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23P/Brorsen-Metcalf

Basic Information of 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.464962
Eccentricity 0.972561
Inclination (deg) 19.492200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 311.079900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 130.078900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 69.754748

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2059-06-20T13:22:04.800
Period (years) 69.754748

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 17:23:22.91 -37:31:14.4 34.272 4.17 87.6 HIP 85036 10.84
2025-11-22 17:23:31.32 -37:31:10.2 34.278 4.20 87.9 HIP 85036 12.06
2025-11-23 17:23:39.78 -37:31:06.4 34.284 4.22 88.1 HIP 85036 13.38
2025-11-24 17:23:48.29 -37:31:03.1 34.290 4.25 88.4 HIP 85036 14.77
2025-11-25 17:23:56.85 -37:31:00.2 34.296 4.27 88.6 HIP 85036 16.23
2025-11-26 17:24:05.46 -37:30:57.7 34.301 4.29 88.9 HIP 85036 17.73
2025-11-27 17:24:14.11 -37:30:55.6 34.306 4.31 89.1 HIP 85036 19.27
2025-11-28 17:24:22.81 -37:30:54.0 34.311 4.33 89.3 HIP 85036 20.85
2025-11-29 17:24:31.54 -37:30:52.7 34.316 4.35 89.6 HIP 85319 19.63
2025-11-30 17:24:40.31 -37:30:52.0 34.320 4.37 89.8 HIP 85319 17.97
2025-12-01 17:24:49.12 -37:30:51.6 34.324 4.38 90.0 HIP 85319 16.33
2025-12-02 17:24:57.95 -37:30:51.6 34.328 4.40 90.3 HIP 85319 14.70
2025-12-03 17:25:06.82 -37:30:52.1 34.331 4.41 90.5 HIP 85319 13.10
2025-12-04 17:25:15.72 -37:30:53.0 34.334 4.42 90.7 HIP 85319 11.53
2025-12-05 17:25:24.64 -37:30:54.3 34.337 4.43 90.9 HIP 85319 10.02
2025-12-06 17:25:33.58 -37:30:56.1 34.340 4.45 91.2 HIP 85319 8.60
2025-12-07 17:25:42.55 -37:30:58.2 34.342 4.45 91.2 HIP 85319 7.33