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216P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 216P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.126747
Eccentricity 0.449110
Inclination (deg) 9.062000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 359.770000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 151.786700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.585364

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-01-07T02:02:49.920
Period (years) 7.585364

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 18:40:30.60 -30:37:00.6 5.230 33.81 81.6 HIP 91612 8.31
2025-11-22 18:41:32.78 -30:35:01.8 5.243 33.95 81.6 HIP 91612 7.70
2025-11-23 18:42:35.19 -30:33:02.3 5.256 34.09 81.6 HIP 91612 20.44
2025-11-24 18:43:37.83 -30:31:02.2 5.268 34.22 81.6 HIP 91753 22.77
2025-11-25 18:44:40.69 -30:29:01.5 5.281 34.35 81.6 HIP 91965 30.22
2025-11-26 18:45:43.76 -30:27:00.1 5.293 34.48 81.6 HIP 91965 31.17
2025-11-27 18:46:47.04 -30:24:58.0 5.305 34.60 81.6 HIP 92152 27.44
2025-11-28 18:47:50.51 -30:22:55.3 5.317 34.71 81.5 HIP 92304 21.10
2025-11-29 18:48:54.17 -30:20:51.8 5.329 34.82 81.5 HIP 92304 15.15
2025-11-30 18:49:58.00 -30:18:47.7 5.341 34.93 81.5 HIP 92448 7.80
2025-12-01 18:51:02.01 -30:16:42.9 5.352 35.03 81.5 HIP 92448 9.07
2025-12-02 18:52:06.18 -30:14:37.3 5.364 35.13 81.5 HIP 92527 11.92
2025-12-03 18:53:10.51 -30:12:31.0 5.375 35.23 81.4 HIP 92735 15.35
2025-12-04 18:54:14.99 -30:10:24.0 5.386 35.33 81.4 HIP 92735 15.83
2025-12-05 18:55:19.61 -30:08:16.3 5.396 35.42 81.4 HIP 93002 19.91
2025-12-06 18:56:24.37 -30:06:07.8 5.407 35.50 81.3 HIP 93002 6.51
2025-12-07 18:57:29.26 -30:03:58.5 5.417 35.50 81.3 HIP 93002 9.51