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P/2024 S2 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2024 S2 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.047490
Eccentricity 0.593441
Inclination (deg) 7.526400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 8.334500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 49.154100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC181185, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11.301792

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-09-16T05:28:53.760
Period (years) 11.301792

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 11:56:50.62 +03:15:45.4 4.381 28.75 114.5 HIP 58377 24.61
2025-11-22 11:57:32.54 +03:10:58.9 4.373 28.34 114.5 HIP 58377 20.70
2025-11-23 11:58:13.86 +03:06:16.5 4.364 27.93 114.5 HIP 58472 22.57
2025-11-24 11:58:54.57 +03:01:38.1 4.356 27.51 114.5 HIP 58472 11.76
2025-11-25 11:59:34.66 +02:57:03.9 4.347 27.09 114.5 HIP 58472 4.09
2025-11-26 12:00:14.14 +02:52:33.8 4.338 26.66 114.5 HIP 58472 11.56
2025-11-27 12:00:52.99 +02:48:08.0 4.329 26.23 114.5 HIP 58472 21.87
2025-11-28 12:01:31.20 +02:43:46.5 4.320 25.79 114.6 HIP 58643 22.03
2025-11-29 12:02:08.77 +02:39:29.2 4.311 25.34 114.6 HIP 58643 20.27
2025-11-30 12:02:45.69 +02:35:16.3 4.302 24.90 114.6 HIP 58643 23.36
2025-12-01 12:03:21.95 +02:31:07.8 4.292 24.45 114.6 HIP 58643 29.63
2025-12-02 12:03:57.55 +02:27:03.7 4.283 23.99 114.6 HIP 58944 24.34
2025-12-03 12:04:32.48 +02:23:04.1 4.274 23.53 114.6 HIP 58944 15.40
2025-12-04 12:05:06.74 +02:19:09.0 4.264 23.06 114.6 HIP 58944 8.20
2025-12-05 12:05:40.31 +02:15:18.4 4.254 22.59 114.6 HIP 58944 8.53
2025-12-06 12:06:13.19 +02:11:32.3 4.245 22.12 114.6 HIP 58944 15.59
2025-12-07 12:06:45.38 +02:07:50.9 4.235 22.12 114.6 HIP 58944 23.83