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221P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 221P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.609796
Eccentricity 0.523807
Inclination (deg) 10.462400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 223.557800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 44.967600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.215581

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-04-01T01:45:59.040
Period (years) 6.215581

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 07:36:59.28 +10:56:01.4 4.314 10.69 246.3 HIP 37168 21.73
2025-11-22 07:36:43.33 +10:54:18.5 4.299 11.14 248.0 HIP 37168 25.98
2025-11-23 07:36:26.50 +10:52:38.3 4.285 11.60 249.5 HIP 37168 30.41
2025-11-24 07:36:08.79 +10:51:00.9 4.270 12.07 250.9 HIP 36810 28.31
2025-11-25 07:35:50.21 +10:49:26.3 4.256 12.53 252.3 HIP 36810 23.70
2025-11-26 07:35:30.77 +10:47:54.5 4.242 13.00 253.5 HIP 36810 18.99
2025-11-27 07:35:10.46 +10:46:25.7 4.229 13.47 254.6 HIP 36810 14.27
2025-11-28 07:34:49.31 +10:44:59.8 4.215 13.94 255.7 HIP 36810 9.82
2025-11-29 07:34:27.31 +10:43:36.9 4.202 14.41 256.7 HIP 36810 6.74
2025-11-30 07:34:04.47 +10:42:17.0 4.189 14.88 257.6 HIP 36810 7.52
2025-12-01 07:33:40.80 +10:41:00.2 4.176 15.35 258.5 HIP 36796 9.12
2025-12-02 07:33:16.31 +10:39:46.4 4.163 15.81 259.3 HIP 36796 13.24
2025-12-03 07:32:51.02 +10:38:35.7 4.151 16.28 260.0 HIP 36796 18.73
2025-12-04 07:32:24.92 +10:37:28.1 4.138 16.73 260.8 HIP 36796 24.82
2025-12-05 07:31:58.03 +10:36:23.7 4.126 17.19 261.5 HIP 36796 31.28
2025-12-06 07:31:30.36 +10:35:22.4 4.114 17.64 262.1 HIP 36606 31.07
2025-12-07 07:31:01.92 +10:34:24.4 4.103 17.64 262.1 HIP 36606 31.52