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209P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 209P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.963816
Eccentricity 0.674098
Inclination (deg) 21.284400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 62.757700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 152.475100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.085816

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-08-15T02:19:19.966
Period (years) 5.085816

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 00:32:07.64 -17:53:39.3 3.568 16.09 309.6 HIP 2567 14.45
2025-11-22 00:31:46.79 -17:49:33.3 3.584 15.79 311.8 HIP 2567 20.51
2025-11-23 00:31:27.00 -17:45:20.6 3.601 15.51 314.1 HIP 2567 26.68
2025-11-24 00:31:08.29 -17:41:01.5 3.619 15.26 316.5 HIP 2287 28.86
2025-11-25 00:30:50.66 -17:36:35.9 3.636 15.02 318.9 HIP 2287 26.72
2025-11-26 00:30:34.09 -17:32:04.2 3.653 14.81 321.4 HIP 2287 26.12
2025-11-27 00:30:18.58 -17:27:26.5 3.671 14.62 323.9 HIP 2274 22.90
2025-11-28 00:30:04.14 -17:22:42.9 3.688 14.46 326.5 HIP 2274 17.32
2025-11-29 00:29:50.75 -17:17:53.6 3.706 14.32 329.1 HIP 2274 12.17
2025-11-30 00:29:38.41 -17:12:58.7 3.724 14.21 331.7 HIP 2274 8.21
2025-12-01 00:29:27.12 -17:07:58.5 3.742 14.13 334.3 HIP 2274 7.47
2025-12-02 00:29:16.87 -17:02:53.0 3.760 14.07 336.9 HIP 2274 10.58
2025-12-03 00:29:07.64 -16:57:42.4 3.778 14.03 339.5 HIP 2274 15.33
2025-12-04 00:28:59.44 -16:52:26.9 3.796 14.02 342.1 HIP 2274 20.59
2025-12-05 00:28:52.26 -16:47:06.6 3.814 14.04 344.7 HIP 2274 26.06
2025-12-06 00:28:46.08 -16:41:41.6 3.833 14.08 347.3 HIP 2190 23.27
2025-12-07 00:28:40.90 -16:36:12.1 3.851 14.08 347.3 HIP 2190 18.61