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238P/Read

Basic Information of 238P/Read

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.374710
Eccentricity 0.250416
Inclination (deg) 1.263600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 51.651000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 324.252000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.638783

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-01-24T04:53:11.040
Period (years) 5.638783

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 14:51:38.40 -16:15:54.5 4.793 44.26 107.3 HIP 72784 16.54
2025-11-22 14:52:48.86 -16:21:09.7 4.788 44.22 107.2 HIP 72784 3.61
2025-11-23 14:53:59.32 -16:26:23.1 4.783 44.18 107.1 HIP 72873 6.11
2025-11-24 14:55:09.78 -16:31:34.8 4.778 44.13 107.1 HIP 72947 12.42
2025-11-25 14:56:20.23 -16:36:44.6 4.773 44.08 107.0 HIP 73097 11.30
2025-11-26 14:57:30.66 -16:41:52.6 4.767 44.03 106.9 HIP 73191 10.49
2025-11-27 14:58:41.08 -16:46:58.8 4.761 43.98 106.8 HIP 73191 22.65
2025-11-28 14:59:51.47 -16:52:03.0 4.755 43.92 106.7 HIP 73428 20.75
2025-11-29 15:01:01.83 -16:57:05.4 4.749 43.86 106.6 HIP 73428 26.59
2025-11-30 15:02:12.15 -17:02:05.8 4.742 43.79 106.5 HIP 73670 32.96
2025-12-01 15:03:22.43 -17:07:04.2 4.736 43.72 106.5 HIP 73649 28.67
2025-12-02 15:04:32.67 -17:12:00.7 4.729 43.65 106.4 HIP 73928 28.62
2025-12-03 15:05:42.86 -17:16:55.2 4.722 43.58 106.3 HIP 73928 16.89
2025-12-04 15:06:52.99 -17:21:47.6 4.715 43.51 106.2 HIP 73928 18.99
2025-12-05 15:08:03.05 -17:26:38.1 4.707 43.43 106.1 HIP 73928 32.28
2025-12-06 15:09:13.06 -17:31:26.5 4.700 43.35 106.0 HIP 74172 29.50
2025-12-07 15:10:23.00 -17:36:12.8 4.692 43.35 106.0 HIP 74232 27.35