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A/2024 U2

Basic Information of A/2024 U2

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type A
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.178935
Eccentricity 1.002945
Inclination (deg) 120.665600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 56.070800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 29.831000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-VD2, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-01-15T09:29:22.560

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 01:47:36.61 +38:27:09.9 7.320 25.34 258.6 HIP 8292 19.91
2025-11-22 01:46:45.89 +38:25:09.3 7.326 25.15 258.2 HIP 8223 13.74
2025-11-23 01:45:55.64 +38:23:05.5 7.332 24.95 257.8 HIP 8223 6.94
2025-11-24 01:45:05.88 +38:20:58.7 7.339 24.74 257.4 HIP 8223 10.39
2025-11-25 01:44:16.64 +38:18:49.0 7.346 24.52 257.1 HIP 8105 12.58
2025-11-26 01:43:27.93 +38:16:36.6 7.353 24.30 256.7 HIP 8105 16.80
2025-11-27 01:42:39.76 +38:14:21.6 7.360 24.07 256.3 HIP 7994 16.57
2025-11-28 01:41:52.14 +38:12:04.2 7.368 23.84 255.9 HIP 7854 10.87
2025-11-29 01:41:05.09 +38:09:44.5 7.376 23.59 255.5 HIP 7854 6.28
2025-11-30 01:40:18.63 +38:07:22.6 7.384 23.34 255.2 HIP 7854 11.88
2025-12-01 01:39:32.76 +38:04:58.7 7.392 23.09 254.8 HIP 7854 20.43
2025-12-02 01:38:47.49 +38:02:33.0 7.401 22.83 254.4 HIP 7594 11.28
2025-12-03 01:38:02.84 +38:00:05.5 7.410 22.56 254.1 HIP 7594 2.72
2025-12-04 01:37:18.82 +37:57:36.4 7.420 22.29 253.7 HIP 7594 7.28
2025-12-05 01:36:35.42 +37:55:05.9 7.429 22.01 253.4 HIP 7594 16.07
2025-12-06 01:35:52.68 +37:52:34.1 7.439 21.73 253.0 HIP 7465 16.48
2025-12-07 01:35:10.58 +37:50:01.0 7.449 21.73 253.0 HIP 7465 17.95