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218P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 218P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.129478
Eccentricity 0.630839
Inclination (deg) 2.726700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 174.720700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 61.402300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.351715

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-03-03T21:11:39.840
Period (years) 5.351715

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 12:13:57.12 -02:18:36.3 2.048 109.35 112.1 HIP 59545 21.13
2025-11-22 12:16:39.35 -02:35:04.9 2.034 110.08 112.1 HIP 59872 9.36
2025-11-23 12:19:22.72 -02:51:38.6 2.020 110.81 112.1 HIP 60174 15.22
2025-11-24 12:22:07.27 -03:08:17.1 2.005 111.55 112.0 HIP 60341 21.97
2025-11-25 12:24:53.01 -03:25:00.4 1.991 112.30 112.0 HIP 60451 24.80
2025-11-26 12:27:39.97 -03:41:48.3 1.977 113.05 111.9 HIP 60750 13.40
2025-11-27 12:30:28.16 -03:58:40.7 1.963 113.82 111.9 HIP 61054 7.44
2025-11-28 12:33:17.62 -04:15:37.5 1.949 114.59 111.8 HIP 61346 17.31
2025-11-29 12:36:08.37 -04:32:38.5 1.935 115.38 111.8 HIP 61581 16.48
2025-11-30 12:39:00.43 -04:49:43.7 1.921 116.17 111.7 HIP 61685 27.64
2025-12-01 12:41:53.83 -05:06:52.8 1.907 116.97 111.6 HIP 61971 6.53
2025-12-02 12:44:48.59 -05:24:05.7 1.893 117.78 111.5 HIP 62250 18.99
2025-12-03 12:47:44.74 -05:41:22.3 1.880 118.61 111.5 HIP 62419 12.48
2025-12-04 12:50:42.31 -05:58:42.4 1.866 119.44 111.4 HIP 62701 5.91
2025-12-05 12:53:41.32 -06:16:05.8 1.853 120.28 111.3 HIP 63023 19.07
2025-12-06 12:56:41.81 -06:33:32.3 1.839 121.13 111.2 HIP 63161 14.18
2025-12-07 12:59:43.79 -06:51:01.7 1.826 121.13 111.2 HIP 63421 1.10