2025-12-01 00:06:13.40 -09:12:02.6 3.341 5.19 316.3 HIP 462 27.08
2025-12-02 00:06:07.58 -09:10:32.5 3.356 4.98 324.3 HIP 462 27.98
2025-12-03 00:06:02.86 -09:08:55.4 3.371 4.87 332.7 HIP 462 29.18
2025-12-04 00:05:59.24 -09:07:11.5 3.387 4.87 341.2 HIP 462 30.64
2025-12-05 00:05:56.71 -09:05:20.9 3.402 4.97 349.5 HIP 462 32.31
2025-12-06 00:05:55.24 -09:03:23.6 3.418 5.16 357.3 HIP 462 34.17
2025-12-07 00:05:54.85 -09:01:19.8 3.434 5.16 357.3 HIP 462 36.18