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228P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 228P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.422039
Eccentricity 0.177626
Inclination (deg) 7.916900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 30.950600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 114.859100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.488352

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-09-05T03:54:25.920
Period (years) 8.488352

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 00:09:10.90 -02:18:47.6 3.986 5.56 287.2 HIP 700 8.82
2025-11-22 00:09:02.40 -02:18:08.2 3.998 5.13 291.4 HIP 700 6.79
2025-11-23 00:08:54.74 -02:17:23.3 4.010 4.73 296.2 HIP 700 4.97
2025-11-24 00:08:47.94 -02:16:33.1 4.023 4.38 302.0 HIP 700 3.42
2025-11-25 00:08:42.00 -02:15:37.4 4.036 4.07 308.7 HIP 700 2.29
2025-11-26 00:08:36.91 -02:14:36.4 4.049 3.83 316.3 HIP 700 1.99
2025-11-27 00:08:32.67 -02:13:30.0 4.062 3.66 324.8 HIP 700 2.61
2025-11-28 00:08:29.30 -02:12:18.3 4.075 3.57 333.9 HIP 700 3.60
2025-11-29 00:08:26.78 -02:11:01.3 4.089 3.58 343.1 HIP 700 4.70
2025-11-30 00:08:25.11 -02:09:39.0 4.102 3.68 352.0 HIP 700 5.82
2025-12-01 00:08:24.29 -02:08:11.4 4.116 3.86 0.3 HIP 700 6.98
2025-12-02 00:08:24.32 -02:06:38.7 4.129 4.12 7.7 HIP 700 8.18
2025-12-03 00:08:25.20 -02:05:00.8 4.143 4.42 14.0 HIP 700 9.46
2025-12-04 00:08:26.92 -02:03:17.8 4.157 4.78 19.5 HIP 700 10.84
2025-12-05 00:08:29.48 -02:01:29.7 4.171 5.17 24.2 HIP 700 12.34
2025-12-06 00:08:32.87 -01:59:36.5 4.185 5.59 28.2 HIP 700 13.98
2025-12-07 00:08:37.10 -01:57:38.3 4.199 5.59 28.2 HIP 700 15.79