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239P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 239P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.644180
Eccentricity 0.631600
Inclination (deg) 11.305600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 255.925800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 220.410000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.428544

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-06-17T15:52:07.680
Period (years) 9.428544

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 20:51:57.19 -07:05:22.9 6.339 12.52 89.5 HIP 103154 32.38
2025-11-22 20:52:17.38 -07:05:20.3 6.352 12.85 88.9 HIP 103154 27.77
2025-11-23 20:52:38.09 -07:05:14.5 6.365 13.17 88.4 HIP 103154 23.19
2025-11-24 20:52:59.31 -07:05:05.7 6.377 13.49 87.9 HIP 103154 18.77
2025-11-25 20:53:21.04 -07:04:53.7 6.390 13.80 87.4 HIP 103154 14.79
2025-11-26 20:53:43.27 -07:04:38.6 6.402 14.11 86.9 HIP 103154 11.88
2025-11-27 20:54:05.99 -07:04:20.4 6.415 14.42 86.5 HIP 103154 11.14
2025-11-28 20:54:29.20 -07:03:59.1 6.427 14.73 86.0 HIP 103250 10.81
2025-11-29 20:54:52.89 -07:03:34.7 6.439 15.03 85.6 HIP 103250 7.58
2025-11-30 20:55:17.06 -07:03:07.2 6.451 15.33 85.2 HIP 103250 8.30
2025-12-01 20:55:41.69 -07:02:36.6 6.463 15.63 84.9 HIP 103250 12.48
2025-12-02 20:56:06.78 -07:02:02.9 6.475 15.92 84.5 HIP 103377 9.25
2025-12-03 20:56:32.32 -07:01:26.2 6.487 16.21 84.1 HIP 103377 4.35
2025-12-04 20:56:58.30 -07:00:46.4 6.499 16.49 83.8 HIP 103377 5.85
2025-12-05 20:57:24.73 -07:00:03.5 6.510 16.77 83.5 HIP 103377 11.65
2025-12-06 20:57:51.59 -06:59:17.6 6.521 17.05 83.1 HIP 103377 18.11
2025-12-07 20:58:18.88 -06:58:28.7 6.533 17.05 83.1 HIP 103575 12.53