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237P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 237P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.999552
Eccentricity 0.431800
Inclination (deg) 14.000600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 245.357600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 25.575300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.601570

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-12-18T21:22:03.402
Period (years) 6.601570

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 04:55:50.23 +20:40:11.1 3.876 24.78 255.5 HIP 22872 23.21
2025-11-22 04:55:09.21 +20:37:42.3 3.873 24.98 255.6 HIP 22872 18.88
2025-11-23 04:54:27.85 +20:35:12.8 3.870 25.17 255.6 HIP 22872 19.29
2025-11-24 04:53:46.19 +20:32:42.6 3.868 25.34 255.7 HIP 22872 24.30
2025-11-25 04:53:04.25 +20:30:11.8 3.866 25.49 255.7 HIP 22672 24.86
2025-11-26 04:52:22.07 +20:27:40.4 3.865 25.62 255.7 HIP 22672 21.61
2025-11-27 04:51:39.67 +20:25:08.5 3.864 25.74 255.8 HIP 22672 22.92
2025-11-28 04:50:57.09 +20:22:36.2 3.863 25.84 255.8 HIP 22672 28.21
2025-11-29 04:50:14.36 +20:20:03.5 3.862 25.92 255.8 HIP 22356 20.99
2025-11-30 04:49:31.50 +20:17:30.4 3.862 25.98 255.8 HIP 22356 11.63
2025-12-01 04:48:48.55 +20:14:57.1 3.862 26.02 255.8 HIP 22356 6.68
2025-12-02 04:48:05.54 +20:12:23.6 3.862 26.05 255.8 HIP 22356 13.04
2025-12-03 04:47:22.50 +20:09:50.0 3.863 26.06 255.8 HIP 22356 22.64
2025-12-04 04:46:39.45 +20:07:16.3 3.864 26.05 255.8 HIP 22356 32.75
2025-12-05 04:45:56.43 +20:04:42.7 3.866 26.02 255.8 HIP 22026 29.31
2025-12-06 04:45:13.46 +20:02:09.2 3.867 25.98 255.8 HIP 22026 22.80
2025-12-07 04:44:30.58 +19:59:35.8 3.869 25.98 255.8 HIP 22026 19.92