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P/2024 T2 (Rankin)

Basic Information of P/2024 T2 (Rankin)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.972537
Eccentricity 0.680391
Inclination (deg) 12.928900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 113.060000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 343.837000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC184413, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.332368

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-12-08T07:58:13.440
Period (years) 15.332368

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 13:45:18.50 +00:27:49.4 4.457 41.90 105.6 HIP 67216 17.32
2025-11-22 13:46:23.07 +00:23:18.4 4.454 41.63 105.5 HIP 67216 3.65
2025-11-23 13:47:27.26 +00:18:51.9 4.452 41.35 105.3 HIP 67319 10.99
2025-11-24 13:48:31.07 +00:14:30.0 4.449 41.06 105.1 HIP 67319 15.59
2025-11-25 13:49:34.49 +00:10:12.6 4.446 40.78 105.0 HIP 67486 16.88
2025-11-26 13:50:37.52 +00:05:59.8 4.443 40.48 104.8 HIP 67486 18.01
2025-11-27 13:51:40.15 +00:01:51.7 4.440 40.19 104.6 HIP 67486 29.86
2025-11-28 13:52:42.37 -00:02:11.8 4.437 39.89 104.4 HIP 67607 42.53
2025-11-29 13:53:44.18 -00:06:10.7 4.433 39.59 104.3 HIP 68062 40.26
2025-11-30 13:54:45.57 -00:10:04.8 4.430 39.29 104.1 HIP 68062 24.92
2025-12-01 13:55:46.55 -00:13:54.2 4.426 38.98 103.9 HIP 68062 11.21
2025-12-02 13:56:47.09 -00:17:38.9 4.422 38.67 103.7 HIP 68062 11.10
2025-12-03 13:57:47.21 -00:21:18.9 4.418 38.36 103.5 HIP 68062 24.54
2025-12-04 13:58:46.88 -00:24:54.1 4.414 38.04 103.3 HIP 68370 20.29
2025-12-05 13:59:46.11 -00:28:24.5 4.410 37.73 103.1 HIP 68370 18.38
2025-12-06 14:00:44.90 -00:31:50.0 4.405 37.40 102.9 HIP 68370 26.84
2025-12-07 14:01:43.23 -00:35:10.8 4.400 37.40 102.9 HIP 68668 25.50